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Betawatch: Pantheon discusses the building blocks of crafting
So if you're curious about crafting in Pantheon, the latest dispatch from the development team is all about building blocks. No, not that... the crafting...
Betawatch: Prosperous Universe gets a launch date from early access
There's no need to mince words here: We are always happy when a game moves out of early access into actual launch. Often "early...
Betawatch: Fractured Online’s closed beta has launched
Mm, who doesn't like some good old-fashioned traditional closed beta testing? It tastes like nostalgia and actual progress toward launch. And also just a hint...
Betawatch: Palia wraps up another alpha test
We're sorry if you're one of the many people who dearly wants to play Palia but was not invited to the most recent alpha. You...
Betawatch: Dual Universe talks up Athena as its last pre-launch patch
Athena, you've gotta see her. Or at least what the update bearing her name means for Dual Universe, which is promising that this is the...
Betawatch: Throne and Liberty is the new name for what was once Lineage III
Goodbye, Lineage Eternal - you don't exist. Now you're Throne and Liberty, which is a title change that apparently preserves the sanctity of the Lineage...
Betawatch: Overwatch 2 starts signups for a beta in springtime
Ah, spring! The time when Overwatch 2 turns to beta testing, at long last. Of course, this initial testing is all about PvP, which...
Betawatch: Embers Adrift kicks off its backer beta
Want to test out Embers Adrift and see how it holds up after everything the developers have hyped up over the years? You can do...
Betawatch: The Wagadu Chronicles enters alpha
Look, I'm not going to mince words: I'm pretty psyched about The Wagadu Chronicles and would like to see it do well. There's probably...
Betawatch: Star Citizen is in love with a Jumptown girl
Jumptown Girl, she's been living in her alpha world,
It's gonna be revised more with tricks
Beyond the state it's in in 3.16 -
But that's a...
Betawatch: TitanReach is dead and gone, we are not shocked
We bid farewell to TitanReach this week, but not for the usual reasons wherein a game moves out of testing; it's because the game is...
Betawatch: Fractured Online kicks off another alpha weekend
You can get your test on in Fractured Online this weekend, as the game is offering another testing weekend for people to jump in...
Betawatch: Zenith exits beta for launch
This week, Betawatch waves farewell to Zenith, as the game has hit what it described as a big red launch button. That means it's...
Betawatch: Pantheon plans alpha and increased awareness for 2022
You there, sitting there and reading this! Are you aware of Pantheon? One of the big things the developers are talking up for 2022 is...
Betawatch: Zenith begins closed beta ahead of January 27 VR launch
Did you know that Zenith is in closed beta right now? Because it won't be for much longer; the game is moving into launch...
Betawatch: So we’re calling it Fractured Online now, huh?
Gosh darn it, I hate when we start calling something "whatever online" when there's no offline version to confuse it with. What's wrong with...
Betawatch: Noah’s Heart opens up beta testing next week
Do you remember Noah's Heart? Probably not; the last we heard about it was that the game was going to be entering beta testing over...
Betawatch: Steam gives booming survival Myth of Empires the boot
How it started: Survival strategy MMOÂ Myth of Empires was announced, started selling early access... er... access, and everyone was happy. How it's going: The...
Betawatch: Guild Wars 2 readies its fourth beta event
Rejoice, Guild Wars 2 fans! No longer will you need to just test the elite specs three at a time, as the next beta...
Betawatch: Dual Universe increases its beta subscription price
The words "beta" and "subscription" feel like very weird concepts to put in juxtaposition with one another. Like, you would think that while you're...
