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Betawatch: Crowfall calls its own races monsters
Wow, Crowfall, that's rude. Very rude. Are you really going to label your own races as monsters just because they're part deer or part...
Betawatch: Fallout 76 will start testing at the end of October
Oh, Fallout 76, you have yet to release, but you give those of us on the reporting circuit a true bounty. For one thing,...
Betawatch: Worlds Adrift gets a new experience for PvE and tutorials
Are you a fan of Worlds Adrift but hate having any PvP in your mixture? Good news, then, you can go check out the...
Betawatch: Star Citizen wants you to mine rocks and buy another concept ship
What do you know, there's another concept ship for sale over in Star Citizen. And it's relentlessly specialized in one specific field, making it...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation furthers its alpha amidst a news bomb (September 7, 2018)
So, uh, yeah. This week. You notice how the "breaking" box there is overstuffed with stories? That's because this week has just been crazy...
Betawatch: New World is strutting its stuff (August 31, 2018)
Finally, we're getting some actual information about New World! Like the parrot, it appears to have not been dead but simply resting. And now...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation pushes forward with publisher talk (August 24, 2018)
It's good to see that after the somewhat oddly-named "alpha zero" test phase, Ashes of Creation is planning to move on to alpha one...
Anthem’s beta is admittedly a demo, according to BioWare
The use of the term "beta" has morphed a lot over the years, moving from its original definition as a test phase to being...
Betawatch: Fallout 76 shares details on PvP and crossplay (August 17, 2018)
There's still stuff happening with Fallout 76, even though players aren't testing it yet. You can at least test things out in your mind...
Betawatch: Camelot Unchained reaches the green fields of beta (August 3, 2018)
Someone break out the "It's Happening" image, because Camelot Unchained has entered its beta testing at long last! Yes, ti may have been delayed...
Betawatch: Fallout 76 starts beta testing in October (July 27, 2018)
Good news for those of you patiently (or not-so-patiently) waiting for Fallout 76 to enter beta testing, you have a date! Slightly worse news,...
The Daily Grind: Are you less inclined to enjoy an MMO in beta testing?
Writing is not a matter of having no bias, it's a matter of being aware of your bias and attempting to correct for it....
Betawatch: Legends of Aria wants you to break it (July 20, 2018)
Please, break the servers for Legends of Aria. The developers want you to break the servers. There's a big event this weekend and everyone...
Betawatch: Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen kicks off character creation (July 13, 2018)
It's important in an MMO to feel like you own the bundle of stats and spells that you lovingly refer to as a character....
Betawatch: Camelot Unchained has to delay that beta (July 6, 2018)
It's important to note that however frustrated you might be about the fact that Camelot Unchained had to delay its long-awaited beta, the developers...
Betawatch: Saga of Lucimia’s combat is updated for pre-alpha (June 29, 2018)
The nice thing about early testing is that big things can change and it's really all part of the experience. Sure, Saga of Lucimia...
Betawatch: Release keeps on slippin’ into the future for Crowfall (June 22, 2018)
Oh, Crowfall, you really looked like you were going to make it to soft launch this year. But it's not happening; the studio has...
Betawatch: Star Citizen and the terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad week (June 15, 2018)
Oh, boy, Star Citizen. It's been a week. First, the little boy who would never lose faith in you lost faith in you. In...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation gears up for Alpha One (June 8, 2018)
Names are fun! Ashes of Creation has already held an alpha test, but that alpha zero. This upcoming test will be alpha one. And...
Betawatch: Bless Online arrives with a hearty dose of troubles (June 1, 2018)
The day we all thought would never come finally arrived, Bless Online is here! First it was in the head start, then it was...
