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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]

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Betawatch: Waven’s alpha testing is active and rolling

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So, how are things going with Waven's testing? Well, the good news is that the team is sharing regular patches and updates with fans....
Send help.

Betawatch: Evercore Heroes delays its beta testing

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Evercore Heroes is like a competitive PvE MOBA. No, really. Player-controlled teams take on enemies in a race to see which team can clear...
Fracking! Yes? No.

Betawatch: Fractured Online adds in primal forms for Wildfolk

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Is it completely a coincidence that after a new Transformers film trailer for Rise of the Beasts, Fractured Online has added a beast mode...
PLEASE LOOK BETTER.

Betawatch: Dysterra springs ahead to launch and falls back due to cheating

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Good work, Dysterra! It can be a rocky road to launch, even to early access launch, but you braved the difficult path and oh,...
It couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of of theoretical games.

Betawatch: Hey, that Star Citizen sure is taking a long time, huh

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Well howdy there, folks! I'm Gamer Gary, and I'm out here with all of this construction equipment because someone posted a whole chart showing...
So snipe.

Betawatch: Blue Protocol launches in spring 2023 in Japan

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Well, after an unusually quiet span of time, Blue Protocol is approaching an actual launch. It's launching in early spring of 2023 in Japan,...
Get a website.

Betawatch: BitCraft sets November 18 as its next pre-alpha date

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Darn it, BitCraft, this column is called "Betawatch." Stop throwing around terms like "pre-alpha testing" like that's something that should be public-facing. It's unpleasant!...

Betawatch: Ilysia pretties up its visuals as it advances in beta

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How pretty do you want your Ilysia? The designers are hoping the answer is "quite pretty" as they work on prettying up the game...
Icy Hot, but a game.

Betawatch: Frozen Flame is hosting an open beta this weekend

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Supposedly, Frozen Flame is still coming to early access in the not-too-distant future, but you can see how the game plays before that happens....
Not factored.

Betawatch: Interplanetary travel comes to Fractured Online

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Got to be honest with you, folks, every time I see that Fractured Online has added interplanetary travel, my brain kind of does a...
Well, let's give this a shot.

Betawatch: Embers Adrift is launching at last

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Congratulations, Embers Adrift: Today we bid farewell to your place on our list! All right, yes, technically the game's actual launch is tomorrow and...
It couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of of theoretical games.

Betawatch: Star Citizen’s leaked footage and whale stuffies

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Oh, Star Citizen, I would facetiously say that you should never change but that would imply there was a thin chance of that ever...
flap flap flap

Betawatch: World of Warcraft: Dragonflight sets its sights on November 28

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If it's very flappy but it isn't a bird and it's very scaly but it isn't a lizard, what is it? Why, it's a...
Sure, all right, whatever?

Betawatch: Diablo IV’s endgame beta is on the way

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What's the endgame going to be like for Diablo IV? All right, yes, it's going to be frantically clicking on monsters who explode in...
Not factored.

Betawatch: Fractured Online enters early access

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Well, the hour has come at last: Kickstarted indie sandbox MMO Fractured Online has entered early access. This does not mean that it no...
Critters.

Betawatch: Temtem enters the launch waters

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Farewell, Temtem. No, the game is not already shutting down or anything dire like that; it's just being removed from our list because we...
I'm sure somebody thinks that's neat!

Betawatch: Dragonflight moves into proper beta testing

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What's the difference between World of Warcraft: Dragonflight between now and last week? Now it's in actual beta. Like, for-real beta. Yes, the distinction...
Not AGAIN.

Betawatch: EVE studio seeks testers for another shooter spinoff

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CCP Games is forever in a cycle of trying to make fetch happen, huh? The developer is looking for veterans of DUST 514 to...
And a real universe.

Betawatch: Dual Universe is finally launching next month

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I know, I know, this column is called "Betawatch" and not "Launchwatch." That one isn't a thing. But it's still notable that after six...
Sure, all right, whatever?

Betawatch: Diablo IV internal test footage leaked

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Those of you who are eagerly awaiting the Diablo IV beta are going to be waiting for a while yet, but you probably already...

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