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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...
Massively Overthinking: The state of early access, alpha, and beta ‘testing’ in the MMO genre
I remember years ago when then-Massively-columnist Rubi Bayer let loose with a blistering rant on the state of faux beta MMOs. She helmed Betawatch...
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...
Betawatch: Star Citizen chatters about the still-absent 3.0 (August 25, 2017)
The team behind Star Citizen is on the floor at Gamescom talking about 3.0, which would be pretty awkward if that update wasn't already...
Betawatch: Camelot Unchained is rapidly approaching beta (August 18, 2017)
The wait for the Camelot Unchained beta has been long and arduous in the way that only "just sit around and wait" can possibly...
Betawatch: The Exiled limits lives in hopes of extending its life (August 11, 2017)
If you've been following The Exiled for a bit, you know the game has been struggling to reach a large enough audience to sustain...
Betawatch: Delays always win (August 4, 2017)
We realize that some of our readers are a bit younger, so we'd like to introduce you to a universal truism of life: Delays...
Betawatch: Escape from Tarkov invites you to come in for closed testing (July 28, 2017)
Escape from Tarkov is heading into closed beta testing this weekend, complete with a trailer, so now's your chance to jump in if you bought...
Betawatch: Dark and Light shines a light on early access (July 21, 2017)
For everything, there is a season, turn turn turn. We've bid farewell to Albion Online this week, as it has launched properly and thus...
Betawatch: Destiny 2 previews and preloads (July 14, 2017)
Fans hotly anticipating Destiny 2 will be able to start testing the game on consoles next week, and you can pre-load the game now......
