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Betawatch: Palia’s layoffs, Ghost’s preview, Alganon’s revival
We aren't exactly thrilled with the way that Palia's development team has been dancing hither and yon around the title of beta recently, but...
Betawatch: Throne & Liberty begins signups for its global open beta
It seemed like we would never again hear about Throne & Liberty, given how long globally oriented comms had been silent, but that was...
Betawatch: Chrono Odyssey gets a publisher but no dates
Good news, Chrono Odyssey fans! Or... well, speculative fans. There's not a game yet to be a fan of; there's just a promise that...
Betawatch: MultiVersus rises from its grave
Everyone was a little suspicious when MultiVersus shut down and promised it would be back again some day, since we were all pretty sure...
Betawatch: Dune Awakening shows off but stays sleeping on a release date
Hey, will you look at that, Dune Awakening finally has some of the forward motion happening! It got gameplay previews! It got film references!...
Betawatch: Camelot Unchained claims it’s finally launching late in 2025
Well, what do you know, Camelot Unchained has declared a launch window of late 2025. It's going to launch! Can you believe that? Can...
Betawatch: Nightingale heads into early access at last
After what feels like it has been forever - well, wait, that's not fair. Nightingale has actually been in not-early-access for a reasonable length...
Betawatch: Islands of Insight launches straight out the gate
So it does not matter what you think about Islands of Insight because that game just launched. Do you know how long that game...
MMO Week in Review: Skull & Bones departs drydock
Skull & Bones finally drifted into its soft launch open beta after eleventy billion delays and do-overs, and... it's actually not terrible? And it's...
Betawatch: Skull & Bones lands washes ashore in open beta at long last
If you didn't believe that Skull and Bones would ever hit open beta, or really any beta, you aren't alone. I have been making...
Betawatch: Nightingale’s Friday stress test is still underway
It's time for Nightingale to enter the beautiful, sometimes dangerous world of stress testing as it kicked off a stress test this afternoon, which...
Betawatch: Survival sandboxes aplenty with Enshrouded, Palworld, and Fractured Veil
Today, we celebrate Enshrouded entering into early access this week. Not because this is a game I am deeply invested in or anything like...
Betawatch: Fractured Online is rolling with its latest round of rollbacks
It's just hard out here for Fractured Online, sadly. We all know about the struggles that the game had when it was being published...
Betawatch: SMITE 2 encourages you to smite what has already been smitten
So, who had SMITE 2 on their watchlists for this year? Probably not many people, but Hi-Rez Studios has announced that the game is...
Betawatch: The Quinfall wants you to pay money for its beta
The Quinfall - so named to apparently distinguish itself from the other, lesser quinfalls - made news during a slow beta cycle by deciding...
Betawatch: Camelot Unchained promises good news in 2024
Look, Camelot Unchained, I see you promising good things for 2024. I am glad that January will mark a new push of the game...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation and Age of Water target next year for more testing
Turns out that this week you were obligated to have some testing plans ready for 2024 if your game title is structured as X...
Betawatch: Skull and Bones kicks off closed beta, Corepunk launches closed test with no NDA
Apparently Skull and Bones is now in closed beta. According to the game's "official Twitter account" and "sources familiar with the matter," anyhow. Do...
Betawatch: Monsters & Memories throws a testing party for all
Hey y'all, Monsters & Memories is throwing a testing party and you're all invited! You might think that this would make me happy, but...
Betawatch: Nightingale’s stress test invites you to join
Our editor-in-chief will be quick to point out that if Nightingale has been stress-testing anything up to this point, it has been her patience...
