beta testing
Overwatch 2’s first beta officially begins this afternoon – are you playing?
We're just an hour away from the beta launch of Overwatch 2, which ought to please everyone but folks who simply liked Overwatch's meta...
Blizzard explains why – and how – it’s porting Diablo Immortal to PC
Earlier today, Blizzard attempt to offset Activision-Blizzard's dismal quarterly financials with the news that Diablo Immortal is launching in June - and on PC...
Path of Exile’s new patch brings a beta version of its DirectX 12 renderer and another round of fixes
It's time to test the visual limits of Path of Exile as the multiplayer ARPG's newest patch has introduced the beta version of the...
Fractured Online’s beta exploiter ban incites discussion on testing and bad actors
At what point does a player's actions in a beta test go beyond the scope of testing and into bannable offense territory? That's the...
MMOARPG Diablo Immortal launches June 2 – the same day its PC open beta begins
Buried in this morning's frankly disastrous Activision-Blizzard quarterly financial report is some actual good news for gamers (and Blizzard itself, which could use a...
Betawatch: Pantheon discusses the building blocks of crafting
So if you're curious about crafting in Pantheon, the latest dispatch from the development team is all about building blocks. No, not that... the crafting...
Ship of Heroes is running a player housing beta test in May – here’s how to play
Ship of Heroes brings glad tidings this fine Friday: The in-development superhero MMORPG is launching another beta period, this time focused entirely on its...
Perfect Ten: The 10 stages of the MMO launch journey, from announcement to release
One of the aspects that I love about MMOs is just how dang fun the build-up to launch can be. I know this period...
Overwatch 2 is making Doomfist a tank and making Orisa more aggressive
Hero roles are going to be changing when Overwatch 2 arrives, and the game's upcoming PvP beta is going to shine a spotlight on several...
Space Punks goes free-to-play and hits open beta with today’s Cracked One update
Jagex's scoring another win today as it joins developer Flying Wild Hog in pushing Space Punks into open beta. Space Punks is a top-down...
Embers Adrift asks players to break its world and showcases an hour of gameplay footage
It's not often that people are asked to shatter a world, but the devs of the sandbox MMORPG Embers Adrift are asking players to...
LOTRO Legendarium: Why Lord of the Rings Online’s world feels different from all other MMOs
I truly wish I remember the name of the gaming magazine that I picked up in early 2007, but such details escape me. What...
Betawatch: Prosperous Universe gets a launch date from early access
There's no need to mince words here: We are always happy when a game moves out of early access into actual launch. Often "early...
Path of Exile’s 3.18 expansion gets some initial content details and a release date of May 13
Players of Path of Exile have a date to mark on their calendars: Friday, May 13th. That's when the 3.18 expansion will go live,...
Three years later, Blizzard finally reveals Overwatch 2’s Sojourn
So let's talk about Sojourn. You remember Overwatch's Sojourn, right? She's been hinted at as a playable character for an absurdly long time -...
Old School RuneScape kicks off its Easter event, adjusts Revenant Caves, and renames combat achievements
The Easter bunny in Old School RuneScape sounds like kind of an idiot. A good-natured idiot, but an idiot nonetheless. See, he wanted to...
Guild Wars 2 gives update on the Jade Sea meta, WvW, and DirectX 11
Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet promised more frequent communication in its recent post-End of Dragons roadmap, and today it delivered on the promise.
Highlights include...
Niantic’s new MMOARG Peridot looks… kinda just like Pokemon Go
You know what Niantic could really use? An MMOARG about "caring for, raising, and breeding adorable one-of-a-kind creatures in your hands." You know, you...
EverQuest II’s GU 119 Coffers and Coffins is live with new dungeon content
During this week's MassivelyOP Podcast, we joked that Daybreak had managed to announce an EverQuest II patch name and open its beta without telling...
Whatever happened to social MOBA MMO Project F4E?
In an industry full of strictly delineated titles, it always catches our attention when a game throws everything into a pot and stirs vigorously....
