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Welcome to Betawatch, Massively’s weekly report on the state of MMO betas. In each installment, we’ll report everything from the latest open betas, closed betas and even alphas in one convenient place. Plus, we’ll make sure to include as much info on each game’s current status, including projected release dates (if known) and links to the sign-up forms to get yourself into that beta you’ve been seeking.
Several changes on Betawatch this week: Alganon made the leap to the open beta list, Dragon’s Call and Allods Online (EU) began their closed beta, and Star Trek Online announced their open beta dates. (January 12th through the 26th)
Continue reading Betawatch: November 20th – 27th, 2009
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Betawatch: November 20th – 27th, 2009 originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on November 20th, 2009 at 10:00pm by Rubi Bayer
Filed Under: alpha, beta, betawatch, closed-beta, featured, massively-meta, open-beta
Karos Online publisher NHN Corporation has announced that open beta for the fantasy MMO will kick off on Friday, December 4th. The official site’s link for CBT sign-ups is still active, so this may be worth a shot. Those gamers already in the Karos Online closed beta will have some things to look forward to in the final CBT event running from November 27th – 28th. Characters will be given gear and items for high-level play with rapid experience gain. NHN says players will reach a level cap of 44 “almost immediately”. There will also be new monsters, weapons, and Holy Creatures to tear into.
In addition, players in the CBT will be able to reserve their character names for when Karos Online’s open beta doors swing wide to the masses. The English version of Karos Online is scheduled to launch in Q4 2009, with German and Turkish versions to follow in 2010.
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Events, in-game, MMO industry, New titles, Free-to-play
Karos Online enters open beta Dec 4th originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on November 19th, 2009 at 7:00pm by James Egan
Filed Under: betas, cbt, closed-beta, f2p, fantasy, free-to-play, karos-online, mmo-industry, new-titles, nhn, nhn-corporation, open-beta
According to a press release put out today, Star Trek Online will hold its open beta from January 12th through January 26th. There are some preorder deals that will give you an open beta key, and there are bound to be numerous opportunities to win one at various spots around the net.
Star Trek Online is currently in closed beta, which began last month. Champions Online six-month and lifetime subscribers have been told that they’ll be in the closed beta before the end of the year, so those folks should get at least a month of beta access before the game hits the retail shelves on February 2nd, 2010.
Once the open beta begins, you’ll likely see a flood of information and guides about STO since the NDA will have been lifted. This will provide everyone with key information as to the finer details of the gameplay mechanics.
Filed under: Sci-fi, New titles, News items, Star Trek Online
Star Trek Online open beta dates announced originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on November 19th, 2009 at 6:30pm by Adam Holisky
Filed Under: beta, breaking, cryptic, cryptic-beta, cryptic-studios, news-item, open-beta, open-beta-start-date, star-trek-online, star-trek-online-nda, sto, sto-beta, sto-beta-start-date, sto-nda, sto-open-beta
Welcome to Betawatch, Massively’s weekly report on the state of MMO betas. In each installment, we’ll report everything from the latest open betas, closed betas and even alphas in one convenient place. Plus, we’ll make sure to include as much info on each game’s current status, including projected release dates (if known) and links to the sign-up forms to get yourself into that beta you’ve been seeking.
Lots of changes this week: Ys Online announced that they’ll be leaving the open beta list, but not to go live. They’ll be going out of service November 30th. Alganon will be staying in closed beta a while longer, having pushed their launch date to December 1st. The latest closed beta phase for Karos Online has ended. Bright Shadow and Galaxy Online make the leap to open beta, and Soul of the Ultimate Nation leaves the list to go live.
Follow along after the jump for the complete list.
Continue reading Betawatch: October 23rd – 30th, 2009
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Betawatch: October 23rd – 30th, 2009 originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on October 30th, 2009 at 6:00pm by Rubi Bayer
Filed Under: alpha, beta, betawatch, closed-beta, featured, massively-meta, open-beta
Chinese MMO developer Oak Pacific Interactive (OPI) has been enjoying great success at home, and now wants to expand that success. Their popular game Neverland Online, launched in China in June of 2008 is coming to North America and Europe in an English language version. Neverland Online is a browser based, side scrolling fantasy game set in a mythical ancient Chinese world. Your job is to defeat the threatening demon army with a wide array of pets and equipment to help you out.
Neverland Online is now in open beta, and you can register for an account here to give it a look. For a limited time, players can log in and receive a free “lucky bag” containing $100 worth of virtual items that will come in handy as you play. All beta accounts will be saved, so you will get to keep your freebies once the game goes live.
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, New titles, News items, Free-to-play, Browser
Neverland Online in open beta originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted on October 26th, 2009 at 9:00pm by Rubi Bayer
Filed Under: beta, browser-based, f2p, free-to-play, neverland-online, oak-pacific-international, open-beta
