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Stars Reach moves its pre-alpha testing from single worlds to multiple worlds
The first thing to note is that Stars Reach, if you hadn't know this, takes place in space. The second thing to note once...
EverQuest II brings GU125 to the beta server on March 26
Did you know that if all of EverQuest II's game updates were chicken eggs, this latest one would be the 125th egg? That's a...
Corepunk plans for its next test phase starting November 4
Good news, Corepunk fans: The game's next phase will be starting pretty soon on November 4th and will have significantly more people involved in...
Nightingale recaps its most recent playtest and dishes on future plans
So how did playtesting go for Nightingale during its June event? Well, the latest video from Inflexion Games definitely seems pretty positive, although there's...
Trove announces plans for a weekend network test intended to ‘help shape the future’ of the MMO
Psst. Hey, Trove player. Yeah, you. You wanna "help shape the future" of your colorful little voxelbox world? Then you should totally check out...
New World video talks test server phases and why buggy patches still sometimes happen
It's not exactly a secret or even controversial to state that New World has had some glitchy releases over its lifespan. Heck, it's not...
The Wagadu Chronicles plans its third alpha test for March 13 with signups open now
It's just about time for fans and testers alike to stop in with The Wagadu Chronicles to see what the game has been up...
Throne and Liberty heads down the final stretch of pre-launch testing
NCsoft's Throne and Liberty may finally be arriving at the end of a very (very) long road of development and testing: Korea IT Times...
Old School RuneScape celebrates Halloween with a new event while putting more gameplay modes in testing
If your Halloween experience isn't complete without low-poly ghosts drifting around and making theoretically spooky sounds, you're going to want to check out Old...
Overwatch 2 will not have a third round of beta testing ahead of its launch in October
The saga of Overwatch 2 from launch until present is an interesting one in terms of scope and content throughout the years since its...
Fallout 76 talks up the alien invasion event on PTS and doubles SCORE point earnings
Alien invasions are coming to the wasteland of Fallout 76's Appalachia, but first they've got to go through some testing sessions to make sure...
Star Wars: The Old Republic opens up testing for Veteran difficulty in the Elom flashpoint
There is a lot of stuff to test right now on Star Wars: The Old Republic's public test servers. Do you want even more to test out?...
The Daily Grind: What’s the earliest test phase you’ve ever played for an MMO?
An early test phase for any MMO has one major drawback, and that's the simple fact that it's not anywhere close to being ready...
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis opens up client downloads for its beta test via the Windows Store
Eager for the Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis closed beta? The good news is that it's just around the corner, with invites already going...
New test strings hint that The Burning Crusade Classic may be arriving as soon as May 18
The machinery behind the scenes at Blizzard is moving fast on the classic version of the first World of Warcraft expansion, The Burning Crusade, and there's...
SEED offers a brief peek at gameplay and discusses QA as it prepares for wider testing
The colonization sandbox MMO SEED is inching closer to inviting players to start testing the game out, and getting to that point takes some...
Steam appears to be testing out a Playtest button on its game pages
Wouldn't it be easier to just sign up for beta testing and playtesting events via Steam instead of other means? Yes, it would. And...
Catan: World Explorers is now up for beta in New Zealand
In order for Catan: World Explorers to be properly beta tested, people are going to need to go outside and play it. Fortunately for...
Gatewalkers is a new co-op survival ARPG hosting an alpha test on Steam now
Smash things, survive things, go through procedurally generated worlds, repeat. That's the core gameplay loop for Gatewalkers, a new game described as a co-op...
The Daily Grind: Which long-in-testing MMOs should just toughen up and launch already?
I like a lot of the stuff that Warframe does, but it still sparks anger in me when someone reminds me that the game is technically...