Isonzo – Alpha Sign Up

Isonzo is a new WW1 FPS from the creators of Verdun, where you face off in authentic tactical battles in the snowy peaks, rugged valleys and idyllic towns of the Italian Front.

Currently in development by M2H and Blackmill Games (creators of Verdun and Tannenberg), Isonzo combines stunning scenery and authentic WWI era tactical warfare as you fight for control of the Isonzo … Read More

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Dap – Beta Demo

Dap is a beautiful Pikmin-inspired horror action adventure where you gather and protect groups of fragile creatures (called Daps) and lead them to safety through a corrupted world.

Previously featured on Alpha Beta Gamer a year ago, in Dap you take control of a tiny creature called a Dap who is tasked with gather and rescuing other Daps from the corrupted forest world … Read More

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Floppy Knights – Beta Sign Up

Floppy Knights features a charming fusion of turn-based tactics and deck-building strategy where a young girl with a robotic arm uses floppy disks to summon knights to defeat monsters and earn cash.

Currently in development by Rose City Games (creators of The World Next Door), Floppy Knights is a turn-based tactics/deck-building hybrid that tells a coming of age story as a girl called Phoebe … Read More

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R-Type (PICO-8) – Beta Demo

R-Type (PICO-8) is a near perfect fan-made PICO-8 powered port of Irem's classic R-Type game, complete with power-ups, force sphere, music and boss battles!

Currently in development by The Roboz (creator of the excellent Masters of the Universe fighting game), this excellent port manages to faithfully recreate R-Type on the PICO-8 virtual console. The current build contains two levels (three are planned in the full … Read More

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Crowfall – Beta Sign Up (Final)

Beta sign ups have reopened for Crowfall, the PvP focused medieval fantasy MMO, with epic 100 Vs 100 player battles that can take months to complete.

Previously featured on Alpha Beta gamer way back in 2017, Crowfall has been a long time in development, but the time spent seems to be paying off and it's due for a full release on the 6th … Read More

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Blood Bowl 3 – Beta Sign Up (Playstation, Xbox, Switch & PC)

Playstation, Xbox, Switch and PC owners can now sign up for the Blood Bowl 3 Beta, to partake in some bone-crushing fantasy football based on the Warhammer Blood Bowl tabletop game.

Blood Bowl 3 sees the brutal Warhammer themed take on American Football return with all new content and gameplay based on the latest version of the board game. You'll be able to create your … Read More

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Fashion Police Squad – Beta Sign Up

Fashion Police Squad is a lighthearted first person shooter where you go to war against all manner of terrible fashion crimes – from bad suits to socks with sandals!

In Fashion Police Squad you'll step into the stylish shoes of Sergeant Des, an officer of the Fashion Police Squad who's sworn duty is to stamp out crimes against fashion. It's a single-player FPS game and … Read More

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They Always Run – Open Alpha

They Always Run is a beautifully animated cinematic action platforming adventure where a three armed bounty hunter chases down the most elusive cut-throats in the galaxy.

Currently in development by Alawar (creators of Beholder), They Always Run is a cinematic action adventure where you step into the shoes of a hardened three-armed mutant bounty hunter. You earn a living by hunting down the most … Read More

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Wild Dive – Student Game Download

Wild Dive is a fast paced first person runner where a young ferret who was raised by birds speeds through perilous obstacle courses to prove he can fly!

Created by students of Objectif 3D, in Wild Dive you take control of a rather odd looking ferret who was raised by birds on a remote tropical island. As a right of passage all birds have to … Read More

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ENDO – Beta Demo

ENDO is a whimsical psychedelic first person puzzle platforming adventure with a stop-motion-esque visual style and gameplay that focuses on physical interaction.

In ENDO your aim is to make it to the exit portal of each level, but to get there you'll need to explore and physically interact with the environment in lots of unique (and unexpected) ways. You're not given any instructions, you simply … Read More

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Endling – Beta Download

Endling is a cleverly crafted narrative-driven Sci-Fi adventure where you live within a house that automatically adapts to your preferences, with an aim of making a perfect day that's worth reliving.

In Endling you awaken in the bedroom of a pleasant looking house that's filled with IKEA-esque furniture. As you awake you're greeted by an AI voice (called IKEA) that talks to you as you … Read More

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Green With Energy – Beta Sign Up

Green With Energy is a chilled out simulation game where your aim is to build self-sufficient eco-friendly power grids for towns and cities that are dependent on fossil fuels.

In Green With Energy you'll need to balance cost, efficiency and environmental impact as you attempt to create self-sufficient power grids for different locations. To do this you'll use environmentally friendly technologies such as wind, solar … Read More

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Blood Reminds – Beta Download

Blood Reminds is a first person thriller puzzle adventure where you are a half-vampire who can relive the final moments of recently deceased people's lives and do things that alter the present.

In Blood Reminds you follow the adventure of a young half-vampire noblewoman called Elizabeth. She's recently returned to the palace that her family lived in and found that it's in ruins and everyone … Read More

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Long in the Tooth – Game Jam Build Download

Long in the Tooth is a beautifully drawn point and click adventure that follows the adventure of a toothless old man who has just discovered the Fountain of Youth.

Created for AdvJam 2021, Long in the Tooth is a lighthearted point and click adventure about an old man who has spent his life in search of the Fountain of Youth. The game starts with him … Read More

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StarCrawlers Chimera – Kickstarter Demo

StarCrawlers Chimera is a turn-based first person cyberpunk dungeon crawler where you fight your way through a futuristic research facility filled with experimental abominations, guards and robotic defenses.

Taking place in the same universe as the well received StarCrawlers, StarCrawlers Chimera is an Eye of the Beholder style grid-based dungeon crawler with tactical turn-based combat and movement. Your goal is to infiltrate a Chimera … Read More

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Were.Wolf – Student Game Download

Were.Wolf is a beautifully animated stealth action platforming adventure where a werewolf sneaks through a mysterious castle to break his curse.

In Were.Wolf you take on the role of a man who was turned into a werewolf and imprisoned in a castle. The castle owner appears to be behind it all and she has some very macabre practices. You need to sneak through the castle … Read More

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DepowerBall – Beta Sign Up

DepowerBall is a competitive multiplayer party platformer where players compete to please a Dragon Queen and when a player wins a round, the other players can choose to take away one of their abilities!

Playable with up to four players online or locally, DepowerBall is a party platformer where players all compete to feed a Dragon Queen lots of tasty treats. Each player starts the … Read More

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The Forest Quartet – Beta Demo

The Forest Quartet is a beautiful supernatural puzzle adventure where the ghost of a musician attempts to fix the corruption plaguing the souls of her bandmates in time for their final farewell concert.

In The Forest Quartet you take control of Nina – the spirit of a recently deceased lead singer of a popular band called The Forest Quartet. She was more than just the … Read More

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ANVIL – Beta Sign Up

ANVIL is an intense Sci-Fi roguelike twin-stick shooter where Vault Breakers with mechanical bodies search for the remnants of alien civilizations across the galaxy.

Playable in single-player or online co-op, ANVIL is a spectacle-filled roguelike action shooter set within galaxies of randomly generated planets. You take on the role of a Vault Breaker – skilled fighters with mechanical bodies that are rebuilt and upgraded when … Read More

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Clucky's Picnic Adventure – Alpha Download

Clucky's Picnic Adventure is a freaky first person horror game where you attempt to complete a weird glitchy video game while also fending off mutant chickens that keep breaking into your home!

In Clucky's Picnic Adventure you return home to find a note written on your TV from your son. It seems he's struggling to beat a video game and he's asked if you can … Read More

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Rocket Rumble – Open Beta

Rocket Rumble is a multiplayer racing brawler where players race and beat each other up as they compete to be the first past the finish line.

Previously featured on Alpha beta Gamer during the closed Beta sign up, Rocket Rumble is currently hosting an open Beta weekend so everyone can join in the fun. It plays a little like a blend of WipEout, … Read More

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Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2 – Alpha Demo

Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2 is a freaky stealth horror adventure which sees the murderous stuffed bunny Mr Hopp make a return, and this time he's brought some pals!

A prequel to the 2019 original, Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2 is a 2D stealth horror game about a young orphan girl named Esther, who comes into possession of a stuffed rabbit called Mr. Hopps. He's no … Read More

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Let's Build a Zoo – Steam Beta Key Giveaway

We have 5,000 Steam Beta keys to give away for Let's Build a Zoo, a Theme Park-esque zoo tycoon game where you can create over 300,000 DNA spliced animal hybrids for your visitors to enjoy.

Previously featured on Alpha Beta Gamer last month during the closed Beta sign up, Let's Build a Zoo is a zoo tycoon game that plays like a … Read More

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CipherPilot – Alpha Demo

CipherPilot is an incredibly fast and brutally tough survival racer where you race at break-neck speeds through 100+ levels of corrupted cyberspace.

The goal in each level of CipherPilot is simple – survive. It takes place in a glitchy cyberspace called "The Verse" that's being destroyed by "The Corruption". As you race through the Verse you need to stay ahead of the Corruption, while also … Read More

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Saturated Outer Space – Beta Sign Up

Saturated Outer Space is a turn-based tactical Sci-Fi adventure where you lead a team of operatives who are essentially the emergency services of space – called in to rescue galaxy citizens from fires, disasters and hostile life-forms.

In Saturated Outer Space your main aim is to save lives as you command a team of Salvation Operating Service operatives in a variety of perilous missions. Your … Read More

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Hope – Alpha Demo

Hope is a beautiful atmospheric puzzle adventure where a cute little red panda carries the last light on Earth to awaken slumbering Guardian Spirits.

In Hope you take control of a little red panda who carries the last light in a world filled with darkness. You need to use your light to help you solve a series of self-contained puzzles as you make your way … Read More

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WIREWALK()↳ – Beta Sign Up

WIREWALK()↳ is a charming looking Game Boy styled top-down action RPG adventure set in a world where a powerful virus has infected a computer systems across an entire city. And you hack into it just for fun!

In WIREWALK()↳ you follow the adventure of a roller-skating and baseball-loving hacker who has created a piece of software called The Wirewalker. This software allows her to hack … Read More

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The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest – Alpha Demo

The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest is an excellent tongue-in-cheek homage to the classic NES era Castlevania games, which sees you attempting to resurrect Count Dracula so that you can kick his ass!

In The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest you take on the role of a vampire hunting hero called Simon Quest who has set out to slay Dracula. However, when he gets to … Read More

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Hell of an Office – Beta Demo

Hell of an Office is an intense speed-running first person platformer where you run, dash and rocket-jump your way through the world's most hellish office!

In each level of Hell of an Office your aim is to traverse its bizarre landscape of fire, brimstone and office furniture. You can run and jump as in a traditional platformer, but you can also air-dash over large distances … Read More

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Spiritle – Beta Sign Up

Spiritle is a stylish turn-based tactical digital board game where forest spirits challenge each other to regain a place within the World Tree.

Playable in single-player or with up to four players, Spiritle sees forest spirits of Nature, Earth, Water and Fire battling to earn a place in the World Tree. There will be eight characters to choose from, with each player controlling a different … Read More

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Make My MMO: Crowfall cometh

This week in crowdfunded MMOs, the big news was Crowfall – yes, the MMORPG everyone Kickstarted way back in 2015 is has a real launch date, now set for July 6th. Gamers can currently access the beta freely through June 23rd using the code MOPCROWCODE. Meanwhile, Albion Online teased next week's mobile launch and next […]

ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained add Gunslinger Ancestral skills in June 10 update

Players of both ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained who have hit the pinnacle of the recently added Gunslinger skillset are going to have some new heights to climb towards soon. A tweet from the game has announced that an update coming on June 10th will be introducing Ancestral skills for the Gunslinger, as well as revamps […]

Pantheon Rise of the Fallen showcases NPC combat tactics and discusses programming in latest videos

There have been a couple of extremely lengthy videos released by Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, both of which are full of behind-the-scenes goodness for those followers of the developing MMORPG that love their granular details. First, the game's recent livestream provided a close look at how enemies will operate in combat, pointing out a […]

The Stream Team: Heading into ARK's new Genesis 2

With Genesis 2, the conclusion of the ARK story is now here. And while she's been burned by much from the game, Massively OP's MJ has been a part of it from even before the beginning, so she's here to see the end. How is the final world going to look? And how will it […]

Elite Dangerous maps out plans for three more updates in June as another player initiative is binned

At the tail end of May, the devs of Elite: Dangerous promised to share a roadmap of updates to address a number of problems with the Odyssey expansion. That roadmap has since been provided, but what it does share are mostly vague mentions and promise of "many improvements." There are a couple of specific updates […]

New World's latest region tour video features the rain-soaked Mourningdale

Hope you like dreary weather, New World fans, because the latest in the Touring Aeternum video series offers up a look at the rainy region of Mourningdale. This particular area is perpetually drenched in rain as well as filled with creature-infested ruins, but it also promises plenty of beauty to behold as well in the […]

WRUP: Hippo dance texture edition

What is the texture of a hippo dance? To understand this, we first have to understand a few important pieces of information. The first is that hippos are mammals. The second is that when a hippo is wet, it is wet on purpose. The third? Actually, that's the mammal thing again. Hold on. I think […]

The Daily Grind: What MMO music do you listen to out of the game?

The thing about video game music is that some of it is so perfectly attuned to a very specific game that it can feel weird to listen to it outside of that context. I definitely enjoy the soundtrack to a lot of games that I feel no desire to listen to again, for example; there's […]

Betawatch: We want us some Palia

Palia! It exists! We got a whole preview for it, and it looks wonderful, and people will not stop telling us about it and we want it. We all want it. I want it. You want it. Everyone on staff wants it. (Note: Anyone who is reading this and does not want it, you don't […]

The Stream Team: The secret of Zhoom in AdventureQuest 3D

The Sandsea Saga part IV has released in AQ3D, and Massively OP's MJ is raring to go! She's been tasked with wiping out the rebel leader Zhoom to earn Lord Sekt's trust. But is Zhoon really a bad guy? MJ has to find out! Join us live at 7:00 p.m. to uncover more secrets of […]

The sun is setting on Need for Speed's online offerings, Call of Duty Online in China, and multiple SUBA MMOs

I'd like to say that a roundup of impending sunsets is a first on MOP, but this is 2021, the year Gamigo sunsetted a ton of games all at once, so unfortunately it's not. First, Need for Speed World sunsetted back in 2015, but a whole bunch of older Need for Speed online titles are […]

MMOs You've Never Heard Of: Elethor, Astonia, Guardians of Cloudia, Lands of Kehliel

Let's take a peek through some MMOs you've never heard of or have totally forgotten about. The tinier and more obscure, the better, we say! Astonia MMO Fallout put Astonia back on our radar, as we hadn't mentioned it since April of last year. It was originally launched in 1998 and went through several iterations […]

Multiplayer voxelbox Elteria Adventures begins open alpha testing on Steam

Elteria Adventures, the voxel-powered building and exploration sandbox that was first announced in May 2020 and elected to wholly change its visual style in April 2021, has taken its next developmental step forward. As of this past Wednesday, the game has begun open alpha playtesting, allowing anyone to check out the game by simply clicking […]

Hearthstone adds a new mini-set and Book of Mercenaries tale, plans more single-player stories for June

Update 20.4 in Hearthstone is bringing a number of new content updates to the online CCG. As of yesterday, the game has received a new Wailing Caverns mini-set with 35 new cards for players to purchase, along with a new Book of Mercenaries free story featuring the Dranei priestess Xyrella. The update has also added […]

The Repopulation team recreated over 1100 pieces of furniture from earlier builds

Let's be honest, it's never a good sign that I forget about an MMO until I see a developer tweet about it, but in this case, The Repopulation caught my attention with good news. The MMO has been under development for years now under the stewardship of the Hero Engine team Idea Fabrik, which took […]

PlanetSide 2 outlines upcoming NSO faction updates, including opening the group to free players

The Nanite Systems Operative (NSO) faction in PlanetSide 2 has always been a unique choice, as it really isn't its own faction so much as just a set of robots that join the side of the lowest populated empire and was only available to those who have a membership to the game. Those two factors […]

Odin: Valhalla Rising gets a South Korean launch date of June 29, releases a new trailer in English

Back in May of last year we reported on the upcoming title Odin: Valhalla Rising, a new MMORPG for PC and mobile developed by Lionheart Studio and published by Kakao Games with a pretty obvious setting and some extremely kinetic-looking combat. At the time, there weren't many release details, but thanks to Kakao's virtual showcase […]

CS:GO reboots F2P business model, tucking far more behind the paywall

Valve set off a dramabomb last night with its announcement that CounterStrike: Global Offensive would be dramatically changing its business model. The company essentially walked back the free-to-play model it's run in CSGO for the last three years, saying that "bad actors" have abused the free-play content to "hurt the experience of both new and […]

The Soapbox: MMO monetization that complements poor game design makes us all losers

I have a problem: As much as I enjoy games, I can see that many online and multiplayer games are becoming designed more poorly in order to sell themselves as a service, and they're getting better at the selling part without necessarily being worthy of it. With the latter, I'm fine buying DLC or paying […]

ARK Survival Evolved's Genesis Part 2, the 'bridge' to the ARK sequel, is finally live

As promised, ARK Survival Evolved has finally rolled out part two of its massive Genesis update, which essentially puts a capstone on the game's entire plotline; it's being sold as a "narrative bridge" between ARK and ARK II, with new missions, new critters (natch), new loot, and new biomes, including the "innards of the ever-expanding […]

World of Warcraft offers a preview of what will be required for flight in Shadowlands

Patch 9.1 for World of Warcraft will bring with it the coveted ability to fly in the game's expansion areas, but what will be required to get there? Not a whole heck of a lot, really, but you'd better be ready ahead of time by being done with the Covenant campaign and having your Renown already […]

Star Citizen talks about the creation of the Bengal carrier and hosts a competition to celebrate Pride

During the Invictus Launch Week event in Star Citizen, fans were treated to a special arrival as part of the UEE Navy's show of might: the Bengal carrier in all its fully functional glory, which happens to be the focus of this week's episode of Inside Star Citizen. In the video we learn about the […]

Bloomberg takes a look at the growing presence of 'Blizzard 2.0'

By this point everyone has had time to read and analyze that lengthy piece on IGN about Blizzard as a company in turmoil, wracked by changes in leadership and corporate culture over time. But what about the growing force of developers who have left? A new piece on Bloomberg takes a look at what is […]

Neverwinter's new Bard is accompanied by a massive level squish from 80 to 20

Earlier this week, Neverwinter announced that it was working on a brand-new class, its first since 2016: the Bard, described as a "stylish fighter who uses the power of song to enhance their allies and defeat their enemies" and "daring heroes who possess the ability to weave magic into their swords and use music to […]

New World nerfs experience and buffs character appearance in its June alpha

With less than three months to launch, Amazon's New World is putting the last touches on the playtest. This week, the studio's dropped the first part of its June alpha update, and it's got much more than the 1209 bug fixes at the tippy-top of the patch notes. Notably, character progression has been retouched again […]

The Daily Grind: What's the weirdest gameplay myth that persists in your favorite MMO?

My husband is an avid Overwatch player, and the other day he pointed out to me that Blizzard has, in spite of its foibles, absolutely nailed the matchmaking algorithm: For him, with almost 9000 (!) matches played, it's within 1% of 50:50 wins to losses. But, he noted, there's apparently a persistent myth among Overwatch […]

Massively Overthinking: Do you associate music with memory in MMOs?

The other night, I tried to log in to the Star Wars Galaxies emu and the music hit me hard. See, I play SWG Legends almost every day, but I play with the music and sound off since I often have more than one toon logged in and that can get raucous quickly. So I […]

SEED moves development updates to its blog, seeks creative director

Were you a fan of SEED's update videos? Those aren't necessarily going away exactly, but the devs at Klang Games did announce that future production updates would be in blog format going forward. "You, our community, mean everything to us. That's why we want to offer you a front row seat on the magnificent madness […]

Craftopia updates its roadmap with plans for level cap increases, pet systems, creative mode, and guns

Yes, you read that right. Craftopia has big plans on its roadmap, and its next update planned on June 23rd is adding fun stuff like a pet system, a new map, a first increase to the game's level cap, and quests offering experience. Moving past that, however, the update coming in either August or September is […]

Gloria Victis makes a number of adjustments to resource gathering in latest update

Gloria Victis — the actual sandbox MMO, not the spinoff game — has recently put out an update that makes a wide variety of changes to the game's resource gathering and economy in an effort to encourage more resource gathering and fighting over resource-rich territory. First off, gatherers can now find location specialization details at […]

Blankos Block Party moves out of open beta and into 'early access soft launch'

When is a launch product not a launch product but is also sort of a launch product? When it moves from open beta into a self-described "early access soft launch," of course! Such is the case for Blankos Block Party, which began its next phase of kinda-release as of yesterday. In terms of gameplay, the […]

Final Fantasy XI heads to Aht Urhgan for the next step of the Voracious Resurgencce

It's time for players in Final Fantasy XI to head back to the Near East with the upcoming June version update for the game. What's in Aht Urhgan? Why, the next stage of the ongoing Voracious Resurgence story content, naturally! This will see players dealing with the infamous mercenary leader Naja Salaheem, a familiar face to […]

Closers holds a number of gift-giving events and plans to reset unused character names

It appears that Closers is very eager to hand out free stuff to its players as the multiplayer action title has a few gift-giving events on tap. Starting today and only running for 24 hours, players who login can get a celebration box in honor of the character Seha's birthday. Also starting today is another […]

Star Wars The Old Republic lists dates for a number of returning events in June

For those who have already made the Dark Descent in Star Wars: The Old Republic, perhaps you're looking for a few events to zest up your June playtime. Lucky for you, there's a calendar of events. Unlucky for you, they're pretty much all reruns. Unless you missed out on previous event goodies, in which case, […]

V Rising is an upcoming multiplayer survival sandbox with a vampiric twist

We all just sort of assume that being a vampire isn't easy, what with the need to regularly drink blood from live prey, avoid the sunlight, and amuse yourself through the burden of eternal life. With the advent of the multiplayer survival title V Rising, however, we can all perhaps appreciate just how hard vampiric […]

EVE Echoes' Exploration update launches tomorrow with new CONCORD pass after a slight COVID delay

EVE Echoes has some good news and some bad news. The good news is that the Exploration Update is big and still coming. The bad news here is that the patch was delayed from its launch yesterday to Friday thanks to the pandemic that continues to wreak havoc around the world. "Due to the impact […]

World of Warcraft updates Torghast mechanics and some soulbinds on the 9.1 test server

The Empowered mechanic added to World of Warcraft's Torghast was not the most beloved mechanic added to an already not-beloved bit of content, so it's been changed with the most recent patch. Where previously the mechanic worked more like a hot streak bar with timing, players will now have the mechanic work more as an accumulated […]

Vague Patch Notes: The specter of MMO burnout and what it means

Lately, I've been thinking a lot about burnout. This is due in no small part to the fact that I am majorly burnt out in a few areas, most notably here. Yes, I said here. Lately, I've been going through a phase where it's harder to find the inspiration to write and find something new […]

Bless Unleashed pushed back its PC launch for further polish improvements

If you've been eagerly waiting for the full launch of Bless Unleashed on PC, you're going to have to wait just a little bit longer. A new letter to the community from head of development Koven Park reveals that the game is delaying the full launch to make further improvements and adjustments to the PC launch, […]

Desert Oasis: Why Black Desert Online is my favorite MMO

It's crazy how fast two years go by, but it's how long I've been running this column. I've interviewed the lead producer Jaehee Kim, provided a sneak preview to popular (and profitable) content, and showed some love to the game's beautiful server chat. Heck, I even pushed to give it the 2020 MMO of the […]

Crowfall officially launches July 6 – here's your code to get into the beta

It's official: Crowfall is finally launching. July 6th is the big day. The MMORPG was Kickstarted back in 2015 and has been on quite a ride; it was meant to soft-launch many years ago and has been delayed repeatedly, but the last year in particular has seen the game boost both its genre profile and its content offerings […]

Palia is a new 'community simulation MMO' from former Blizzard and Riot devs

A few weeks ago, I attended a press event for a new game assuming I would not be impressed by the offerings. Instead, I came away thinking that not only do I want this game, but my kids are going to want this game, and a lot of our readers are going to want this […]

Elite Dangerous Odyssey's second fix-filled update addresses UI issues, occlusion culling, and more

Another fix-loaded update for Elite: Dangerous has been released today, tackling another round of game-wide fixes primarily for Odyssey but also with some adjustments to Horizons. The update touches on a wide variety of portions of the game once more, whether it's rendering, lighting and visual effects, and sound among others. Some of the larger […]

Guild Wars 2 has made both chunks of The Dragon's Reach freely claimable for a week

Let this serve as your weekly reminder to log yourself right on into Guild Wars 2 and get some free stuff. Specifically, ArenaNet is handing out more free episodes from the long long ago, so if your account doesn't have 'em, you should go scoop them up. On deck this week are The Dragon's Reach […]

The Daily Grind: Do you get impatient with new MMO content?

The advantage to having a job that takes place at home and centers around video games is the fact that it's pretty easy to not just take time away from that job to blow through new content but actually justify it as work. "Sorry, I couldn't do the dishes, I had to level up this […]

MMO Business Roundup: Chicken Drumstick, 9000 zombies, Valorant Mobile, Pantheon hiring, Secret World's novels

Welcome back to our semi-regular roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent gaming industry news. Chicken Drumstick: Yes, I'm afraid this is a real thing. Vice's Motherboard blog has a massive piece of reporting up on the video games cheat empire dubbed Chicken Drumstick that apparently made as much as $70M ruining PUBG Mobile. The news itself […]

Minecraft Dungeons releases the Hidden Depths DLC and introduces a Raid Captain enemy for all players

You know what Minecraft Dungeons needs? More underwater terrors to threaten players because the deep sea is full of horrible eldritch-like life. Enter the Hidden Depths DLC, which went live this past Thursday and brought along with it all of the awfulness of the deep ocean in the form of new monsters lurking in three […]

Genshin Impact adds a new island area and hits the Epic Games Store on June 9

This coming Sunday, June 9th, will see players of Genshin Impact hit the waves to take on a threat to Klee's stuffed animal charm. There's also probably some other wider dangers, too, but the upcoming Midsummer Island Adventure update is effectively kicked off by that threat. In this next version update, players will be able […]

Dual Universe talks up patch 0.25 improvements, discusses docking revamps, and shows off a massive player ship

The month of June is now upon us, which means that Dual Universe's May newsletter is available for reading in case anyone missed any features from the space sandbox over the past 31 days. The bulletin leads off with a nod towards the optimizations applied in patch 0.25 while also offering up one player's 4K […]

Old School RuneScape proposes ranged meta changes and delays its next update as RuneScape unveils a new Yak Track

It's yet another loaded week of news for both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape. We'll start with OSRS' proposal for ranged weapon meta changes, which feature a heavy focus on several adjustments to the Toxic Blowpipe and several varieties of darts, as well as the Crystal Bow, the Bow of Faerdhinen, and a number of […]