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Betawatch: Fractured opens up a bonus playtest weekend
Here comes the weekend, and that means here comes Fractured. Any and all registered users can get in on the fun of a playtest...
Betawatch: Crowfall revamps leveling with its first beta patch
All right, here comes 2021, let's level up your beta experiences once again! Crowfall is certainly going that route with its first major beta...
Betawatch: Chronicles of Elyria insists it’s not dead
Seriously, Chronicles of Elyria isn't dead! It feels much better and wants to go take a walk. Why did everyone think it was dead just...
Betawatch: Dual Universe’s beta purge
No one likes feeling like playing a game's beta is a grind, and no one likes losing access to a beta unexpectedly. So it's...
Betawatch: Gloria Victis enters beta testing
Gloria Victis has entered the hallowed halls of beta! This might sound a little odd to you, as the game has been in testing...
Betawatch: Blue Protocol’s players share its closed beta goodness
If you're anything like me... well, I'm so sorry. This must be hellish for you. Also, you're really looking forward to the upcoming Blue...
Betawatch: Blankos Block Party begins private beta with a fresh hotfix
You never forget your first... hotfix. What did you think we meant? Blankos Block Party has gone into its first private beta, and that...
Betawatch: Naïca begins its bepixeled open beta
What? Yes, I'm well aware that "bepixeled" isn't actually a word, as well as the fact that the whole "pixel graphics" thing is just...
Betawatch: Fractured’s fall alpha is underway
MMORPG sandbox Fractured pushed its way into its fall alpha this week, in spite of technical difficulties and a downtime outage on Wednesday that...
Betawatch: Spooky scary Bless Unleashed closed betas
Yes, I know, Bless Unleashed isn't scary... except for the specter of the original Bless that hovers in the background. Oooh, there's a closed...
Naïca releases a gorgeous pixel art trailer ahead of its equally pixelated open beta
The open beta for Naïca starts on November 10th. We've covered that before, of course, along with all of the things that the game...
Betawatch: New World approaches its autumn alpha apprehensively
No, no, don't worry. This will not be like the joke a couple of weeks ago with the letter P in front of things. New...
Betawatch: Pantheon promises its next alpha this month while looking for investments
There are problems on display right now for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. This is upsetting to type, of course, but the late Brad McQuaid's next...
Betawatch: Star Citizen pushes a patch public and promises progress on PSquadron 42
Did you know you can put the letter "P" in front of almost any word if you want to? It's clever. Modern spelling. Anyhow, PStar...
Betawatch: Torchlight III leaves early access to release on October 13
At long last, we know when Torchlight III (nee Frontiers) is launching. It's October 13th! Isn't that exciting? There are also outlined plans for how the...
Betawatch: Crucible keeps working on the Heart of the Hive
Ah, Crucible, you entered our lives so quickly and then exited equally quickly... but only back to beta. You might think this is unnecessary...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands adds a new Rogue Covenant ability as the beta sees another round of tuning
The next World of Warcraft expansion is slated to go live on October 26th, but there's still tuning and even some significant changes happening in...
Betawatch: Frozen Flame burns its way into a cool closed beta
Survival action RPGÂ Frozen Flame announced this week that it was heading into closed beta with a single-player mode, a new event, and a special...
Betawatch: Craftopia is doing the difficult Early Access work
There's kind of a pall around early access games, mostly because a lot of them launch into early access and then faff about pointlessly. But Craftopia...
Betawatch: New World promises lots of content in its November test
People seem to have generally been rather pleased with the New World preview event this month, huh? It's winding down today, but the promise made...