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Brighter Shores confirms November launch date following October 22 closed beta
Back in August, we learned that Brighter Shores, the new MMORPG en route from Jagex and RuneScape co-founder Andrew Gower, was targeting November 5th...
Betawatch: Star Citizen crunching like it’s 2010
Remember last week how I mentioned that I couldn't muster much in the way of anger toward Throne & Liberty having its whole paid...
Elephants were the real hero of The Quinfall’s third closed beta
What happened in the third beta for The Quinfall? A lot of people on war elephants and a lot of people fighting in fields,...
City of Heroes Homecoming is about to release 1.6M character names – here’s how to save yours
The legally licensed City of Heroes Homecoming team has released an update today, though it's not entirely the content kind. The most important part...
Betawatch: Throne & Liberty is liberated from beta into launch
We are now truly liberated from talking about the Throne & Liberty beta because the game has launched. You might want to point out...
The Quinfall prepares a third closed beta test for September 27
It's time once more for curious MMORPG fans to prepare to toss their names into the closed beta draw for Quinfall: Vawraek Technologies has...
Betawatch: Pantheon’s December early access launch is not a soft launch
It would be unfair to claim that Pantheon's upcoming early access launch is somehow ambiguous. The developers at Visionary Realms have been very clear...
Betawatch: New World’s Aeternum open beta is finally here
Remember back in the day when New World would just repeatedly go into beta, then the designers would decide to change the entire game...
Temtem Swarm begins its latest closed beta test – here are the patch notes
This week has brought a new chapter to Crema's wider Temtem IP as Temtem Swarm, the studio's multiplayer bullet hell survivor title, has officially...
Betawatch: Corepunk hits pause, Guild Wars 2 presses Push, and New World is still an MMORPG
Is there such a thing as too much success - and too much money? That's what Corepunk would have us believe, as earlier this...
The Stream Team: Backseat Streaming suits up for Mecha BREAK’s closed beta
In an era of armchair warriors, we bring you Backseat Streamers! Here, Massively OP’s Chris and MJ get to take a backseat and watch...
Betawatch: Blue Protocol departs the MMO beta list (because it’s dead)
After so many delays and so much waiting, the good-ish news is that people waiting for Blue Protocol finally found out what was happening...
Tencent’s Blue Protocol Mobile goes into closed beta testing in China (sigh)
Hey, remember when Blue Protocol completely ended the Japanese version and western launch? Yeah, that still really stings, thanks for bringing it up. As the...
NetEase-published Fragpunk brings team shooter action with card power-ups
Looking for a new twist on the old team shooter games? How about a hero-focused FPS title that features card power-ups that "bend the...
Betawatch: Dune Awakening is finally gearing up for launch early next year
If you walk without rhythm, you won't attract the launch. Wait, is that how the phrase goes for Dune Awakening? We kind of lost...
Unleashed Games confirms its MMO Haven will be used for additional titles made with generative AI
In the beginning half of the year, we started covering Haven, a developing MMORPG from Unleashed Games that promised gameplay beats familiar to those...
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...
Betawatch: Throne & Liberty’s latest delay, New World’s crossplay beta
Players who were super hype about Throne & Liberty releasing very soon are going to need to wait a little longer, as the game...
New World’s Aeternum open beta for PC and console is slated for September 13-16
We're finally getting some movement on New World that involves PC players: Amazon has just formally announced its Aeternum open beta, which smooshes together...
Betawatch: Corepunk’s fourth alpha is here (and already had to wipe)
Well here we are again, Corepunk, it's good to see you as your fourth alpha test has commenced. Now, if you've been reading this...