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Dauntless dev Phoenix Labs leads financing round to secure ‘a couple years of runway’
Indie developer Phoenix Labs, creator of cooperative action MMO Dauntless, announced this week that it has secured substantial funding thanks to "a Series C...
Valve’s Artifact is delaying and cropping its public beta
Sometimes, shortening beta periods is a good sign. Sometimes delays on beta are... well, perhaps not a good sign, but just a necessary one....
Magic: the Gathering Arena is now officially in open beta
It turns out that people are very excited to play trading card games in digital format. So why not play the original trading card...
Dauntless celebrates first birthday with The Middleman and matchmaking update
It's been a year now since Phoenix Labs's Monster-Hunter-inspired MMO Dauntless first commenced its closed beta testing. Now, as the game chugs along through...
The Crew 2 jolts into open beta with the help of Red Bull as Steam reviews hit ‘mostly negative’
There's the waving flag for The Crew 2's open beta test, so get out on the track this weekend and take the multiplayer's vehicles...
Ship of Heroes discusses the difference between Alpha and Beta
What makes an alpha? If your answer is "marketing jargon," you're not entirely wrong. But the team behind Ship of Heroes is going for...
Dauntless beta testers face staggering queue numbers
This just in: Dauntless is hot stuff right now!
Hopeful testers, crowding in to try Dauntless'Â new open beta, quickly racked up massive queues over the...
H1Z1 has a huge debut on PlayStation 4 with over 1.5M downloads
Could H1Z1 be saved through the PlayStation 4? There is no doubt that Daybreak is banking heavily on the battle royale title striking big...
Legends of Aria works toward June open beta
Hope you haven't booked that summer vacation just yet, because Legends of Aria would like to interest in a fantasy holiday. The studio announced...
The Daily Grind: How long is too long for early access?
Let's be real here, there's no question in anyone's mind that DayZ has been in early access far longer than it should be. By...
SoulWorker Online leaves open beta, preps for release [Update: It’s launched!]
Say farewell to SoulWorker Online's open beta -- and hello to release! Gameforge announced that the import has wrapped up its one-month-plus open beta...
TERA kicks off a second console beta on March 16
The second open beta for TERA's console edition arrives on March 16th, but if you weren't part of the first test, you won't be...
TERA recaps its first console open beta
So, how did the first open beta for TERA on consoles go? In brief, it went well. In more words... well, why not take...
TERA offers stress test rewards for this weekend’s console beta
The open beta for TERA's console edition has arrived, and as a result, the developers want the servers under pressure. It's the only way...
SoulWorker Online opens its cash shop
We already know that SoulWorker Online will not be wiping characters before its full launch, and now we find that the game is going...
SoulWorker Online will not wipe servers but will apparently be IP blocked
There are certain expectations you have when a free-to-play game is in open beta with a full launch planned for later. For example, you...
Paladins begins testing its battle royale mode and removes controversial lootboxes
While it's not as cool of a name as "Thunderdome," Paladins' Battlegrounds is still likely to attract plenty of bloodthirsty savages looking for a...
Sea of Thieves datamining hints at another faction and an open beta
The beta client for Sea of Thieves has been updated once again, but don't get your hopes up about playing it right way, as...
Dauntless lays out its seven steps to open beta
With a year of alpha and closed beta testing behind it, Dauntless turns to 2018 with an eye toward grander things. Namely, open beta...
The Stream Team: A first look at the shooter Ironsight
Massively OP's MJ may not be the most proficient with shooters, but that doesn't mean she won't give a new one a go! Someone...
