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Betawatch: SWTOR’s Mac test, Stars Reach’s preview, Steel Hunter’s beta weekend
Some weeks, everyone is going whole-hog on beta developments. And some weeks you have two back-to-back holidays coming up so everyone decides "eh, let's...
Betawatch: Pantheon enters early access at long last
If you were worried that Pantheon would ever reach any form of release, before or after the untimely passing of Brad McQuaid, we're happy...
Betawatch: Path of Exile 2’s early access has begun
All right, let's not front, the only thing we're really worrying about in the MMO-ish (it's flagged MMO on Steam) beta space right now...
MMO Week in Review: New World’s roadmap, Corepunk’s early access
After weeks of needling, Amazon finally delivered a roadmap for New World this week: The studio is introducing what it's calling "seasonal worlds," the...
Betawatch: Corepunk finally launched into early access this week
Are you sufficiently punk at your core? If not, you may not be allowed to play Corepunk because that's kind of the whole thing...
Betawatch: Path of Exile 2’s early access is almost here
It's almost time: On December 6th, Path of Exile 2 will enter the early access club. Classes: Six. Acts: Three. Endgame: Available. And hopefully...
MMO Week in Review: World of Warcraft will be ‘home’ by Midnight
Most MMO players who thought World of Warcraft should have housing also never expected it to happen, largely because, you know, the devs kept...
Betawatch: Aloft and Pantheon both eye their early access dates
Early access approaches for both Aloft and Pantheon, although on different dates. Pantheon is hitting early access (and Steam, incidentally) on December 13th, while...
Betawatch: We have Opinions about Brighter Shores’ early access
If you find yourself on Steam saying that you want the RuneScape-iest game the platform has before shaking your head and saying that no,...
Betawatch: Path of Exile 2 delays its early access thanks to demons of the database
Look, I have to ask: Does Path of Exile 2 have a whole lot of demons in it? I haven't really played the game,...
Betawatch: Wayfinder makes a triumphant launch, Brighter Shores begins CBT
You can't blame anyone who was skeptical that Wayfinder would make it to launch. It's seen some pretty rough waters. But it did make...
Betawatch: Aloft drifts to 2025-ish skies
If you'd been looking forward to playing Aloft this year during its previously announced fall early access, we're sorry to inform you that this...
Betawatch: Brighter Shores is really launching in November after one last beta
You should get your whites whiter and your shores brighter when Brighter Shores goes into testing in late October ahead of a full release...
Betawatch: Star Citizen crunching like it’s 2010
Remember last week how I mentioned that I couldn't muster much in the way of anger toward Throne & Liberty having its whole paid...
Betawatch: Throne & Liberty is liberated from beta into launch
We are now truly liberated from talking about the Throne & Liberty beta because the game has launched. You might want to point out...
Betawatch: Pantheon’s December early access launch is not a soft launch
It would be unfair to claim that Pantheon's upcoming early access launch is somehow ambiguous. The developers at Visionary Realms have been very clear...
Betawatch: New World’s Aeternum open beta is finally here
Remember back in the day when New World would just repeatedly go into beta, then the designers would decide to change the entire game...
Betawatch: Corepunk hits pause, Guild Wars 2 presses Push, and New World is still an MMORPG
Is there such a thing as too much success - and too much money? That's what Corepunk would have us believe, as earlier this...
Betawatch: Blue Protocol departs the MMO beta list (because it’s dead)
After so many delays and so much waiting, the good-ish news is that people waiting for Blue Protocol finally found out what was happening...
Betawatch: Dune Awakening is finally gearing up for launch early next year
If you walk without rhythm, you won't attract the launch. Wait, is that how the phrase goes for Dune Awakening? We kind of lost...
