beta testing
Ship of Heroes’ beta now has 30 costume auras for player customization
Like a lot of folks, I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with particle effects. On my superhero toons, I love them; they're...
Conan Exiles’ Age of Heroes companions and living settlements will breathe more life into the sandbox
If there's one thing that many survival games lack, it's life. To me, one of the drawbacks of the survival genre compared to MMORPGs...
New World’s Aeternum open beta for PC and console is slated for September 13-16
We're finally getting some movement on New World that involves PC players: Amazon has just formally announced its Aeternum open beta, which smooshes together...
World of Warcraft shares The War Within launch details and explains hero talents
Are you prepared for the onset of World of Warcraft's latest expansion? It's almost here, but if you really can't wait until next week...
Mecha Break counts more than 50,000 concurrent players (and more in China) during open beta
Flying around in a giant mech blowing up other players in giant mechs? Who wants to do that? According to the Mecha Break stats...
Beta testing for EverQuest II’s Immeasurable Menagerie has officially begun
We dare you to not read the next game update for EverQuest II in a snooty British accent. It can't be done. And if...
Dofus kicks off a beta test for its five-years-in-the-making Unity version
It's been five years in the making, but quirky MMO Dofus is on the cusp of switching over game engines from Flash to Unity....
Ultima Online’s latest New Legacy beta takes leveling off the rails with Divergent Paths
Ultima Online has now run three New Legacy open beta weekends thus far as Broadsword tests out its upcoming alternative server ruleset - and...
Rumor: Richard Garriott says he believes he will get Ultima Online back ‘soon’
If you enjoy some political shitposting, then you might already be following MMORPG founding father Richard Garriott on Twitter, and if so, you might...
Betawatch: Corepunk’s fourth alpha is here (and already had to wipe)
Well here we are again, Corepunk, it's good to see you as your fourth alpha test has commenced. Now, if you've been reading this...
New World’s Aeternum console beta infographic can’t hope to fill the summer content drought
As New World continues its agonizingly slow march toward Aeternum this fall, PC players are in a bit of a grumpy mood, unreceptive to...
SMITE 2 introduces a new character as part of its upcoming 24/7 closed alpha beginning August 27
SMITE 2 has been running closed alpha tests a few times already, but those were happening only during weekends. That's about to change in...
EverQuest II GU 126 Immeasurable Menagerie hits open beta August 13
EverQuest II's GU 126 update is hitting the beta test server next week, and while at first I wondered whether it was named after...
PvPvE extraction RPG Seekers of Skyveil hits closed beta in September following NA closed alpha this week
We've been keeping a couple of eyeballs on PvPvE extraction RPG Seekers of Skyveil as it's moved through alpha playtesting over the last year...
Fight or Kite: Marvel Rivals replaces Overwatch heroes with Marvel flair
I don’t think we’ll ever be certain, but I am pretty sure I can guess exactly how Marvel Rivals was initially created. Someone walked...
Betawatch: Fellowship offers previews, Ultima Online New Legacy testing rolls on
Whenever I hear the title Fellowship, I think about that video about how cats are praised for fellowship, which reminds me of the fact...
Global Chat: Reporting from the land of Throne and Liberty
Heartless Gamer put down a whole lot of thoughts about the recent Throne and Liberty global beta, saying that while the MMO has plenty...
Not So Massively: Stormgate was not ready for early access
As the first of StarCraft II's spiritual successors to make it to a public launch, Stormgate will be releasing free to play for all...
Throne & Liberty testers murdered almost 30M NPCs during its open beta
If you wanted to kill someone in PvP during Throne & Liberty's open beta test, you were using a dagger. The most common builds...
Dark and Darker Mobile begins its global beta test
Do you have PvPvE dungeons on your phone? Well you do now, assuming you're among the people who were excited to begin Dark and...
