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Betawatch: Gloria Victis is heading toward launch
Did you feel like Gloria Victis would spend forever in an early access beta state? It sure has felt like that for a while,...
Fractured revamps Aerhen, magic staves, and city raids in today’s CBT update
Dynamight Studios is continuing to pump new and renovated content into Fractured Online as the closed beta pushes forward. Today's release for testers is...
Overwatch 2 launches early access October 4, Diablo IV is slated for 2023
One of the big news stories of 2021 was the revelation that Blizzard had to delay both Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV. As of...
Betawatch: World of Warcraft’s Dragonflight approaches internal testing
Oh, yay, the much-delayed World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is apparently going headlong into internal alpha testing! No, that statement doesn't mean there were formal...
Wanna try Fractured Online’s closed beta? We’ve got keys!
If you've had your eye on Dynamight Studios' upcoming sandbox MMORPG Fractured Online but didn't want to shell out for a preorder package to...
Nightingale previews its realm card system and more at Summer Game Fest
At this afternoon's Summer Game Fest, Inflexion Games dropped a fresh trailer and mechanics preview for Nightingale, the steampunkish survival not-quite-an-MMO. It's accompanied by...
The Cycle Frontier kicks off its free-to-play ‘pre-season’ launch as players decry a pay-to-win DLC pack
Near the end of May, developer Yager noted that its PvPvE survival shooter The Cycle: Frontier was "very close" to release. Apparently that means...
Fractured Online’s closed beta just got a major chat upgrade
Fractured Online is continuing along in its always-on closed beta with a fresh patch after maintenance today. At the heart of this update is......
Betawatch: Diablo Immortal launches whilst reaching for your money
Huey Lewis famously sang in 1985 that you didn't need a credit card to ride this train. He did not, however, say that you...
Betawatch: Embers Adrift prepares for another weekend of beta testing
It's another weekend of Embers Adrift beta testing, and there's some stuff you can do ahead of that test. If you want to, of...
Whatever happened to the oft-delayed Corepunk? It’s suspended Russian region support
When last we checked in on Artificial Core and its upcoming MMO Corepunk, the Amsterdam- and Kyiv-based studio admitted that it was hunkered down...
Warcraft Arclight Rumble tweaks closed beta as advance reviews trickle in
Closed beta testing is well underway for Blizzard's latest mobile game, and it sounds as though the studio might be listening to players as...
The Cycle Frontier outlines plans for difficulty and stability as release is ‘very close’
With the second round of closed beta testing for The Cycle: Frontier wrapping up last month, it's time for Yager to process the test's...
Betawatch: Dual Universe’s new subscription time token
Subscription time tokens! Those always work out well, right? They always fill people with positive fuzzy thoughts and make people happy? That's a thing,...
Cozy open-world mobile MMO Noah’s Heart just launched its second closed beta
Noah's Heart first rolled onto our radar back in 2020 as Archosaur Games' Unreal Engine 5 mobile MMO with plenty of steampunk-fantasy flair, a...
Warcraft Arclight Rumble starts closed beta testing Down Under
Are you ready to Warcraft Arclight Rumble? Blizzard's newest mobile game is still a ways out by all reckoning, but that doesn't mean you...
Betawatch: Wrath of the Lich King Classic’s beta approaches this summer
Picture this: The World of Warcraft team is crouched together in a dark room. Somewhere in the distance, you hear wolves howling. There is...
Darkfall Rise of Agon explains upcoming changes to PvP alignments and stances
Since Darkfall: Rise of Agon is effectively trying to hit the reset button with a new Steam version launch, reason would stand that some...
Fractured’s latest beta update adds crafting fees and city taxes – sorry
Fractured Online is still in the midst of its no-end-date always-on closed beta test, and yesterday, it paused that beta event briefly in the...
Shadow’s Kiss finishes Steam integration, plans targeted closed beta, and shares alpha gameplay footage
The vampiric MMORPG Shadow's Kiss has bobbed in and out of our radar for a while now. First announced in 2016, this dark and...