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.
Oh boy, it has been quite a week for beta news. Let's just start with the announcement that Champions Online will be going to open beta on August 17th. Then there's the open beta for La Tale on July 30th and CrimeCraft today. On the closed beta side, Alganon, Dawntide, Mortal Online and Dungeon Fighter Online have all entered new phases. After 3 weeks of Titan Online's website being MIA (and being absent from EYA's MMO list), we've pulled them from their spot in the open beta listing. Check out the complete list after the jump.
Open Beta Stage
- CrimeCraft (Vogster) - Announcement - Signup (launching August 25)
- Dragonica (gPotato)* - Announcement - Signup
- DragonSky (Aeria) - Announcement - Signup
- Jade Dynasty (Perfect World Entertainment) - Announcement - Signup
- La Tale (OGPlanet) - Announcement - Signup
- Luna Online (gPotato) - Announcement - Signup
- Metaplace (Metaplace) - Announcement - Signup
- Red War: Edem's Curse (Uforia) - Announcement - Signup
- Ys Online (Key to Play)** - Announcement - Signup
Closed Beta Stage
- 2029 Online (IGG) - Announcement - Signup
- Aion (NCsoft) - Announcement - Signup (CBT5 begins today)
- Champions Online (Cryptic Studios) - Announcement - Signup (OB Aug 17th, launching September 1)
- Cities XL (Monte Cristo) - Announcement - Signup (EU launch on October 8)
- DDO: Eberron Unlimited (Turbine) - Announcement - Signup
- Dragonica Online (THQ) - Announcement - Signup
- Dungeon Fighter Online (Nexon) - Announcement - Signup
- Earth Eternal (Sparkplay Media) - Announcement - Signup (going to open beta in Q3 09)
- Fallen Earth (Fallen Earth LLC) - Announcement - Signup (launching September 9)
- Gatheryn (Mindfuse) - Announcement - Signup (also sometimes called an open beta)
- Global Agenda (Hi-Rez Studios) - Announcement - Signup
- Huxley: The Dystopia (NHN USA)*** - Announcement - Signup
- Mortal Online (Star Vault) - Announcement - Signup (2nd stage of CB starts Aug 3rd)
- Stargate Worlds (Firesky/CME) - Announcement - Signup (future of this game is uncertain)
- Sudden Attack (GameHi) - Announcement - Signup (going to open beta in Q3 09)
- Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss (Mythic) - Announcement - Signup
- WonderKing (NDOORS) - Announcement - Signup
Alpha Stage
- Alganon (Quest Online) - Announcement - Signup (CB starts in September)
- Dawntide (Working As Intended) - Announcement - Signup (CB starts August 1st)
- Jumpgate Evolution (NetDevil) - Announcement - Signup (launch delayed indefinitely)
* Dragonica is EU only. Dragonica Online is the NA version
** Europe only
*** Western release only
