beta testing
Betawatch: Wayfinder catches the delay bug
If you felt like Wayfinder was really just cruising along and fast-tracking its way to beta, well... we have a bit of bad news...
Wayfinder delays its global beta to May and its early access to summer
We've more than once expressed skepticism that Wayfinder might need a bit more time to cook and wouldn't make its May early access launch,...
Old School RuneScape beta tests the rewards for its upcoming Desert Treasure II quest
What MMORPG beta tests the rewards of its quest line before those rewards or the quest itself go live? Old School RuneScape, that's what,...
Dune Awakening’s latest teaser video focuses on the terrifying sandworm
Don't get too excited, but Funcom has posted another video as part of its "Shigawire Reels" series for upcoming MMO Dune Awakening. In fact,...
EVE Online is putting its new launcher and graphical upgrades to the test today
MMO launchers follow a very basic principle: Nobody ever notices a good one, but a bad one can sully the whole game. Which one...
Albion Online surpassed 300K daily players – a new record – thanks to Albion East’s launch
So, after all the downtime and compensation issues, was the launch of Albion Online's Albion East server a success? By the measure of player...
Perfect New World opens signups for a May 4 ‘exploratory’ closed beta test
Earlier this month we reported on the freshly opened Steam page of Perfect New World, an open world remake of the PC MMORPG Perfect...
The Game Archaeologist: Pirates of the Caribbean Online
In 1967, Disneyland opened one of its most iconic attractions: a dark boat ride called Pirates of the Caribbean. A large fandom surrounding the...
Betawatch: Galaxies of Eden abandons MMO for AI generation
So Galaxies of Eden's devs had a bit of a surprising drop this week when they decided that instead of building a nice big...
Old School RuneScape celebrates Easter and opens new skill polls as Jagex accounts enters open beta
The Easter season is now available to Old School RuneScape players with this week's patch, and this year's event is a bit different thanks...
Diablo IV deep-dives its endgame systems – and PvP map – in new video
Blizzard's latest dev video on Diablo IV pokes a bit further into the depths of the endgame - systems and content that players couldn't...
Multiplayer survival sandbox Frozen Flame launches survival mode ‘open beta’ today
It's a release day of sorts for survival MMO Frozen Flame, as it launches its survival mode into what it's calling "open beta," though...
Betawatch: Blue Protocol runs a network test in Japan
And there we go: Another round of network testing has begun in Japan for Blue Protocol. Bandai Namco promised it would happen in March,...
Wonderers Eternal World brings storybook icons together for roguelike delves, minigames, and social activities
What happens when fairy tale and narrative characters like Alice, Gretel, Robin Hood, and Snow White get forgotten? That depends on what fictional universe...
Why I Play: Diablo III – From pre-release to Reaper of Souls
It's hard for me to believe that Diablo III's May 15th, 2012, release was over a decade ago. And despite its reputation of being...
Diablo IV notes 29B monsters slain and 61M hours played during the open beta test
This past weekend was a very obviously busy one for Diablo IV considering it was running an open beta test. That said, those who...
Diablo Immortal’s Age of Falling Towers update adds territory claiming and new dungeon tomorrow
Hey, remember Diablo Immortal? It still exists, and it would like your attention back after those Diablo IV beta weekend double-headers. It plans on...
Not So Massively: Second impressions of Diablo IV
My initial impression of the Diablo IV open beta was lukewarm at best, but I did hold some hope that the second beta weekend...
EverQuest II begins testing its next update, dubbed Empire of Antiquity
The next big update for EverQuest II is less than a month away, but if you lack the patience to wait until then, you...
Warner Bros. pulls MultiVersus’ beta offline in June, plans full launch next year
When Player First Games launched MultiVersus into open beta last summer, it was an instant hit with our writers and readers and everyone else...
