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Betawatch: The Wagadu Chronicles is gearing up for early access this year
We still do not have a firm date for The Wagadu Chronicles hitting early access; all we know is that it's still on track...
Betawatch: Kingdoms of Elyria is no longer launching this year, quelle surprise
In what will surely shock anyone with the memory of a mayfly that has suffered severe head trauma and has gotten blackout drunk, Kingdoms...
Betawatch: Fractured Online vows to return to Steam once again
It has been an interesting ride for Fractured Online over the past couple of years, but as it currently stands the game is not...
Betawatch: Wayfinder is getting its act together
Wayfinder is just like you and me insofar as the game is still kinda working on getting its stuff together. In this particular case,...
Betawatch: Skull and Bones is finally in testing
Ubisoft knows that the true secret to making tons of money and launching a hit video game is to strike when the iron is...
Betawatch: Palia gets its first content patch – and plenty of bugs
Palia is finally open to everyone, which feels like it took a while but hasn't really been all that long. Just the same, that...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation aims to delist its pre-order packs
The sheer mention that Ashes of Creation is going to stop selling pre-orders in some fashion is kind of astonishing. Like, that's kind of...
Betawatch: Palia’s closed beta means the end of its NDA
Yes, Palia has finally moved into closed beta testing and has open beta right around the corner. We even had an interview about it. The...
Betawatch: Tarisland is shocked to discover people like PvP
So Tarisland ran a poll for its players, and it turns out that people like PvP! And crafting! And gathering! And they don't like...
Betawatch: Wayfinder has found the way to early access in August
Good news, everyone, Wayfinder has found the way. Specifically, it has found the way to charge people for early access ahead of its free-to-play...
Betawatch: A date for Palia’s multi-stage beta
Soon, Palia, it will be your time to enter the beta space. You've existed for so long in the alpha arena that you may...
Betawatch: Tarisland would prefer that you stop calling it a World of Warcraft clone
Anyone with even passing familiarity with World of Warcraft has probably watched the Tarisland trailers and gotten the sense that the latter is a...
Betawatch: Fractured Online opens up a free-to-play weekend now that it’s back in testing
Now that it has fully shed its not-actually-very-advantageous deal with Gamigo while maintaining its independence, Fractured Online is going to be relying entirely on its...
Betawatch: Palia promises a Switch launch this year in addition to a PC launch
If you are one of those people still posting cringe-worthy chatter about how you are above petty concerns such as console gaming (perhaps with...
Betawatch: Skull & Bones will get a beta, honest, for realsies this time
So approximately four thousand years after it was initially announced, Ubisoft's Skull & Bones is finally promising that it's going to enter into closed...
Betawatch: Tarisland enters closed beta later this month
All right there, Tarisland, what do you have for us? A closed beta? That's good, but will it feature more questionable narration and text...
Betawatch: Niantic’s Monster Hunter Now winds down beta on June 13
On a scale of New World to MultiVersus, how much does it worry you when an ongoing beta is abruptly shut down? Monster Hunter...
Betawatch: Blue Protocol delays global launch to next year
Can a game break your heart even before it launches? Yes. Yes it can. Case in point, Blue Protocol has broken what little remains...
Betawatch: Bossa in the Skies with Lost
Yes, we're back! And so is Bossa Games, it turns out, with Lost Skies on the way. It's actually very similar to Worlds Adrift,...
Betawatch: Wayfinder catches the delay bug
If you felt like Wayfinder was really just cruising along and fast-tracking its way to beta, well... we have a bit of bad news...
