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Betawatch: SWTOR’s Mac test, Stars Reach’s preview, Steel Hunter’s beta weekend
Some weeks, everyone is going whole-hog on beta developments. And some weeks you have two back-to-back holidays coming up so everyone decides "eh, let's...
Dune Awakening shares closed beta stats and answers questions about PvP death and Landsraad benefits
The final Dune: Awakening newsletter for this year is online, and as one might expect, it's mostly a retrospective of the year that was...
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2024 MMO predictions
Later this week, we're going to be offering up our traditional predictions for the MMO genre in 2025, but before we do that, we...
Betawatch: Pantheon enters early access at long last
If you were worried that Pantheon would ever reach any form of release, before or after the untimely passing of Brad McQuaid, we're happy...
China’s mobile Blue Protocol ARPG rebrands as Star Resonance with a new test for December
We're all being reminded that Blue Protocol is technically not dead all over again. Readers will remember that a mobile version of the anime...
Betawatch: Path of Exile 2’s early access has begun
All right, let's not front, the only thing we're really worrying about in the MMO-ish (it's flagged MMO on Steam) beta space right now...
Multiplayer gacha game Neverness to Everness shares gameplay details from its recent Chinese CBT
Let's assume the mobile and PC gacha RPG Neverness to Everness caught your attention when it was announced and detailed earlier this year and...
MMO Week in Review: New World’s roadmap, Corepunk’s early access
After weeks of needling, Amazon finally delivered a roadmap for New World this week: The studio is introducing what it's calling "seasonal worlds," the...
Betawatch: Corepunk finally launched into early access this week
Are you sufficiently punk at your core? If not, you may not be allowed to play Corepunk because that's kind of the whole thing...
Once Human cooks up a Thanksgiving mobile closed beta test
Just in time for Thanksgiving is a delicious addition to Once Human, as the horror shooter commenced the closed beta test for the game's mobile...
Betawatch: Path of Exile 2’s early access is almost here
It's almost time: On December 6th, Path of Exile 2 will enter the early access club. Classes: Six. Acts: Three. Endgame: Available. And hopefully...
Path of Exile 2’s December 6 early access boasts six classes, three acts, and endgame
I am counting down the days: Path of Exile 2's early access is almost upon us! In two weeks, folks will have the opportunity...
MMO sandbox Life is Feudal is being resurrected for the second time this year
It has been a weird, winding, and wonky road for Life is Feudal. The MMO version of the game was shut down in 2021...
The Bazaar is a mash-up of roguelite, hero builder, and digital card game currently in paid closed beta
What happens when some pro Hearthstone players decide to make their own digital card game? You apparently get something like The Bazaar, the self-styled...
Face of Mankind rogue server Empire Rising unveils plans for ‘classic’ single-player and testing for multiplayer
The sunsetted cyberpunk MMO Face of Mankind doesn't just have a spiritual successor; it's also getting a rogue server as well. Just in case...
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...
Betawatch: Aloft and Pantheon both eye their early access dates
Early access approaches for both Aloft and Pantheon, although on different dates. Pantheon is hitting early access (and Steam, incidentally) on December 13th, while...
Dauntless breaks its long radio silence with a commitment to releasing its revamp by the end of the year
It has been quite some time since we specifically checked in on the multiplayer Behemoth-hunting RPG Dauntless, but that was primarily because news coming...
Betawatch: We have Opinions about Brighter Shores’ early access
If you find yourself on Steam saying that you want the RuneScape-iest game the platform has before shaking your head and saying that no,...
Kakao Q3 2024: ArcheAge 2 aka ArcheAge Chronicles has been delayed yet again
Kakao Games dropped its third quarter financials this past week, and it's a bit of a mixed bag - especially if you were anxiously...
