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Betawatch: Galaxies of Eden abandons MMO for AI generation
So Galaxies of Eden's devs had a bit of a surprising drop this week when they decided that instead of building a nice big...
Betawatch: Blue Protocol runs a network test in Japan
And there we go: Another round of network testing has begun in Japan for Blue Protocol. Bandai Namco promised it would happen in March,...
Betawatch: Diablo IV opens up for everyone to test its server queue
Yay, Diablo IV has an open beta where you can test your ability to wait in a server queue to play the game! But...
Betawatch: Star Citizen’s alpha 3.18 has been quite a trainwreck
So Star Citizen launched patch 3.18 last weekend, and everything worked absolutely perfectly with no downsides, please don't check. But it's all right because...
Betawatch: Wayfinder offers little peeks behind the NDA
What is Wayfinder? Where is Wayfinder? Why is Wayfinder? These questions... mostly do not make sense. But there are some answers to perhaps less...
Betawatch: Blue Protocol projects tests and releases its benchmark
Blue Protocol has released its benchmark and character creator! This is not a drill, people. If you are unsure of what to do, well,...
Betawatch: Throne & Liberty gets the Amazon publishing treatment
He's a pair of concentric rings covered in eyes. She's the personification of the idea of freedom carrying a torch or a spear while...
Betawatch: Corepunk previews crafting and gathering
Aw yeah, we're into the crafting and gathering previews for Corepunk. That's when you know the game is going somewhere, folks. Showing you a...
Betawatch: Gloria Victis enters the world of launched games
Many, many games that spend long enough in early access or a supposed beta basically just never wind up actually "formally" launching. (Looking at...
Betawatch: Quinfall plans a big dang world, not player funding
Quinfall is a new MMORPG on the way that either has a big issue with the number five or people named Quin, which may...
Betawatch: Gloria Victis finally heads for launch
It's been years since the day when Gloria Victis first made its way into early access, and you can hardly be blamed if you...
Betawatch: The Repopulation says goodbye once more
So The Repopulation has been through the wringer over the years, having been spirited away from its creators and original stewards by Idea Fabrik...
Betawatch: Pantheon schedules its first monthly pre-alpha for later this month
So some people may have been a bit skeptical when Pantheon promised it would have monthly pre-alpha tests in 2023. And, you know, there's...
Betawatch: Book of Travels disambiguates content and features
Have you tried to find the difference between content and features in Book of Travels? According to a new dispatch from the team on...
Betawatch: Waven’s alpha testing is active and rolling
So, how are things going with Waven's testing? Well, the good news is that the team is sharing regular patches and updates with fans....
Betawatch: Evercore Heroes delays its beta testing
Evercore Heroes is like a competitive PvE MOBA. No, really. Player-controlled teams take on enemies in a race to see which team can clear...
Betawatch: Fractured Online adds in primal forms for Wildfolk
Is it completely a coincidence that after a new Transformers film trailer for Rise of the Beasts, Fractured Online has added a beast mode...
Betawatch: Dysterra springs ahead to launch and falls back due to cheating
Good work, Dysterra! It can be a rocky road to launch, even to early access launch, but you braved the difficult path and oh,...
Betawatch: Hey, that Star Citizen sure is taking a long time, huh
Well howdy there, folks! I'm Gamer Gary, and I'm out here with all of this construction equipment because someone posted a whole chart showing...
Betawatch: Blue Protocol launches in spring 2023 in Japan
Well, after an unusually quiet span of time, Blue Protocol is approaching an actual launch. It's launching in early spring of 2023 in Japan,...
