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Betawatch: World of Warcraft heads for another expansion test cycle with The War Within
Like Oscar Isaac folding his arms and lowering his head with an exasperated sigh, we must report to you that somehow, World of Warcraft testing has returned. If you consider testing for the next ...
Past Fate projects early access launch sometime in the third or fourth quarter of this year
Currently, the sandbox MMORPG Past Fate is in a closed alpha state (except for when it deigns to run open alpha tests). It would appear that developer Icy North is ready to move to its next step ...
Post-layoffs, Palia is celebrating its alpha anniversary with a new buyable bundle
We’ve all been figuratively holding our breaths to see what would happen with Palia after the last month of mess, and now the game is taking a few tentative steps forward – but maybe not the ...
World of Warcraft adds videos and Q&A on the War Within, dynamic flight, and more
We hope you World of Warcraft fans brought a big appetite for The War Within this week because Blizzard doesn’t seem in the mood to shut up this week about this fall’s expansion as it sits on...
The Quinfall will let you dress up your horse and have a hornet for a pet
Gameplay videos are continuing to spill out from Quinfall, this time granting curious players a look at the current pet and mount systems that will be in the MMORPG. The footage begins with a pee...
Last Oasis, four years in early access, finally releases its modkit and teases season 6 (again)
Last Oasis has been a side-eye magnet in the MMO world for a few years now. The “woodpunk” survival MMORPG had the misfortune to launch into early access in March 2020, right as the west was ...
World of Warcraft opens beta signups for The War Within
The hour of testing has arrived for World of Warcraft’s next expansion… well, sort of. The hour of signing up for the hour of testing has arrived. More accurately the hours of testing, but…...
https://massivelyop.com/2024/04/15/world-of-warcraft-opens-beta-signups-for-the-war-within/
SMITE 2’s founder’s editions will get you into this spring’s alpha tests
Momentum is gathering behind SMITE 2, Hi-Rez’s next entry in its hit MOBA franchise. One sign of this is the sale of Founder’s Editions, which went live on Monday and offer benefits for both ...
Albion Online is shaken to its Foundations with today’s massive territory update
While Albion Online is currently in the middle of open beta for the Albion Europe server – players have just under nine days to go until that server has officially launched – there’s plenty...
Betawatch: Echoes of Elysium is unveiled as a new project from Loric Games
Do you really want a survival sandbox to play but insist that you must be allowed to build vehicles for navigating the sky while doing so? And do you further insist that those vehicles cannot be ...
Ultima Online’s publish 117 sends players scavenging for pirate hats on the high seas
The release of Ultima Online’s publish 117 to the live servers isn’t far off now, as the third set of patch notes hit the test server this past week. The central focus of the update is the hi...
PlayStation players are flooding the Sea of Thieves PS5 closed beta servers
Sea of Thieves officially rolled into closed beta on PlayStation 5 early this morning, continuing its forked path far away from the exclusivity it once had. Access to the event, which runs from t...
After months of retooling, Evercore Heroes comes back as a three-player co-op roguelite
Back in October 2022, we were all first introduced to Evercore Heroes, an isometric “competitive PvE” title that tasked opposing teams with completing PvE combat objectives as fast as possibl...
Co-op roguelike 33 Immortals debuts new gameplay trailer and announces May 24 closed beta
Last June one of the Not So Massively games we highlighted was 33 Immortals, a co-op action roguelike from Canadian developer Thunder Lotus that lets up to 33 players team up to fight their way o...
Albion Europe flings open the doors to its open beta – yes, everyone can play now
European MMORPG gamers – and really any gamer looking for a fresh start – will find the doors of Albion Online’s new European server thrown wide open today as the open beta has begun. Unlik...
Last week’s massive Palia layoffs included waaaay too many senior Singularity 6 staff
As Palia players continue to reel from last week’s news that Singularity 6 had laid off 35% of its team, the staff are continuing to organize on behalf of their fellow devs – and that’s giv...
Betawatch: Palia’s layoffs, Ghost’s preview, Alganon’s revival
We aren’t exactly thrilled with the way that Palia’s development team has been dancing hither and yon around the title of beta recently, but that sure as heck doesn’t mean any of us wanted ...
https://massivelyop.com/2024/04/05/betawatch-palias-layoffs-ghosts-preview-alganons-revival/
Sea of Thieves confirms crossplay and cross-progression for PS5 version
With Sea of Thieves inching closer to its April 30th launch on PlayStation 5, the team at Rare has decided to pull together an FAQ full of enlightening answers, particularly in the case of how th...
Pax Dei’s upcoming 100K-player alpha announces server info to help groups and guilds plan
The days are counting down to Pax Dei’s second alpha test, officially dubbed the “Wilderness Alpha” and scheduled to kick off this April 23rd. As the studio plans to open this up to “at l...
Ready or not, PvP sandbox Reign of Guilds has launched into early access
After six years of development, Reign of Guilds opened its doors to early access and live operation. The Russian PvP sandbox is a medieval-style MMO with all the hardcore trappings including frie...
Once Human finally enters its latest closed beta for PC after a couple of delays
After a rescheduling and then a day-of false start, the PC multiplayer closed beta for the post-apocalypse survival shooter Once Human has begun at last, kicking off last night at around 10:00 p....
Palia studio Singularity 6 has been hit by layoffs – 35% of the team impacted
(This article has been updated with S6’s statement at the end; the original piece is as follows.) Palia studio Singularity 6’s frustrating deceptions regarding the beta status of the game on ...
https://massivelyop.com/2024/04/05/palia-studio-singularity-6-has-apparently-been-hit-by-layoffs/
Massively Overthinking: Would you pay for a Guild Wars 1 revival?
WoodenPotatoes had a fun video this past weekend about Classic Guild Wars 1, and I fully admit I clicked on it just to hear the music again, but I’m glad I did because he cycles through a bunch...
https://massivelyop.com/2024/04/04/massively-overthinking-would-you-pay-for-a-guild-wars-1-revival/
The Quinfall drops new gameplay overview videos, closes CBT applications April 10
The Quinfall, aka the MMORPG with the loftiest aspirations yet, is in a show and tell mood recently, as the game’s YouTube channel has come alive with a pair of preview videos that provide some...
Greg ‘Ghostcrawler’ Street’s Fantastic Pixel Castle delivers a prototype peek of Project Ghost
It may not have an official name yet, but Fantastic Pixel Castle’s Ghost has a face of sorts. This week, the Greg Street-run studio delivered its first development blog and sneak peek of the pr...
Post-apoc multiplayer shooter Once Human launches its multiplayer beta on PC today
Over the past couple of years we’ve kept a weather eye on Once Human, a multiplayer post-apocalyptic survival shooter from NetEase-owned Starry Studio that pitches players into a “weird” wo...
EverQuest II announces a new 2006-era progression server called Origins, hitting beta in May
The latest EverQuest II producer’s letter has arrived, and while the majority of it is recap of things you already knew about – like the PAX East panel and last week’s abruptly implemented ...
Almost five years after killing Player Studio, Daybreak wants to revive a Creator Program
It’s weird enough to see a Daybreak press release in my inbox, but this one threw me for a loop as it’s for a game that everyone always forgets Daybreak publishes: Magic the Gathering Online....
Albion Online kicks off European server closed beta for founder pack buyers
Albion Online fans who preordered with a founder pack for the Albion Europe server launch later this month are off and away into closed beta as of today – and really, it doesn’t sound all tha...
Throne & Liberty’s next global beta remains under NDA, tests combat and trading
We’re just a week away from Throne & Liberty’s next big global test run, and ahead of the event, Amazon has released a dev blog outlining what players can expect. Assuming you get in, anyway;...
For Science: EVE Online’s Project Discovery initiative opens signups for mobile testing
At EVE Fanfest last fall, CCP Games announced that its latest Project Discovery push would essentially set EVE Online players to training AI in the pursuit of curing cancer – as well as that it...
Eternal Tombs opens a one-day playtest on Steam – here’s how to get in and play
Eternal Tombs – the MMO formerly known as War of Dragnorox and currently known as the MMO that’s trying to bring back a new era of GM-led live content in the genre – has officially opened i...
Fight or Kite: Predecessor’s open beta brings back MOBA action and a heap of nostalgia
The newest, brightest pupil from the School for Extraordinary MOBAs has arrived for your gaming pleasure. Predecessor launched in early access last week, bringing a ton of click-click-clicking ov...
Chrono Odyssey pitches its time travel format, announces that it’s coming to the Epic Store
In case you haven’t devoured every GDC panel from the recent trade show, Chrono Studios popped up during the State of Unreal presentation to give a five-minute update about the development of i...
Second Life begins beta testing terrain updates, 2K textures, and mirrors for creators
The toolset for creative players of Second Life is seeing a number of interesting updates, as the sandbox is running some beta tests that try out terrain and texture updates along with the additi...
Monster & Memories has only cost $70K to date – from the devs’ pockets
In addition to providing a roadmap to early access in 2026 and beyond, retro-themed Monsters & Memories candidly discussed how much money it’s cost to build the MMORPG to date. Spoiler if you h...
https://massivelyop.com/2024/04/01/monster-memories-has-only-cost-70k-to-date-from-the-devs-pockets/
Pantheon Rise of the Fallen’s second pre-alpha season, The Mouth of Madness, arrives today
While it’s no surprise that Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is still quite a ways out, Visionary Realms is continuing to find ways to provide its financial supporters an early crack at the game �...
Betawatch: Throne & Liberty begins signups for its global open beta
It seemed like we would never again hear about Throne & Liberty, given how long globally oriented comms had been silence, but that was not the case. Yes, at long last the game has announced that ...
https://massivelyop.com/2024/03/29/betawatch-throne-liberty-begins-signups-for-its-global-open-beta/
Aquatic survival MMO Age of Water addresses comms, PvP, and gamepads ahead of next month’s launch
If Age of Water’s been flowing right past you without getting your attention, maybe it’s time to dive right into this interesting-looking aquatic survival MMO — especially as it’s releasi...
RuneScape-inspired Brighter Shores plans AFK character advancement
Ever since hearing how one of Jagex’s co-founders is bringing a cozy RuneScape-like MMO to us later this year, we’ve been keenly interested to hear any details about what Brighter Shores will...
Monsters and Memories hopes to launch into early access by the start of 2026
Does it help or hurt to know that a wishlisted game now has a release date — and that this date is still almost two years away? That’s the question that retro-themed MMO Monsters & Memories f...
Paragon-spinoff Predecessor has soft launched into F2P open beta early access on Steam (and everywhere else)
Predecessor – the latest shooter spawned from the ashes of Epic Games’ defunct MOBA Paragon – has officially launched into open beta today on a list of platforms as long as my arm: PC, Stea...
Cozy MMO Palia handwaves its bizarre beta obfuscation on the grounds that it’s free-to-play
Yesterday, we recapped the ongoing drama with Singularity 6’s cozy mini-MMO, Palia. The short version is that the game hit beta last summer and has been launching on different platforms ever si...
The Stream Team: Making a return trip to Palia as part of its Steam platform release
The open beta of Palia has hit new shores as the cozy multiplayer title launched on Steam this week, which is good enough of an excuse as any for MOP’s Chris to peer back in and wander around t...
PSA: Palia is still in open beta and should be flagged that way on Steam too
If you’ve been watching our coverage of Palia over the last few articles, you’ll know we’ve had to keep pointing out an inconvenient fact: Palia is still in open beta. It has never launched...
Throwback MMO Scars of Honor posts a wrap-up video for its sixth playtest
Even though its Kickstarter fizzled earlier this month, throwback MMORPG Scars of Honor and its studio, Beast Burst Entertainment, continue to forge forward. In fact, the project just wrapped up ...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 463: WoW’s pirates storm the gangplank
Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV Dawntrail, the Riot MMO, WoW Plunderstorm, the state of Cryptic and its MMOs (Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, Champions Online), ArcheAge 2's delay, Path of Exile 2's...
Throne and Liberty finally opens signups for April 10 global beta
Finally, here we go! Amazon and NCsoft announced this afternoon that they’re finally moving forward on Throne & Liberty’s western testing process after truncating it last year and leaving us ...
Grand Theft Auto VI’s development reportedly hit by internal delays
It could very well be that Rockstar wishes it had never publicly announced Grand Theft Auto VI at this point. It was bad enough when fans learned that they weren’t going to see that latest entr...
Palia expands its open beta to Steam today alongside Temple of the Roots and flora update
If you have been waiting for cozy mini-MMO Palia to come to Steam – as I have – then your wait is over today, as today the game makes it official debut on Valve’s platform. Good news, folks...