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Evercore Heroes ends updates August 24, ‘significantly’ shrinks its dev team, and focuses on redesign
This past June saw Evercore Heroes, a self-described competitive PvE fusion of MMO and MOBA, enter into closed beta, and though it made an...
Betawatch: Palia gets its first content patch – and plenty of bugs
Palia is finally open to everyone, which feels like it took a while but hasn't really been all that long. Just the same, that...
Skull & Bones previews its crafting system ahead of next week’s closed beta test
Had you forgotten about Skull and Bones? Ubisoft means to rectify that if so with a new dev blog on the long-delayed multiplayer pirate...
Genshin Impact recounts the RPG’s early dev challenges as it previews Version 4.0’s new characters
With Genshin Impact being the massive success that it is, it's hard to imagine that developer Hoyoverse would be anything but full of confidence...
Ilysia’s finally made it to closed beta, minus its freeforge classes, with Beta 2 scheduled to begin August 18
It has taken a couple of false starts to get the first beta test of VR sandbox MMORPG Ilysia to get going, but this...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation aims to delist its pre-order packs
The sheer mention that Ashes of Creation is going to stop selling pre-orders in some fashion is kind of astonishing. Like, that's kind of...
Tarisland promises details on the next stage of testing at its Gamescom reveal
Tencent's Tarisland is apparently gearing up for a big reveal: The company announced on Discord late last night that it'll make its "grand debut"...
Viking-themed survival ‘tribe builder’ ASKA begins multiplayer closed beta August 11
Last November we first heard word about ASKA, a "multiplayer Viking survival tribe builder" from publisher/developer Sand Sailor Studio that lets up to four...
Palia’s open beta is officially underway as S6 calls it a ‘marathon’ it’ll run ‘one update at a time’
Palia is plunging ahead into open beta in spite of all the issues that cropped up over the last week of closed beta, Singularity...
Throne & Liberty’s Western release delays into 2024, adds action combat
Toss this onto the pile of the already-numerous delays that we've received this year: NCsoft is pushing Throne and Liberty's Western release back from...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 432: Palia breaks through to the other side
Justin and Bree discuss Palia's soft launch, WoW Classic hardcore realms, ArcheAge 2, ArcheAge's future, Ashfall, and Nightingale, with adventures in LOTRO, STO, SWG Legends, and Palia, plus a mailbag topic on mundane but enjoyable MMO activities.
Palia says closed beta feedback is a ‘tsunami engulfing’ the studio, vows clarity on pricing bundles
It's been almost a week since cozy life sim Palia triggered its soft launch via a persistent beta that finally dropped the NDA. Now...
First Impressions: Palia is missing the depth MMO life-skillers are hoping for
"Life-sims" are another of those game genres that I like in theory, but less so in practice. Most have graphical styles I find off-putting,...
Tarisland outlines planned changes to dungeons, raids, and the Universal Hall
The post-beta processing continues from Tarisland; first Tencent talked about class adjustments, then about PvP, and now it's zeroing in on PvE updates that...
Cabal’s mobile spinoff, Cabal Return of Action, runs through a closed beta test this weekend
The 15-year-long Cabal Online series is about to get its newest member -- and you have a shot to participate in an early preview...
Betawatch: Palia’s closed beta means the end of its NDA
Yes, Palia has finally moved into closed beta testing and has open beta right around the corner. We even had an interview about it. The...
Fae Farm teases its farming systems in new video ahead of September launch
We're in the middle of a whole cozy game revival this week thanks to Steam's Wholesome Games 2023, and it just so happens to...
The Stream Team: Peeking in on the cozy closed beta of Palia
Today is the day when Palia begins its wider beta testing, and MOP's Chris is joining in! Whether it's comfy adventure, unfocused exploration, or...
Singularity 6 interview: Palia is the cozy cottagecore sandbox to beat as it begins closed beta
The label "cozy" is in increasing danger of becoming a watered-down label thanks to how much it's being used in culture these days. Yet...
‘Adventure shooter MMORPG’ Ashfall begins downloading for this week’s closed beta on PC and mobile
It's been a little while since we heard some major news out of Ashfall, NetEase's self-described "adventure shooter MMORPG" for PC and mobile; we...
