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Massively Overpowered’s Betawatch feature chronicles the adventures and misadventures of MMOs in various stages of testing. You might also be interested in Make My MMO, which focuses on crowdfunded games in particular. [Follow this feature’s RSS feed]

Again, and again, and again.

Betawatch: TERA does the beta warp again (March 16, 2017)

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The first round of open beta testing for TERA on consoles went well. (According to the developers, at least.) What can be done to...
Nope.

Betawatch: Wild West Online is getting a big revamp (March 9, 2018)

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Remember Wild West Online? The game made a lot of noise through early testing, but it went fairly quiet. Turns out the reason for...
More soon.

Betawatch: Camelot Unchained is working for its beta on July 4 (March 2, 2018)

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After a lengthy wait, the first beta for Camelot Unchained is here at last! That's what we'll be saying in about a hundred days,...
lol

Betawatch: Where have all the H1Z1 players gone? (February 23, 2018)

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Oh, the many antics of H1Z1 have brought us so much joy over the years. Remember when the game launched into paid early access...

Betawatch: The beta for mobile MMOARG Maguss is about to begin (February 16, 2018)

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Remember Maguss, the Harry Potter-esque ARG everyone was buzzing around right up until Pokemon Go company Niantic said it was making Harry Potter: Wizards...
Ohhh, Eco, Eco, Ecooo, Eco

Betawatch: Eco evolves into open beta (February 9, 2018)

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At long last, ECO has moved from alpha into beta and Early Access on Steam. Drop a little money on it and you can...
Yes, this is ready.

Betawatch: Legends of Aria starts its closed beta (February 2, 2018)

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Congratulations, Legends of Aria, we're glad to see that you're in closed beta now. It's been a twisting road for this particular title, but...
Arrrrrrrr Pee.

Betawatch: Sea of Thieves hits closed beta (January 26, 2018)

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It was foretold, and then it happened. Sea of Thieves hit its closed beta this week with play anywhere functionality fully intact. The bad...
It's a real laugh.

Betawatch: Chronicles of Elyria hit with sizable layoffs (January 19, 2018)

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So it looks like things are not all roses and light behind the scenes for Chronicles of Elyria, as the studio has apparently let...
Arrrrrrrr Pee.

Betawatch: Sea of Thieves heads to closed beta cove later this month (January 12, 2018)

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Avast, feast your eyes here, ye swabbies: Sea of Thieves be settin' sail for the waters of closed beta on the 24th of January...
And the cycle continues.

Betawatch: A new year, a new closed beta (January 5, 2018)

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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,...
Big lights.

Betawatch: The preparation for the next year (December 29, 2017)

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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,"...
Yes, this is ready.

Betawatch: Holiday testing, ho ho ho (December 22, 2017)

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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...
At this point it's debatable if anything will come out of here.

Betawatch: Ashes of Creation testing is set for today (December 15, 2017)

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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...
Nope.

Betawatch: There’s factions in them there hills of Wild West Online (December 8, 2017)

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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...
store

Betawatch: Star Citizen sells land… in space! (December 1, 2017)

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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...
It thirsts.

Betawatch: Moonlight Blade is defying gravity (November 24, 2017)

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For those of us in this part of the world, this has been a quiet week of little news, because, well... Thanksgiving. (That is,...
What the el. Yon. Elyon.

Betawatch: Ascent: Infinite Realm is already heading to Korean beta (November 17, 2017)

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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...
Baby pull me closer, I've torn apart my insides.

Betawatch: Closers Online has a closed beta (November 10, 2017)

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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,...
We do things for you! This is a thing.

Betawatch: Star Citizen dazzles, delights, and declines dates (November 3, 2017)

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There was a lot of stuff that went down at the most recent Star Citizen convention, although none of the things that went down...

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