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]
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Betawatch: Albion Online announces its launch date (February 24, 2017)
After extending its beta well into 2017, Albion Online has announced its date for officially leaving that hallowed state: July 17th, 2017. Just a...
Betawatch: Open season in sight for Revelation Online (February 17, 2016)
Those of you who have waited eagerly for the day when everyone can jump into Revelation Online won't have to wait much longer, as...
Betawatch: Albion Online prepares for Sir Galahad the Patchly (February 10, 2017)
The extended beta for Albion Online gives the developers time to add more to the game. For example, when the Galahad patch goes live,...
Betawatch: Revelation Online stays revealed a little bit longer (February 3, 2016)
Good news, fans of Revelation Online! The game is still up for testing right now! Yes, the game is getting a bit more time...
Betawatch: A city of City of Heroes successors (January 27, 2017)
The loss of City of Heroes brought motivated fans together to rebuild it, or at least to create a spiritual successor to the game....
Betawatch: The Repopulation changes hands (January 20, 2017)
The good news for fans of The Repopulation is that the game is coming back online. The bad news is... well, it's completely changed...
Betawatch: Project Gorgon gears up with high-level content (January 13, 2017)
Is it fair to call Project Gorgon a spiritual successor to Asheron's Call? I'm going to go with yes, which means that this year...
Betawatch: Crowfall claims 2017 (January 6, 2017)
Here we are, in 2017! It seems a lot like 2016 and things are still kind of awful. On the bright side, David Bowie...
Betawatch: Hero’s Song abruptly stops the music (December 30, 2017)
This kill-happy year of 2016 has claimed a lot of lives, and the last week has also killed another game. Hero's Song has been...
Betawatch: Revelation Online does the beta warp again (December 23, 2016)
It was bound to happen. No, really, it was; we were told that Revelation Online would head into its second round of closed testing,...
Betawatch: Guardians of Ember starts heading into head starts (December 16, 2016)
First, Guardians of Ember had a headstart period for early access. Then, it actually hit early access. So it was even earlier access there....
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation shows up out of nowhere (December 9, 2016)
Man, how can I not notice this? Out of nowhere we first hear about Ashes of Creation, then we did a little interview asking...
Betawatch: These are the dates of our lives (December 2, 2016)
I never wanted to be writing about betas for a living, you know. I wanted to be a novelist (once I realized that "combination...
Betawatch: The unexpected drama of Project Genom (November 25, 2016)
Sometimes, stories are just so weird that you can't help but find them fascinating. Take the unexpected removal of Project Genom from the Steam...
Betawatch: Cloud Pirates is ready for the next round of testing (November 18, 2016)
Are you ready to steal a whole lot of clouds in Cloud Pirates? (If that's not the fictional background, please don't tell me, I...
Betawatch: Hero’s Song enters early access (November 11, 2016)
The crowdfunding campaigns for Hero's Song might have run short of their goals, but that didn't stop the game from reaching a state of...
Betawatch: Revelation Online lands in closed beta (November 4, 2016)
After a week's delay, Revelation Online has arrived in closed beta. It even has a snazzy trailer to go along with it, which is...
Betawatch: Revelation Online stays unrevealed a little longer (October 28, 2016)
Oh Revelation Online, won't you stay just a little bit longer? Wait, no, you can't stay; you haven't even arrived yet. Your closed beta...
Betawatch: AdventureQuest 3D hits open beta (October 21, 2016)
You don't have to go questing for an adventure in AdventureQuest 3D. Wait... hold on. I'm sorry, that's exactly what you do in the...
Betawatch: RIFT delays while Albion extends beta testing (October 14, 2016)
This week in MMO beta news, RIFT announced a delay for the beta of its upcoming Starfall Prophecy expansion, first to next week, now indefinitely. "It's...
