beta testing
Nexon Q3 2023: Nexon’s getting a new CEO as its PC MMOs like MapleStory drive absurd revenue growth
Owen Mahoney is out at Nexon - and Junghun Lee is in. That's the key bit of news coming out of the company's Q3...
Pearl Abyss Q3 2023: Black Desert’s Land of the Morning Light pulled PA out of its slump
MOP readers might recall that three months ago, the news for Pearl Abyss was looking a bit on the grim side, as the Korean...
Tarisland previews the Battle of Ancash raid and reintroduces the Warrior class ahead of November 15 closed beta
We're just under a week away from the next closed beta test of Tarisland, and that means that Tencent is spooling up the hype...
Guild Wars 2 previews mace Rangers ahead of November 28 weapon proliferation beta
We're just one day in to Guild Wars 2's Through the Veil, and ArenaNet is already charging forward along its planned roadmap, specifically with...
Funcom’s Dune Awakening sound design is inspired by the Villeneuve movies
No, Dune ain't done - but Funcom is letting you have a little listen.
The Dune Awakening developers dropped a new dev blog this morning...
ArcheAge 2 confirms another delay and a focus from large-scale factional PvP to small group PvE and guild PvP
It appears that servers aren't the only things constricting in ArcheAge: The game's sequel is also going to be shrinking its general focus, as...
Exoprimal is introducing Monster Hunter cosmetics and a Rathalos fight January 18
The team-based PvPvE shooter Exoprimal already has players facing plenty of monsters in the form of swarms of dinosaurs, but when the game's Season...
Dino survival MMO Path of Titans lets player critters pounce, pull, and carry other tasty creatures in latest patch
Eating on the run is usually bad form, but when it comes to being a dinosaur in the survival MMO Path of Titans, that...
Perfect New World’s next test gets a new class, battle royale, new areas, and a November 14 start date
Perfect New World's "equilibrious test" - aka the test that players could spin a wheel to try for an invite - has gotten a...
The MOP Up: DCUO talks about its creative process
DC Universe Online Narrative Designer Lynnea Glasser recently sat down for an interview about the creative process behind the MMORPG and its new Justice...
The Game Archaeologist: Firefall, an MMO tragedy about more than just a bus
Back when I first started writing for Massively and was energetic enough to go on trips to trade shows, I hit up a PAX...
Betawatch: Tarisland’s next beta wave begins November 15
If you thought that Tarisland was going to just slink into the night and try to pretend that it had never promised to release......
Tarisland starts second closed beta November 15, teases a new class, and talks design and influences in video digest
Tarisland has chosen today to erupt with a bunch of news about itself, including a calendar date for its second closed beta and a...
Nexon’s Embark Studios defends AI voice work in its arena shooter The Finals
The Finals, a free-to-play game show-themed arena shooter that's currently in open beta, is taking the heat for an admitted use of artificial intelligence...
Lord of the Rings Online goes into a final stretch of Corsairs of Umbar testing
We've got a week to go before Lord of the Rings Online: Corsairs of Umbar launches -- unless it gets hit with another delay,...
Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link is a mobile ‘GPS action RPG’ that’s headed for limited beta testing in November
Square Enix is taking a fresh stab at the mobile gaming market. Or considering the IP, perhaps it's more like taking a fresh swing...
RuneScape begins beta testing combat changes, opens an autumn survey, and shares cookbook recipes
RuneScape's newsletter for the week is absolutely jam-packed. Or topped with cheese and onions. Or stuffed with chili. However you slice it, there's a...
Survival MMO The Day Before heralds news of Steam page return, release timing, and ‘final trailer’ November 1
What's been happening with the post-apocalyptic survival shooter MMO The Day Before? Quite a bit if you've been following our coverage up to this...
Throne and Liberty ditches gacha business model for subs and passes
Does even the mere mention of a gacha system in an online game make you break out in hives? Then breathe a sigh of...
Betawatch: Pantheon 247
How much would you pay to test an MMORPG? OK, but how much would you pay to test an extraction mode spun out from...
