betas
Betawatch: Astellia has giveaways, features, and loyalty for its second beta
Gosh, Astellia is going hard on its beta testing, isn't it? Like, almost to a surprising degree. Sure, you sort of expect an overview...
Betawatch: Legends of Aria prepares for launch on August 6
It's finally happening. Legends of Aria is arriving in an actual launch state on August 6th, complete with a big patch to make it...
Betawatch: Caravan Stories hits the brakes on open beta
We're sorry to anyone who was eagerly anticipating the launch of Caravan Stories before the end of the month because it looks like that's...
Betawatch: Bless Unleashed brings players around for another beta weekend
You know, Bless Unleashed has a bit of an uphill road to manage at the moment. It doesn't just have to fix bugs for...
Betawatch: World of Warcraft Classic wraps up its beta testing early
We hope you feel that your testing experiences in World of Warcraft: Classic have sufficiently reminded you of what the classic game felt like,...
Betawatch: Star Citizen might be opening up full persistence with alpha 3.6
It feels weird when Star Citizen is selling you something that actually exists, huh? But the title is hard at work selling you tickets...
Betawatch: Astellia’s beta is next week and available for pre-loading
It's almost closed beta time for Astellia, with the testing starting on Tuesday. Fortunately, players who have access to the beta through one means...
Betawatch: It’s a Crowfall sort of week in alpha-beta-land
Considering that this past week was the fabled E3 week, you might have expected something else to just keep throwing out beta updates, but...
Betawatch: ReWorld beta is due in two months
Look, over that way! Is it a beta announcement? No, it's an announcement of a beta announcement, as the ReWorld Online Twitter has announced that there...
Betawatch: Starbase is blasting off into your world
Gosh, every so often you just get a big surprise like Starbase, which came out of nowhere this week to just drop onto the scene...
Betawatch: Torchlight Frontiers kicks its leveling up a notch
The train for Torchlight Frontiers rolls on, and not just because it literally has a class about summoning a train. The latest patch for the...
Betawatch: World of Warcraft Classic’s beta testing has officially begun again
If you tested World of Warcraft back before it launched, this week's surprise launch of the World of Warcraft: Classic beta test might spark uses of...
Betawatch: New World shuts its testing doors for mysterious changes
This is probably fine: Amazon's New World will soon move from its test state of "everyone in the test can play whenever" to "no one...
Betawatch: Star Citizen is sending you to space for free this weekend
It's time to go take a spin in Star Citizen because that game is free, free flying. (Thank you, Tom Petty.) Yes, everyone can jump in and...
Betawatch: Bless Unleashed enters beta testing on the Xbox One
If you own an Xbox One and would like Bless Online Without Quite So Much Bless Online In It, you're in luck! Bless Unleashed is testing on...
Betawatch: Peria Chronicles is actually heading to beta, gosh
This one's personally important to me. Peria Chronicles is a game that looked very interesting to me from the moment it was revealed and...
Betawatch: The Cycle kicks off a weekly playtest cadence
Technical alpha testing for The Cycle has reached a conclusion, and that means that the developers are moving into the next phase of development...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation shares notes on nodes
The developers behind Ashes of Creation aren't about to let a little thing like delays prevent them from telling you a bunch of details...
Betawatch: The Elder Scrolls Blades is accessible early on mobile and no you won’t like the business model
Here's the news that has had our staff chat in a tizzy this week:Â The Elder Scrolls Blades is now in early access on mobile...
The Daily Grind: When does an in-development MMO become real to you?
Call me a cranky old person if you wish, but a game goes from "nice idea and/or tech demo" to "actual MMO" when it's...
