betas
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...
Betawatch: Fractured kicks off an open playtest for almost a week
Oh, Fractured, you... wait, what the heck is going on with Fractured? Hang on, let me check on my phone... oh, it has an open playtest starting...
Betawatch: Temtem moves into early access with just a bit of shakiness
Oh, Temtem, things looked fine when you were waiting to go into early access. You even had a cute trailer! And then you got...
Betawatch: Crowfall is heading on to beta land
Oh, Crowfall, you've missed many a milestone for your planned test phases, but there's good news. The next major patch is apparently when the...
Betawatch: Magic Legends is our Magic MMORPG except in how it’s not
The first few days after the end of the year are a bad time for betas, but we came roaring back this week with Magic:...
Betawatch: Yes, Phantasy Star Online 2 is finally taking beta signups
It seemed like it would never happen, it's been years, but the unimaginable has happened. As we reported this week, Phantasy Star Online 2...
Population Zero plans a new playtest to go live on December 23
Good news, Population Zero fans, a new playtest is coming! More specifically, it's coming on December 23rd. And that's all the details we have at...
Betawatch: New World will return to testing and a launch after all
I freely admit that I thought we had already heard the last we would ever hear about New World and that it had been banished...
Betawatch: Fractured is working a test server for the weekend
Is everybody working for the weekend? Well, Factured is. Although the game itself isn't so much working as it is holding a closed test server. But...