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TennoCon 2026 tickets go on sale in February, Warframe’s Android closed beta starts today
Even as one TennoCon ends, the hype for the next one begins. And Digital Extremes has just announced the date for next year's event....
Escape from Tarkov finally makes its 1.0 release after eight years – as a buggy mess
It would be easy to have forgotten that the PvPvE extraction shooter Escape from Tarkov was in a state of early access; after all,...
MMOARPG Drakantos shares overhauls for its movement and targeting in latest video
It's been a while since Wingeon Game Studios' pixel art MMOARPG Drakantos announced it would be retooling its controls after feedback from ourselves and...
Kakao Q3 2025: Chrono Odyssey plans beta in early 2026 as ArcheAge Chronicles’ timeline waffles
When last we checked in on Kakao Games during its Q2 2025 financial report, its two big inbound MMORPGs, both Chrono Odyssey and ArcheAge...
Chrono Odyssey shares a look at updated lighting and work on animation in video previews
We know thanks to Kakao's Q3 investor call that NPIXEL and Kakao are still targeting 2026 for MMORPG Chrono Odyssey, with another closed beta...
Petit Planet showcases planet customization and multiplayer activities as its ‘coziness test’ goes live
One of the major hooks for cute 'n' comfy life sim RPGs is customization. Whether it's designing a house, an interior, a town, or...
Blizzard sets World of Warcraft’s closed beta for Midnight to kick off on November 11
The World of Warcraft Midnight test phases march onward in November: Blizzard has just formally announced that the Midnight beta now begins on November...
Monsters and Memories’ next open alpha will be a ten day-long affair starting November 1
We are once again reporting that Monsters & Memories is hosting another community alpha test for players. We've all seen this sort of thing...
Hoyoverse’s cozy life sim RPG Petit Planet dates its closed beta, promises expanded multiplayer
At the end of September, we first got word about Petit Planet, Hoyoverse's swing at the cozy life sim RPG genre that invites players...
Nightholme is a new horror-themed PvPvE extraction RPG launching next year
Did you need another extraction game? Maybe not, but announcing a horror-themed one the week before Halloween is pretty smart all the same. We're...
Monsters and Memories invites you to a quick stress test this weekend
For the second time this month, old school EverQuest-styled Monsters & Memories is holding a stress test to see how some new server optimizations...
2-D platforming MMO Soul’s Remnant jumps into this week’s Steam Next
Looking like a quirky mixture of MapleStory and a SNES game, Soul's Remnant first caught our eye all the way back in 2020 when...
Blue Protocol Star Resonance unlocks instances and earns mixed reviews in its opening weekend
The first official weekend of launch is now in the books for Blue Protocol: Star Resonance, which has been marked by a variety of...
So where does Ship of Heroes stand, one week in?
Someone got very mad at us on Friday night for mentioning in our Betawatch column the fact that Ship of Heroes had left beta...
Petit Planet is Hoyoverse’s mildly multiplayer cozy life sim RPG heading for closed beta soon
Admittedly, this one is probably not going to enter our immediate sphere of coverage, but we have to point out this newly announced project,...
Monsters & Memories pushes back its closed beta to later this year, but there’s a stress test this weekend
Throwback-styled MMO Monsters & Memories announced a change to its roadmap this week, moving the start of its closed beta phase from tomorrow until...
Blue Protocol Star Resonance sets October 9 for western launch – here’s the new music video
You surely knew this was coming as the companies involved have been teasing an October launch for weeks, but yes: The Blue Protocol revival/reinvention...
Battle royale shooter Super People announces a return to early access after two years’ hiatus
It's been quite a while since we reported on Super People, the battle royale shooter from Korean developer Wonder People and publisher Wonder Games,...
Throwback MMORPG Monsters & Memories saw over 7700 gamers try out its week-long playtest
Throwback-styled MMO Monsters & Memories posted its late-summer development report on Friday, and settle in because this one's a doozy.
Niche Worlds Cult recently wrapped...
The Division Resurgence plans for its next closed test starting in Romania on September 9
After a bit of silence from Ubisoft, The Division Resurgence is apparently making like its name and resurging with a closed beta test starting...
