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Tencent’s not-a-WoW-clone Tarisland snagged a former World of Warcraft composer for its score
It's not every day that a new MMORPG even talks about its composer or score, let alone sends 'round a press release talking up...
The Quinfall says its putting together an all-player testing team
If big, audacious initial announcements were all it took to send an MMORPG soaring to success, then The Quinfall might be the most popular...
Genfanad elaborates on trading card combat conversion and its effects on crafting and social features
Last month, old school-inspired MMORPG Genfanad decided to trade in its behind-the-scenes dice roll combat model for a trading card game-styled deckbuilder instead -...
NCsoft’s mythological battle royale, Battle Crush, is launching next spring with CBT signups open now
You wouldn't normally look to Nintendo Direct for news on NCsoft multiplayer titles, but 2023 is still pumping out surprises. Today, NCsoft announced that...
Skull and Bones loses yet another creative director as union assembles over labor conditions
With Skull and Bones now in closed beta testing after a half dozen significant delays, it's smooth sailing ahead for this frequently delayed pirate...
NetEase’s post-apoc MMORPG Ashfall is working on English voiceovers, plans next test this winter
It hasn't been getting much buzz since its reveal a year ago, but NetEase's post-apoc adventure shooter MMORPG (yes) Ashfall has been in and...
Evercore Heroes shutters North American server after cutting team and entering maintenance mode
The shakeups surrounding fusion MMO/MOBA Evercore Heroes continues -- and not for the better. This title went into a paid closed beta this past...
Survival shooter The Front begins a five day-long closed beta test
Back in February we were aimed in the direction of The Front, a self-described SOC - that's "survival open-world crafting" game - set in...
Ilysia talks about its testing, what happened with freeforge, and ‘real early access’ plans in Q&A video
The VR MMORPG Ilysia had a pretty rough start to its closed beta. After multiple delays, the closed beta finally kicked off but without...
Sea monsters feasted well on 810 delicious pirate players during Skull and Bones’ brief CBT
Ubisoft's Skull and Bones closed beta was over almost as soon as it began, but those few players who got a sneak peek apparently...
After six delays in its long development, Skull and Bones has finally entered closed beta
It's been an extremely long time coming, but Ubisoft's Skull and Bones is finally entering closed beta. The pirate multiplayer title we first demo'd...
Party Animals readies pre-orders and three closed beta tests ahead of September 20 release
The month of September is going to be a busy one for the multiplayer floppy critter brawler Party Animals, as developer Recreate Games is...
Tencent’s Tarisland sets second closed beta for November, talks game optimization
We've finally got a window for Tencent don't-call-it-a-WoW-clone Tarisland next testing leg.
" 2nd closed beta arrives in November!" the tweet this afternoon reads. "Europe,...
Preloading has begun for tomorrow’s Skull and Bones closed beta test run
Skull and Bones is setting sale for beta this week - closed beta, that is, which means you're playing only if you got an...
Evercore Heroes ends updates August 24, ‘significantly’ shrinks its dev team, and focuses on redesign
This past June saw Evercore Heroes, a self-described competitive PvE fusion of MMO and MOBA, enter into closed beta, and though it made an...
Skull & Bones previews its crafting system ahead of next week’s closed beta test
Had you forgotten about Skull and Bones? Ubisoft means to rectify that if so with a new dev blog on the long-delayed multiplayer pirate...
Genshin Impact recounts the RPG’s early dev challenges as it previews Version 4.0’s new characters
With Genshin Impact being the massive success that it is, it's hard to imagine that developer Hoyoverse would be anything but full of confidence...
Ilysia’s finally made it to closed beta, minus its freeforge classes, with Beta 2 scheduled to begin August 18
It has taken a couple of false starts to get the first beta test of VR sandbox MMORPG Ilysia to get going, but this...
Tarisland promises details on the next stage of testing at its Gamescom reveal
Tencent's Tarisland is apparently gearing up for a big reveal: The company announced on Discord late last night that it'll make its "grand debut"...
Viking-themed survival ‘tribe builder’ ASKA begins multiplayer closed beta August 11
Last November we first heard word about ASKA, a "multiplayer Viking survival tribe builder" from publisher/developer Sand Sailor Studio that lets up to four...
