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World of Warcraft Classic launches August 26, with CBT tomorrow and stress tests beginning next week
Here we go, folks: World of Warcraft Classic is now set to launch on August 27th - actually, in the US, it's the evening...
Betawatch: New World shuts its testing doors for mysterious changes
This is probably fine: Amazon's New World will soon move from its test state of "everyone in the test can play whenever" to "no one...
Check out some video of the power in Peria Chronicles’ character creator
The first round of testing for long-awaited cel-shaded MMOÂ Peria Chronicles has arrived, running until May 12th. But does the game's distinct graphical style mean...
Japanese naval vessels are coming to War Thunder
As part War Thunder's effort to include every single combat vehicle ever designed by every major nation in the entire world, another research tree...
Betawatch: Star Citizen is sending you to space for free this weekend
It's time to go take a spin in Star Citizen because that game is free, free flying. (Thank you, Tom Petty.) Yes, everyone can jump in and...
Betawatch: Bless Unleashed enters beta testing on the Xbox One
If you own an Xbox One and would like Bless Online Without Quite So Much Bless Online In It, you're in luck! Bless Unleashed is testing on...
Closed beta for Bless Unleashed on Xbox One begins this weekend
There's been no shortage of video footage touting the game's arrival as well as impressions from the floor of games conventions, but now is...
Betawatch: Peria Chronicles is actually heading to beta, gosh
This one's personally important to me. Peria Chronicles is a game that looked very interesting to me from the moment it was revealed and...
Peria Chronicles has announced its first test phase starting on May 9
After a long silence, it looks like Peria Chronicles is finally moving into a state of active testing! Or it is soon, anyhow; registration for...
Betawatch: The Cycle kicks off a weekly playtest cadence
Technical alpha testing for The Cycle has reached a conclusion, and that means that the developers are moving into the next phase of development...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation shares notes on nodes
The developers behind Ashes of Creation aren't about to let a little thing like delays prevent them from telling you a bunch of details...
Crowdfunding begins for action combat sandbox MMO Oath
Hello from the land of grand promises and positively roiling cynicism that is Kickstarter! Today we're casting a quick spotlight on Oath, an all...
Betawatch: The Elder Scrolls Blades is accessible early on mobile and no you won’t like the business model
Here's the news that has had our staff chat in a tizzy this week:Â The Elder Scrolls Blades is now in early access on mobile...
Warframe of Mind: Celebrating six years of Space Ninja history
Happy birthday! Warframe commemorated its sixth anniversary this week (or last week, depending on which date you go by), and that means it's time...
Indie hacking MMO Spycursion admits defeat on Kickstarter, but game development will continue
We've been tracking the Kickstarter for upcoming hacking MMO Spycursion for several weeks now, and it's coming down to its last two days. And...
Betawatch: Guardians of Ember enters open beta again for the first time
Hey, neat, Guardians of Ember is in open beta! Wait, didn't that already happen? Well, yes, but that was before Insel Games managed to get...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation wants itself some big organized PvP fights
So Ashes of Creation is delaying its testing phase, that's not a big deal. The game still has plans for nice big and meaty...
Betawatch: Torchlight Frontiers hits its third alpha so hard it breaks all the NDAs
Yes, you read that right. Torchlight Frontiers hit its NDA so hard that it done broke. There's no NDA for the third alpha test,...
MMO Business Roundup: Skyrim’s multiplayer mod mess, Neural MMO, and the rise of Overwatch League
Welcome back to another roundup of stuff happening in the gaming business world relevant to MMOers. Remember Skyrim Together, the multiplayer Skyrim mod that...
Ascent: Infinite Realm’s SEA closed beta begins April 25th
The SEA closed beta for Bluehole Studio's upcoming fantasy-steampunk MMO Ascent: Infinite Realm will begin on April 25th, according to a recent announcement from...