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Blue Protocol’s beta test starts with delays, heavy demand, and some notable software scanning
The Blue Protocol beta finally started up! But it started up a bit later than expected because it turns out... lots of people wanted...
Blue Protocol dates its next closed beta test in Japan for April 23
When we last peeked in on Blue Protocol, the Japanese MMORPG was beginning to ramp up its next round of beta testing with 5,000...
Realm of the Mad God’s remastered Unity edition, Exalt, is now in open beta
Realm of the Mad God is one of those MMOs that are hard to quantify, being part retro-pixel shooter and part permadeath MMO in...
Riot Games talks about the tech that keeps Valorant running smoothly and free of wallhack cheats
Riot Games is all in on making sure Valorant is one of the better-running and protected competitive FPS titles in the industry, and they're...
Livestreams of Valorant’s closed beta broke a Twitch viewership record (because people wanted free keys)
Riot Games' multiplayer FPS Valorant was in a limited closed beta this past Tuesday, and there were a whole lot of people tuning in...
Amazon’s MMO New World just delayed launch from May to August 25
Amazon's New World isn't going to make its planned May launch, as you've probably already guessed, given the fact that spring was supposed to...
Blue Protocol to add another 5000 players to its Japanese closed beta test
Blue Protocol appears to be ready to ramp up the numbers in its ongoing closed beta test. The game's official site announced today that...
Grab a key for Shadow Arena’s final beta, courtesy of Pearl Abyss and MOP
As we've been covering, Pearl Abyss is gearing up for a 2020 release of Shadow Arena, the standalone battle royale based on Black Desert's...
Phantasy Star Online 2 provides closed beta players with rewards for participation
Technically speaking, Phantasy Star Online 2 is currently still in beta testing, but since it's an open beta test it's close enough to "launch"...
Valorant’s closed beta starts next week, while Runeterra improves its economy
In a bid to make all of the video games in the known universe, Riot Games is juggling several major projects right now. Its...
Blue Protocol starts its Japanese closed beta testing on April 23
The beta test for Blue Protocol had to be delayed a little bit before based on COVID-19, but it was always just a delay....
Fallout 76’s free stuff, Population Zero’s giveaway, and Hearthstone’s private events
A very slight but real silver lining of the global situation is that many game studios are using this opportunity to throw all sorts...
Phantasy Star Online 2 can be pre-loaded now for the open beta
The open beta for Phantasy Star Online 2 is finally arriving in North America at 9:00 p.m. EDT on March 17th. But you don't...
New World’s director envisions an open world game where PvP and PvE players complement each other
New World game director Scot Lane has checked in recently with an update from the game's alpha in a new letter to the community...
Phantasy Star Online 2 looks back at its closed beta for some statistics
The open beta for Phantasy Star Online 2 is just around the corner, but the game did have its first beta test already, and that...
Fight or Kite: Shining a light on Pearl Abyss’ Shadow Arena
Last week, Pearl Abyss allowed players to finally jump back into its take on the battle royale craze with Shadow Arena. The game was...
RuneScape Mobile gameplay is demonstrated on iOS in a developer livestream
RuneScape Mobile as been chugging along in early access for Android devices for quite a while now, but that's also left iOS users perhaps...
Kickstarted cyberpunk MMO Zenith’s pre-alpha is now slated for March 21
Last fall, Zenith came out of nowhere to raise over a quarter of a million dollars on Kickstarter. Its tiny team - the three-person...
Blue Protocol’s Japanese closed beta has been delayed nearly a month over coronavirus
We've previously noted how some MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles, from EVE Echoes to Path of Exile, had seen delays and setbacks thanks to the...
Riot Games’ multiplayer FPS Valorant is officially unveiled with new screens, details, and gameplay footage
Looks like the cat has been officially released from the bag. Valorant, the CSGO-like multiplayer FPS that was hitherto known as Project A, has...