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Betawatch: Pantheon previews primal and possibly problematic PvP
So the Pantheon crew is preparing to add PvP, but the devs are quick to point out that this is raw PvP. So raw...
Betawatch: BitCraft prepares for early access in May
We do not hand out an annual award for most unfortunately named MMORPG, but you have to imagine that if we did, BitCraft would...
Betawatch: Monster Hunter Wilds lands with quite an impact
While I tease our editor-in-chief occasionally about the games that we highlight here in Betawatch, she is not the only person who plays video...
Betawatch: Dune Awakening gets a launch date at long last
If you have been waiting for Godot, you are going to still be waiting. If you have been waiting to exhale, you... actually, you...
Betawatch: Stars Reach delays its Kickstarter for more testers
There need to be more testers in Stars Reach. Not because the current crop of testers is somehow insufficient for feedback, but because the...
Betawatch: Pantheon finally made it to Unity 6
It's been delayed and pushed off many a time, but Pantheon finally launched its big patch upgrading to Unity 6 this week, so we...
Betawatch: Path of Exile 2 is now affecting the original Path of Exile’s development
Remember being told that Path of Exile 2 was not going to impact Path of Exile's development? Well, that's happening now. We're sure that...
Betawatch: The Quinfall’s (the) early access, (the) Palia’s (the) New Beginnings
Remember, readers, it's only The Quinfall if it's a Turkish indie MMORPG that has just released into early access. Otherwise it's just more correctly...
Betawatch: Stars Reach is reaching for crowdfunding
We have honestly been able to talk about very little in the newsroom aside from the news that Stars Reach is planning for a...
Betawatch: Pantheon adds servers in the wake of population bumps
People really like Pantheon, it turns out! That's the most logical conclusion to the fact that the game has apparently hit some new concurrency...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation drama, Corepunk impressions
The past couple of weeks have seen two back-to-back holidays, so there wasn't as much beta news as you might have expected, but there...
Betawatch: SWTOR’s Mac test, Stars Reach’s preview, Steel Hunter’s beta weekend
Some weeks, everyone is going whole-hog on beta developments. And some weeks you have two back-to-back holidays coming up so everyone decides "eh, let's...
Betawatch: Pantheon enters early access at long last
If you were worried that Pantheon would ever reach any form of release, before or after the untimely passing of Brad McQuaid, we're happy...
Betawatch: Path of Exile 2’s early access has begun
All right, let's not front, the only thing we're really worrying about in the MMO-ish (it's flagged MMO on Steam) beta space right now...
MMO Week in Review: New World’s roadmap, Corepunk’s early access
After weeks of needling, Amazon finally delivered a roadmap for New World this week: The studio is introducing what it's calling "seasonal worlds," the...
Betawatch: Corepunk finally launched into early access this week
Are you sufficiently punk at your core? If not, you may not be allowed to play Corepunk because that's kind of the whole thing...
Betawatch: Path of Exile 2’s early access is almost here
It's almost time: On December 6th, Path of Exile 2 will enter the early access club. Classes: Six. Acts: Three. Endgame: Available. And hopefully...
MMO Week in Review: World of Warcraft will be ‘home’ by Midnight
Most MMO players who thought World of Warcraft should have housing also never expected it to happen, largely because, you know, the devs kept...
Betawatch: Aloft and Pantheon both eye their early access dates
Early access approaches for both Aloft and Pantheon, although on different dates. Pantheon is hitting early access (and Steam, incidentally) on December 13th, while...
Betawatch: We have Opinions about Brighter Shores’ early access
If you find yourself on Steam saying that you want the RuneScape-iest game the platform has before shaking your head and saying that no,...
