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The MOP Up: War Thunder helps the US Army train in quarantine
How is the US Army training during this era of COVID-19? By playing video games, of course!
War Thunder said in a press release, "We...
Betawatch: Population Zero’s early access is here
Yes, it's true, Population Zero marched its way into early access this past week. It then promptly apologized for how the early access launch...
Population Zero apologizes for technical and DLC snafus following early access launch
"No sugar-coating and straight to the point - please accept our sincere apologies for how the launch of Early Access has gone so far."...
The MOP Up: Twin Saga blossoms into spring
Spring has blossomed in Twin Saga, with the huge Update 25 bringing a new Senshi quest, the Trade Fjord and Fairy Valley zones, the...
Betawatch: Chronicles of Elyria insists it’s totally still in development
So... about Chronicles of Elyria. Yes, it has laid off its entire staff and the studio founder announced that it was shuttering. But it...
No, the Valorant influencers running all those stream giveaways aren’t being paid by Riot
We've talked before about how Valorant has been making big numbers on Twitch spurred mostly by beta keys being dished out for watching streams,...
Betawatch: Star Citizen gets a nice guide to everything not in its next alpha patch
So, the bad news for Star Citizen fans is that some features of its next major patch are being removed, and by "some" we...
Blue Protocol’s beta test starts with delays, heavy demand, and some notable software scanning
The Blue Protocol beta finally started up! But it started up a bit later than expected because it turns out... lots of people wanted...
Blue Protocol dates its next closed beta test in Japan for April 23
When we last peeked in on Blue Protocol, the Japanese MMORPG was beginning to ramp up its next round of beta testing with 5,000...
Betawatch: Shadow Arena’s final beta test is happening now
It's the final countdown! Wait... no, I'm sorry, it's not a countdown at all. It's the actual final beta test for Shadow Arena and...
Realm of the Mad God’s remastered Unity edition, Exalt, is now in open beta
Realm of the Mad God is one of those MMOs that are hard to quantify, being part retro-pixel shooter and part permadeath MMO in...
Riot Games talks about the tech that keeps Valorant running smoothly and free of wallhack cheats
Riot Games is all in on making sure Valorant is one of the better-running and protected competitive FPS titles in the industry, and they're...
Betawatch: WoW’s Shadowlands hits alpha, Virtuverse moves to public testing
Yes, after all the waiting, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands was announced to be going into alpha testing and then finally did so. If you...
Livestreams of Valorant’s closed beta broke a Twitch viewership record (because people wanted free keys)
Riot Games' multiplayer FPS Valorant was in a limited closed beta this past Tuesday, and there were a whole lot of people tuning in...
Amazon’s MMO New World just delayed launch from May to August 25
Amazon's New World isn't going to make its planned May launch, as you've probably already guessed, given the fact that spring was supposed to...
Blue Protocol to add another 5000 players to its Japanese closed beta test
Blue Protocol appears to be ready to ramp up the numbers in its ongoing closed beta test. The game's official site announced today that...
Betawatch: Ascent Infinite Realm rebranded to Elyon during beta
Rebranding is one of those things that always feels like a bigger deal than it might be but also easy to under-sell by accident....
Grab a key for Shadow Arena’s final beta, courtesy of Pearl Abyss and MOP
As we've been covering, Pearl Abyss is gearing up for a 2020 release of Shadow Arena, the standalone battle royale based on Black Desert's...
Phantasy Star Online 2 provides closed beta players with rewards for participation
Technically speaking, Phantasy Star Online 2 is currently still in beta testing, but since it's an open beta test it's close enough to "launch"...
Valorant’s closed beta starts next week, while Runeterra improves its economy
In a bid to make all of the video games in the known universe, Riot Games is juggling several major projects right now. Its...
