betas
The Daily Grind: Which long-in-testing MMOs should just toughen up and launch already?
I like a lot of the stuff that Warframe does, but it still sparks anger in me when someone reminds me that the game is technically...
Betawatch: Magic Legends gears up for summer testing
There's something in the air that makes it feel as if Magic: Legends is getting ready for its first public testing phase. I don't know...
Betawatch: Torchlight III wraps up its closed testing
So it appears that Torchlight III has finished its round of closed testing! Great! And what happens next for the game? When is the next round...
Betawatch: Ship of Heroes likes Unreal Engine 5, but it doesn’t expect to use it soon
Sometimes, the biggest beta news can be admiring a new feature and then finding out why you're not getting it. Such is the lot...
Betawatch: Dual Universe could go to consoles – but isn’t planning on it
You'd think an entire piece from the Dual Universe team about how the game wasn't planned for consoles and will still not be going to...
Betawatch: Population Zero’s early access is here
Yes, it's true, Population Zero marched its way into early access this past week. It then promptly apologized for how the early access launch...
Betawatch: Chronicles of Elyria insists it’s totally still in development
So... about Chronicles of Elyria. Yes, it has laid off its entire staff and the studio founder announced that it was shuttering. But it...
Betawatch: Star Citizen gets a nice guide to everything not in its next alpha patch
So, the bad news for Star Citizen fans is that some features of its next major patch are being removed, and by "some" we...
Betawatch: Shadow Arena’s final beta test is happening now
It's the final countdown! Wait... no, I'm sorry, it's not a countdown at all. It's the actual final beta test for Shadow Arena and...
Betawatch: WoW’s Shadowlands hits alpha, Virtuverse moves to public testing
Yes, after all the waiting, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands was announced to be going into alpha testing and then finally did so. If you...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most coveted MMO alpha or beta you’ve ever gotten into?
At the time I write this, we do not yet know who will get into the first test phase for World of Warcraft's upcoming...
Betawatch: Ascent Infinite Realm rebranded to Elyon during beta
Rebranding is one of those things that always feels like a bigger deal than it might be but also easy to under-sell by accident....
Betawatch: Shadow Arena announces its final beta in April
Is there any arena more shadow-filled than Shadow Arena? It might need to change its name if there were, but you can evaluate for...
Betawatch: Phantasy Star Online 2’s open beta arrived
The world feels really strange right now, and Phantasy Star Online 2 is in open beta in North America right now. Are those two...
Betawatch: Bless Unleashed is, well, unleashed
Better luck this time, Bless Unleashed! We had a giveaway for your proper launch, which was yesterday, and we're really hoping you get your stuff...
Betawatch: Even MMO betas can be delayed over novel coronavirus concerns
No! No, my child, my hope, my sweet Blue Protocol, I want you to go through testing and come out here sooner! But your...
Betawatch: Temtem plans for this year and the next
You can be glib and accuse Temtem of basically being a slight variant of Pokémon, but you cannot accuse the developers of lacking ambition. Not only...
Betawatch: Crowfall hands out rewards, guides people in necromancy, and covers race disciplines
Darn it, Crowfall, could you be bothered to have a unifying theme this week? Look, it's good that you're giving out monthly rewards to backers,...
Betawatch: New World is back in the old alpha
It's a whole New World all over again! And it is actually a new New World, to be clear; it's back in alpha testing, yes, but...
Betawatch: Phantasy Star Online 2 enters closed beta on the Xbox One
To have something so close, and yet so far away... that is the situation for North American fans of Phantasy Star Online 2 on...
