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Betawatch: Throne & Liberty begins signups for its global open beta
It seemed like we would never again hear about Throne & Liberty, given how long globally oriented comms had been silence, but that was...
Monsters and Memories hopes to launch into early access by the start of 2026
Does it help or hurt to know that a wishlisted game now has a release date -- and that this date is still almost...
Paragon-spinoff Predecessor has soft launched into F2P open beta early access on Steam (and everywhere else)
Predecessor - the latest shooter spawned from the ashes of Epic Games' defunct MOBA Paragon - has officially launched into open beta today on...
Cozy MMO Palia handwaves its bizarre beta obfuscation on the grounds that it’s free-to-play
Yesterday, we recapped the ongoing drama with Singularity 6's cozy mini-MMO, Palia. The short version is that the game hit beta last summer and...
The Stream Team: Making a return trip to Palia as part of its Steam platform release
The open beta of Palia has hit new shores as the cozy multiplayer title launched on Steam this week, which is good enough of...
PSA: Palia is still in open beta and should be flagged that way on Steam too
If you've been watching our coverage of Palia over the last few articles, you'll know we've had to keep pointing out an inconvenient fact:...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 463: WoW’s pirates storm the gangplank
Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV Dawntrail, the Riot MMO, WoW Plunderstorm, the state of Cryptic and its MMOs (Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, Champions Online), ArcheAge 2's delay, Path of Exile 2's beta delay, and New World's next season, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, The Sims 4, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on rekindling the social magic of old MMORPGs.
Throne and Liberty finally opens signups for April 10 global beta
Finally, here we go! Amazon and NCsoft announced this afternoon that they're finally moving forward on Throne & Liberty's western testing process after truncating...
Palia expands its open beta to Steam today alongside Temple of the Roots and flora update
If you have been waiting for cozy mini-MMO Palia to come to Steam - as I have - then your wait is over today,...
Albion Online’s Foundations update launches April 15 – in the middle of the EU server rollout
Albion Online fans are about to have one hell of an April: Not only are they getting a fresh-start European server, but they're also...
Betawatch: Chrono Odyssey gets a publisher but no dates
Good news, Chrono Odyssey fans! Or... well, speculative fans. There's not a game yet to be a fan of; there's just a promise that...
MMO Business Roundup: Jagex dinged by UK government, Roblox AI tools, and Epic v Apple plods on
Do you hear that? It's the rhythmic tinkling bells of Business Cat's collar as she merrily skips forth with another round of industry stories...
Wandering Wraeclast: Path of Exile 2 showcases the Ranger, announces beta delay and June alpha
The wheels of Grinding Gear Games' Path of Exile 2 info machine are moving, and we are here for it! Earlier this week, I...
EverQuest II brings GU125 to the beta server on March 26
Did you know that if all of EverQuest II's game updates were chicken eggs, this latest one would be the 125th egg? That's a...
Gaijin’s ocean adventure MMO Age of Water sets sail for early access on April 18
Gaijin's seafaring MMO Age of Water has an official early access launch date: April 18th. We've had our eye on the game since its...
Fight or Kite: Is Epic’s MOBA Paragon just too easy to remake but impossible to succeed?
This past week we got some news regarding Predecessor, a new MOBA game on the way. At first blush, it looks like many other...
Eternal Tombs, the MMO with live GMs, preps for its closed beta in April
In less than two weeks, Eternal Tombs will be hosting its first publicly accessible playtest -- and Triune Studios wants to set proper expectations...
NCsoft’s PC/mobile MOBA Battle Crush enters its second global beta – here’s how to get in
NCsoft's next big thing has launched its second global beta! No, it's not Throne & Liberty; it's Battle Crush, a MOBA that is clearly...
Palia is expanding its flowers, trees, and plants system with its next patch
As we lumber on toward Palia's Steam early access beta launch next week, Singularity 6 has a few more surprises in store, and no,...
The Quinfall begins taking names for its second closed beta test, reaffirms it will have no NDA
The Quinfall has been courting controversy ever since it was first announced, with grandiose claims that caused gamers to be immediately suspicious, statements about...
