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Betawatch: Sea of Thieves hits closed beta (January 26, 2018)
It was foretold, and then it happened. Sea of Thieves hit its closed beta this week with play anywhere functionality fully intact. The bad...
Sea of Thieves extends closed beta through January 31
As we've been documenting, Sea of Thieves' closed beta test has proved to be both incredibly popular and incredibly unreliable since starting earlier this...
Sea of Thieves fans decipher a fix for a common beta error… if you don’t mind getting a refund and rebuying
The seas of closed beta be choppy ones for the stoutest ship to navigate, but many captains who seek the blue in Sea of...
Sea of Thieves’ closed beta is live but in choppy waters
Sea of Thieves' closed beta for PC and Xbox One kicked off earlier today, and it's not going that well. Or rather, it's going...
The Black Death backs up and unloads a dump truck of beta info
No skimpy dev diary for you today, Black Death fans, because this studio is getting downright serious about sharing its progress on the beta...
Albion Online kicks off its mobile testing on Apple devices
One of the big selling points for Albion Online right out of the gate was the promise of a game that could be played...
Sea of Thieves’ ‘bespoke experience’ closed beta begins Wednesday with Xbox Play Anywhere fully functional
Avast and so on, pirate MMO fiends: Sea of Thieves' closed beta is almost here. As Rare reminded us this morning, the closed beta...
Betawatch: Chronicles of Elyria hit with sizable layoffs (January 19, 2018)
So it looks like things are not all roses and light behind the scenes for Chronicles of Elyria, as the studio has apparently let...
Sea of Thieves talks about closed beta preparations and future plans
With the pre-orders going on, closed beta coming next week, and launch arriving in March, Sea of Thieves and its team has a lot...
Betawatch: Sea of Thieves heads to closed beta cove later this month (January 12, 2018)
Avast, feast your eyes here, ye swabbies: Sea of Thieves be settin' sail for the waters of closed beta on the 24th of January...
Blade & Soul previews its anniversary update and tailor shop in new videos
Video previews of patches are like a chance to try before you buy. Except that you aren't really trying so much as you're watching...
‘X’ marks Sea of Thieves’ closed beta on January 24
A bottle just washed up on the shore of Massively OP's treasure island, and tucked inside of it was a note that informed us...
Betawatch: A new year, a new closed beta (January 5, 2018)
Here we are, in the untamed wilderness of 2018! It feels a lot like 2017 so far, except that it's a year later. Also,...
Global Adventures trots into closed beta, lures players in with promises of rewards
Is one of your 2018 resolutions to try new games? Well here's one that looks pretty interesting, and it just went into closed beta.
Global...
Betawatch: The preparation for the next year (December 29, 2017)
The last week of the year is always a time of anticipation and a fair amount of "let's get this dumb year finished already,"...
The Crew 2 opens up beta signups
If you are deeply and personally invested in The Crew 2, it must have been sad news for you when the game got delayed....
The best Massively OP streams of 2017
As captain of our Stream Team, Massively OP's MJ Guthrie and Larry Everett were joined by Andrew Ross this year to play zillions of...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2017
Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's regular recap of what's going on in crowdfunded MMOs, which we do specifically...
Betawatch: Holiday testing, ho ho ho (December 22, 2017)
It's holiday time, and that means everyone is leaving the offices early now. Except for those of us who work from home, because we...
Sea of Thieves invites you on board the party boat
With the closing of the year comes the closing of Sea of Thieves' technical alpha test. As Rare prepares for the beta in January,...