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BitCraft adds aggressive enemies, adjusts settlement mechanics, and eases new player onboarding
With sandbox MMO BitCraft now going through its latest closed alpha phase, it's time to keep eyes on what's changing in the game with...
MMO Week in Review: World of Warcraft will be ‘home’ by Midnight
Most MMO players who thought World of Warcraft should have housing also never expected it to happen, largely because, you know, the devs kept...
The MOP Up: Aion reworks sieges, raids, and world bosses
NCsoft brought a sweeping raft of changes to many group activities in Aion this past week: "We are excited to reveal that we have...
MMO sandbox BitCraft is launching its third closed alpha next week
BitCraft's latest letter from the producer heralds another big milestone for the game, as Clockwork Labs is launching closed alpha 3 as of November...
NetEase’s Destiny Rising officially enters closed alpha today – here’s how to sign up
If you are among those Destiny players who really wanted a Destiny game on your phone, then your moment is fast approaching, as NetEase...
Jagex’s RuneScape survival spin-off resurfaces asking for closed alpha testers
It's been a couple years since Jagex first announced that it was working on a survival game spin-off set in the RuneScape universe, but...
NetEase officially announces mobile FPS Destiny Rising, with closed alpha starting November 1
Last month insider reports from Bungie confirmed the existence of Destiny: Rising, a NetEase-developed mobile prequel of the multiplayer looter shooter where players control...
Greg Street’s Fantastic Pixel Castle recaps Project Ghost’s classical and random zone testing
It probably will not stun you that the team at Fantastic Pixel Castle is rather pleased about how its third prototype milestone for Ghost...
SMITE 2 showcases visual updates to its conquest map and shares a ‘general roadmap’ of update plans
Have you felt that the conquest mode map in SMITE 2 could do with some graphical touching up? Your thoughts have been heard by...
Over 6400 players built 50 empires in BitCraft’s last sandbox playtest
The September letter from the producer for BitCraft has arrived just as the game's second closed alpha test comes to a close - a...
Open world MMO Past Fate focuses on optimization with its recent closed alpha patch
It's looking dubious that Ivy North Games' Past Fate will make its formerly stated goal of an early access release by the end of...
SMITE 2 has launched its 24/7 closed alpha test for founder pack owners
Today is the day when pre-order buyers or lucky selected players of SMITE 2 can take up the role of various gods and whale...
Old School RuneScape shares progress on the Sailing skill, continues to investigate Deadman foul play
It's been quite some time since we heard much about Old School RuneScape's Sailing skill - there was confirmation of phase one's completion in...
Multiplayer hide-and-seek shooter Midnight Murder Club readies a closed beta test August 22
Last month we first heard about Midnight Murder Club, a new multiplayer PvP FPS from developer Velan Studios that basically tells players to go...
SMITE 2 takes a deep look at the game’s new matchmaking system accompanying its 24/7 alpha on August 27
When you have your game on at all times, you want players to be able to queue up and find a match pronto. Games...
SMITE 2 introduces a new character as part of its upcoming 24/7 closed alpha beginning August 27
SMITE 2 has been running closed alpha tests a few times already, but those were happening only during weekends. That's about to change in...
PvPvE extraction RPG Seekers of Skyveil hits closed beta in September following NA closed alpha this week
We've been keeping a couple of eyeballs on PvPvE extraction RPG Seekers of Skyveil as it's moved through alpha playtesting over the last year...
Brighter Shores posts a candy rope timeline of its development, asks players to not try to eat it
Brighter Shores lead developer Andrew Gower is teasing us. Not with the game's mechanics itself - that happened last week - but with the...
Hands-on with Arc Games’ Fellowship, a new game trying to distill the MMORPG dungeon experience
For many folks, one of the more entertaining aspects of playing an MMORPG is running through its dungeons (though of course that varies from...
Chrono Odyssey shares combat impressions from a recent small-scale test
It's been some time since we've heard a peep out of Chrono Odyssey, the splashy UE5-powered MMORPG from developer Npixel and publisher Kakao Games,...
