beta testing
New World offers in-game loot for testing Aeternum next week – open beta preloading begins September 11
New week starting on September 13th, Amazon is finally opening up the Aeternum beta for all comers, both PC and console. But if you've...
Guild Wars 2 just unveiled a new 5v5 PvP mode called Push with beta starting next week
Somebody go tell MOP's Sam that Guild Wars 2 is about to get a new PvP mode and he may actually like it! ArenaNet...
The Stream Team: Backseat Streaming suits up for Mecha BREAK’s closed beta
In an era of armchair warriors, we bring you Backseat Streamers! Here, Massively OP’s Chris and MJ get to take a backseat and watch...
New World’s latest Aeternum videos spotlight the MMORPG’s settlements, factions, and allies
New World's cavalcade of videos that direct potential new console players to the game continues, and much like some of the previous episodes, the...
Funcom is optimistic Dune Awakening will work on most PCs but admits Xbox Series S is ‘a challenge’
With all of the buzz Funcom has been generating about Dune: Awakening, you'd be forgiven if you thought the conversation topic well had dried...
The MOP Up: 2008’s Grand Fantasia relaunches with a classic Origin server
Anime MMO Grand Fantasia is relaunching on September 3rd with a classic edition called Origin that harkens back to the title's 2008 era:
"New engine,...
LOTRO Legendarium: Why haven’t I burned out on LOTRO yet?
None of what I'm about to write is to meant to be self-promotion - just observation. It really hit me the other day how...
Ashes of Creation previews Alpha 2’s Citadel of The Steel Bloom and Firebrand
The road leading to Ashes of Creation's long-awaited Alpha 2 is less than two months away at this point, and Intrepid Studios hopes to...
Betawatch: Blue Protocol departs the MMO beta list (because it’s dead)
After so many delays and so much waiting, the good-ish news is that people waiting for Blue Protocol finally found out what was happening...
Conan Exiles’ Age of Heroes update faces a second public beta delay and potential release delay
If you read through MJ's preview of the Age of Heroes update coming to Conan Exiles and started getting eager to test how its...
Into the Super-Verse: Looking back on Champions Online, 15 years later
I hadn't even really thought about the fact that Champions Online has been out for 15 years now until I saw the anniversary post...
Dune Awakening talks about character builds, survival ‘pressures,’ and overall MMO gameplay
Dune: Awakening went from YouTube Shorts to a big Gamescom splash with the reveal of a 2025 launch on PC. We're now getting a...
Tencent’s Blue Protocol Mobile goes into closed beta testing in China (sigh)
Hey, remember when Blue Protocol completely ended the Japanese version and western launch? Yeah, that still really stings, thanks for bringing it up. As the...
Palia’s Sunset Soiree rolls out today with housing upgrades and piles of cuteness
As promised, cozy MMO Palia has released update 0.183, Sunset Soiree, to beta players as of this afternoon - and no, it's not that...
Temtem Swarm prepares for a nearly three week-long beta test starting September 12
Perhaps you're keeping yourself mentally removed from Crema's self-inflicted hullabaloos related to its "MMO-lite" Temtem. Or maybe you're just curious what the studio's latest...
Ultima Online’s New Legacy beta updates crafting content, gear durability, and tamer pets
Ultima Online just pushed through its fifth weekend of testing for the New Legacy mode that is still on deck for launch next month...
NetEase-published Fragpunk brings team shooter action with card power-ups
Looking for a new twist on the old team shooter games? How about a hero-focused FPS title that features card power-ups that "bend the...
Team-based PvP shooter Concord’s release was marked by low interest and middling impressions
This past Friday saw the multiplayer world get yet another live service team-based PvP FPS in the form of Concord, and if that description...
The MOP Up: Fractured Veil eases you into its tropical apocalypse
Survival sim Fractured Veil's devs made lore a priority with its August update, saying, "We’ve been hard at work on another round of bug...
Global Chat: Recapping World of Warcraft’s Pandaria Remix
With Pandaria Remix now officially over and done in World of Warcraft, it's time to move on... right after some post-mortem analysis, of course....