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Fractured Online releases live-action trailer ahead of its freebie weekend
Ahead of this weekend's Fractured Online free-play event, Gamigo and Dynamight Studios have dropped a live-action trailer following survivors of brutal demonic attacks training...
Hell is Others is a top-down online multiplayer survival horror shooter launching October 20
What if you lived in a city that was full of shadowy monsters and you had to roam into its streets every night to...
Sci-fi FPS survival title Dysterra begins an open beta testing round on Steam
We've been following the development track of Kakao Games' Dysterra for some time now, from its alpha beginnings in March 2021 to its closed...
Ravendawn posts the patch notes for its upcoming September closed beta test
Last week, Ravendawn was promising an action-packed two months, and this week they're starting to deliver if you equate action with reading patch notes...
Minecraft-powered MMORPG Wynncraft enters open beta for its 2.0 update before its full release
It's been five years since we peered in on Wynncraft, the MMORPG that runs on Minecraft (just in case any of the other voxelbox...
Mad World opens up applications for its upcoming September 15 closed beta test
While grimdark horror multiplayer ARPG Mad World will apparently launch as a permanent open beta, there's going to be at least one closed beta...
Betawatch: EVE studio seeks testers for another shooter spinoff
CCP Games is forever in a cycle of trying to make fetch happen, huh? The developer is looking for veterans of DUST 514 to...
Cinderstone Online showcases a dungeon and siege, plans for a September 1 open beta
There's been quite a bit of time since we last checked in on Cinderstone Online, the adorable-looking 2.5-D MMORPG that started life as Fioresia...
Perfect Ten: My memories from the 2004 World of Warcraft launch
Back in November of 2004, I was a wide-eyed 28-year-old bachelor who had just met his future wife and was generally leery about MMOs...
Mad World’s Gamescom trailer delves into chaotic gameplay
"Despite endless despair, there is hope," proclaims Mad World's latest trailer. But is that hope endless too? Because players are going to need a...
The First Descendant announces Steam beta test for October 20, unveils its new trailer
Nexon's co-op looter shooter The First Descendant has been making a lot of noise recently. The game was first revealed as Project Magnum during...
Multi-franchise brawler Multiversus rockets to 20 million players in its first month
You totally know that there are so many execs over at Warner Bros. Games spinning in their office chairs like delighted children over seeing...
Ravendawn teases ‘action-packed’ autumn with closed beta and new demo
The upcoming months of September and October are going to be "enormous" and "action-packed" if the devs of the Open Tibia-built MMO Ravendawn are...
Betawatch: Dual Universe is finally launching next month
I know, I know, this column is called "Betawatch" and not "Launchwatch." That one isn't a thing. But it's still notable that after six...
Grounded introduces a shared worlds feature to make it easier for friends to play together
Earlier this week in a MOP Up post we cast a light on Grounded, a survivalbox that tasks players with living in the wilds...
Grimdark MMO Mad World confirms 2022 launch as ‘permanent open beta,’ aims for a primary male audience
Jandisoft's Mad World is looking more and more like a candidate for a 2022 release: Not only did we spot a new "winter 2022"...
Mad World adds test access to founder’s packs, shifts its launch window to sometime this winter
It's been a hot minute since we peeked in on the development of multiplayer ARPG Mad World, so allow us a moment as we...
Fractured Online will wipe servers ahead of its September 15 early access launch
If the fall games release schedule isn't really intriguing you so far, maybe this will help: Kickstarted sandbox MMORPG Fractured Online is planning its...
Star Stable shows off an updated and more diverse character creator arriving in a September beta
While character creation is always an opportunity to put on a totally different look to your real-life appearance, there's also value in seeing yourself...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 385: Dungeons & Delays
Justin and Bree discuss NCsoft, Aion 2, Guild Wars 2, Throne & Liberty, Nightingale, Path of Exile 2, and DDO, with adventures in SWG Legends, LOTRO, and RIFT, plus mailbag topics on playable pandas and MMO housekeeping.
