beta testing
Book of Travels opens new beta environment to test engine and performance upgrades
Longtime fans of MOP will recall that Book of Travels is a game many of our writers and readers were intrigued by: It's a...
Ship of Heroes opens free registration for this weekend’s housing beta
Indie superhero MMORPG Ship of Heroes is gearing up for another housing beta this weekend - and you can don some spandex and go...
Camelot Unchained checks in with updates to siegecraft, animations, the Heavy Fighter, and the St’rm race
Camelot Unchained has once again returned with its monthly newsletter and development blog - a bit later than usual this time around - offering...
Diablo IV goes up on PlayStation store, beta access guaranteed with tattoos
Some movement this week in Diablo IV's quarters, as the official PlayStation store page for the upcoming ARPG went live. While the page doesn't...
Embers Adrift catches followers up with beta progress in latest video
If you haven't been following up on the weekly discussion and gameplay preview livestreams coming from Embers Adrift (or you have other things to...
Betawatch: At last, Dragonflight enters its alpha test
At long last, World of Warcraft players don't need to continue the testless nightmare that has been waiting for Dragonflight's alpha test because it...
MultiVersus heads into open beta with Warner Bros. franchises duking it out
OK, we'll give it to MultiVersus for creating a clever portmanteau that highlights both the PvP nature of this game and the embrace of...
Fractured Online’s latest beta update revamps city-conquering and loyalty mechanics
Gamigo-published, Dynamight-developed sandbox MMORPG Fractured Online has a new patch out for testers participating in the always-online summer beta. Conquests are the name of...
City of Heroes Homecoming is testing a new bard-themed control powerset for i27p4
Well this is convenient: Just as I was thinking about playing some City of Heroes, the Homecoming rogue server drops a juicy beta patch...
Ikonei Island is a blend of Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing, with multiplayer coming ‘soon’
Looking for a way to pass those hazy summer months with a blend of homesteading, crafting, and questing on a tropical isle? Then if...
Century Age of Ashes launches on Xbox One X|S today, PlayStation 4 and 5 next week
Welp, here's a game I forgot all about: Century Age of Ashes. It rolled its way through beta all last year and then launched...
The Daily Grind: Why did Red Dead Online fail?
Last week, Rockstar delivered the distressing news that it's essentially putting Red Dead Online, the MMO version of Red Dead Redemption 2, into maintenance...
Last Oasis explains design decisions for Season 5 while asking for more player feedback in a poll
Last week saw the woodpunk survival sandbox Last Oasis hold its first beta test for Season 5 - the update that's intended to make...
Betawatch: Aero Tales Online heads into early access at the start of August
Have you heard about Aero Tales Online? We just told you about it the other day! It's going into early access on Steam on...
Old School Runescape adds Group Ironman unranking and tweaks Giants’ Foundry, preps Arena soft launch
Looking to join in on the more relaxed unranked version of Group Ironman in Old School RuneScape but you're already in a regular Ironman...
Last Oasis’ creator admits the game ‘sucks’ while talking up the Season 5 beta that’s launching today
"Last Oasis Sucks." That's the title of the game's own dev blog, as written by the survivalbox's own creator - a direct admission that...
Chimeraland ties down a global launch date of July 15 and showcases gameplay in a video
Regular readers of MOP are probably already familiar with Chimeraland, an MMO that leans on the primary feature of consuming and combining any number...
Open world mobile and PC MMO Noah’s Heart confirms a July 28 release date
Over the past couple of years we've been tracking the development of Noah's Heart, an MMO for PC and mobile devices developed by Archosaur...
Betawatch: Overwatch 2’s release will be warm… and mandatory
So with all of the changes coming with Overwatch 2, maybe you were thinking of just sticking with the original version of the game...
Ship of Heroes will have another player housing test on July 22 with ‘radically improved’ feature updates
Ship of Heroes continues to be all-in on its player housing. Ahead of the game's next player housing beta test, which is planned for...
