betas
Betawatch: A new year, a new closed beta (January 5, 2018)
Here we are, in the untamed wilderness of 2018! It feels a lot like 2017 so far, except that it's a year later. Also,...
Betawatch: The preparation for the next year (December 29, 2017)
The last week of the year is always a time of anticipation and a fair amount of "let's get this dumb year finished already,"...
Betawatch: Holiday testing, ho ho ho (December 22, 2017)
It's holiday time, and that means everyone is leaving the offices early now. Except for those of us who work from home, because we...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation testing is set for today (December 15, 2017)
Who wants to play a guessing game? If you're an Ashes of Creation backer, you get to play one whether you answered yes or...
OrbusVR starts early access on December 15th with no more wipes
That headline is a bit of a misnomer; everyone who hasn't already purchased OrbusVR will have to wait until December 15th for early access,...
Betawatch: There’s factions in them there hills of Wild West Online (December 8, 2017)
Let's start with something that you probably already ascertained: Wild West Online is being delayed. It delayed its early access alpha, and that delay...
Betawatch: Star Citizen sells land… in space! (December 1, 2017)
Selling spaceships that don't exist yet? That is so 2016. The new thing for Star Citizen is selling land that doesn't exist yet, which...
Betawatch: Moonlight Blade is defying gravity (November 24, 2017)
For those of us in this part of the world, this has been a quiet week of little news, because, well... Thanksgiving. (That is,...
Betawatch: Ascent: Infinite Realm is already heading to Korean beta (November 17, 2017)
Let me tell you, I'm really glad that Ascent: Infinite Realm already has a publishing deal for the west, because otherwise I would be...
Betawatch: Closers Online has a closed beta (November 10, 2017)
Here's this week's test of age: When you see the title of Closers Online, is your first thought along the lines of "help me,...
Betawatch: Star Citizen dazzles, delights, and declines dates (November 3, 2017)
There was a lot of stuff that went down at the most recent Star Citizen convention, although none of the things that went down...
Betawatch: The week the betas died (October 27, 2017)
This week should serve as a helpful reminder that just because a game is in testing does not mean that it's actually primed for...
Betawatch: Closers Online’s alpha is totally open this weekend (October 20, 2017)
Welcome back to another edition of Betawatch, the game where literally everything is in early access forever. Except Closers, of course, which is open!...
Betawatch: Wild West Online’s alpha just isn’t ready (October 13, 2017)
It's not high noon in Wild West Online. It's not any time at all, in fact. The game's early access alpha would have established...
Betawatch: Wild Buster has opened a limited alpha (October 6, 2017)
Is this a real game? Did this happen again? Wild Buster added Serious Sam alongside Duke Nukem. We must acquiesce, neither is in the...
Betawatch: Final alpha is go for Legends of Aria (September 29, 2017)
Well, Legends of Aria fans, it's the final... alpha? That doesn't sound like a 1980s power ballad line at all, someone should get on...
Betawatch: Fortnite rolls out a free-for-all mode that’s free for all (September 22, 2017)
Remember when Fortnite's whole thing was that it was going to be about co-op survival gameplay without any PvP aspects? That clearly didn't last,...
Betawatch: Crowfall shares lots of fun stuff (September 15, 2017)
Good news for Crowfall fans this week because there's plenty on the docket about the game's development. You might not consider a whole lot...
Betawatch: Worlds Adrift takes criticism and updates free tools (September 8, 2017)
Nobody likes being criticized, ever. But it's a reality of life, and so Worlds Adrift has been taking the feedback from players about the...
Betawatch: Destiny 2 storms to PC (September 1, 2017)
The open beta for Destiny 2 finally hit the PC, and while I'm generally reluctant to say that anything is the preferred platform for...
