beta testing
This is how you leave Black Desert feedback
If you've ever thought about leaving useful beta feedback for the developers of an MMO that you care about, Black Desert fan Kinto has...
Betawatch: August 14th, 2015
We all thought that Otherland was dead due to something as silly as a very long silence and the complete failure of its development...
WildStar gives free store currency to patch testers
Right now WildStar's free-to-play update is deep into closed beta testing, with one of the hottest new features being the game's upcoming cash shop....
Otherland enters early access on Steam on August 26th
It was announced years ago, has jumped developers and publishers, and by and large seems like the sort of thing that was never going...
Descent: Underground opens up to pre-alpha testing
Last week, Descent: Underground made its debut at the Rooster Teeth Expo in Austin, Texas. Pretty neat for fans of the game who could...
Runes of Magic creating a new chapter for 2016
It's been pretty quiet in Runes of Magic's neck of the woods this year, but that doesn't mean that Runewaker has been coasting. In...
Gamescom 2015: First hands-on look at Hi-Rez Studios’ Paladins
Hi-Rez Studios pulled quite the ace out of its sleeve during Gamescom with its freshly announced new addition to the shooter market, Paladins. The...
Gamescom 2015: WildStar F2P beta is now live!
The announcement that WildStar developers Carbine Studios plan to make the MMO the latest addition to our ever-growing free-to-play piles happened a while ago...
Not So Massively: NSM at Gamescom 2015; Splatoon’s Octoling hack
It's been a fantastic week for online gaming with dozens of MOBAs and competitive shooters on the show floor at Gamescom 2015. Hi-Rez Studios...
Player-scripted MMORTS Screeps is launching on August 12
Billing itself as "The world's first strategy sandbox MMO game for programmers," Screeps is heading out of beta next week when it officially releases...
Gamescom 2015: Guild Wars 2’s new mastery system details revealed
On the opening day of Gamescom 2015, I crept away from the buzzing hum and dazzling lights of the show floor to sit down with Guild...
Order & Chaos 2: Redemption announced for mobile
"We thought we were saving the world, but we were all deceived."
Mobile World of Warcraft clone Order & Chaos Online is getting a sequel...
The Stream team: Land yourself a Landmark permanent beta key
There is no denying that MassivelOP's MJ is amazed by all the talent and creativity by builders in Landmark. From the simple to the...
Betawatch: August 7th, 2015
It's time for the first Guild Wars 2 expansion beta weekend! Technically, it's a public weekend, but the only parts of the public that...
Gamescom 2015: Gigantic announces August CBT start
Go go Gigantic beta! At Gamescom this week, the cell-shaded Gigantic announced that it will be ending its alpha test and transitioning into closed...
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns starts first public beta weekend
You won't need to head all the way out to Gamescom this week to see the latest and greatest in Guild Wars 2: Heart...
Shards Online: Proposing the ‘persistent online world’ game
Last week, our comments erupted over some game studios' haphazard use of the term "MMO" -- and how that overuse and misuse has possibly tainted the...
Camelot Unchained launches community modding effort
The team behind Camelot Unchained wants the game to have a solid, modifiable interface. That's a commendable goal, but it's also something that's hard...
Gamescom 2015: Guild Wars 2 confirms 2015 expansion launch
If you were worried that perhaps Guild Wars 2 was being a little too pokey with its Heart of Thorns testing and reveals, then...
Civilization Online sums up its beta with a highlight trailer
Civilization Online's oddball building-sim-plus-PvP gameplay is highlighted in a new trailer that serves as a bookend for the Korean closed beta test. XLGAMES has...