Betawatch: September 25th - October 2nd, 2009

by Shawn Schuster on Oct 2nd 2009 4:00PM

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.

Another exciting week in beta news this week as Star Wars: The Old Republic has finally graced the Betawatch list with its presence. Although it's not in the closed beta stage yet, they are accepting beta signups at this time. All Points Bulletin has also let it out that their closed beta will begin sometime next week, while Eskil Steenburg's one-man project Love has hit the "open alpha" stage. Another new-comer to the list is 7Million, which is in its second stage of closed beta testing. Keep reading after the jump for the complete list.
Open Beta Stage

Dragonica (gPotato)* - Announcement - Signup
Dragonica Online (THQ)* - Announcement - Signup
DragonSky (Aeria) - Announcement - Signup
Dungeon Fighter Online (Nexon) - Announcement - Signup
Gatheryn (Mindfuse) - Announcement - Signup
Jade Dynasty (Perfect World Entertainment) - Announcement - Signup
La Tale (OGPlanet) - Announcement - Signup
Luna Online (gPotato) - Announcement - Signup
Metaplace (Metaplace) - Announcement - Signup
NIDA Online (JCE) - Announcement - Signup
RAN Online (Min Communications) - Announcement - Signup
Red War: Edem's Curse (Uforia) - Announcement - Signup
Soul of the Ultimate Nation (ijji)**** - Announcement - Signup
Ys Online (Key to Play)** - Announcement - Signup

Closed Beta Stage

2029 Online (IGG) - Announcement - Signup
7Million (Deep Silver) - Announcement - Signup
Alganon (Quest Online) - Announcement - Signup (to launch on Oct 31)
Dawntide (Working As Intended) - Announcement - Signup
Earth Eternal (Sparkplay Media) - Announcement - Signup (going to OB in Q3 09)
Global Agenda (Hi-Rez Studios) - Announcement - Signup (CBT3 is this weekend)
Huxley: The Dystopia (NHN USA)*** - Announcement - Signup
Karos Online (NHN)** - Announcement - Signup
Mortal Online (Star Vault) - Announcement - Signup
Sudden Attack (GameHi) - Announcement - Signup (going to OB in Q3 09)
WonderKing (NDOORS) - Announcement - Signup

Alpha Stage

Allods Online (gPotato)** - Announcement - Signup (CB to start soon)
APB (Realtime Worlds) - Announcement - Signup (CB starting next week, signups started)
Bright Shadow (Gamepot) - Announcement - Signup
Earthrise (Masthead Studios) - Announcement - Signup (signups available, CB not dated)
Hello Kitty Online (Aeria Games) - Announcement - Signup (CB starting soon)
Jumpgate Evolution (NetDevil) - Announcement - Signup (launch delayed indefinitely)
Love (Eskil Steenburg) - Announcement - Signup
Mythos (Redbana) - Announcement - Signup (CB signups started)
Soul of the Ultimate Nation (EU) (Webzen)** - Announcement - Signup (CB coming Oct 8)
Star Trek Online (Cryptic Studios) - Announcement - Signup (signups available, CB not dated)
Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare) - Announcement - Signup (signups available, CB not dated)

* Dragonica is EU only. Dragonica Online is the NA version
** Europe only
*** Western release only
**** North America and UK only
OB = Open Beta, CB = Closed Beta

Tags: beta, betawatch, closed-beta, featured, massively-meta, open-beta, testing

Reader Comments (2)

One has to keep in mind that BioWare hasn't said the word Beta at all, that's been all the fans saying it. One of their forum posters even confirmed it's not a beta. I don't have the exact link(saw it on a blog), but Sean Dahlberg said:

"I would like to point out that we are doing Game Testing sign-ups; we have not done any announcements about “beta” testing. As specified in the original article, the Game testing for Star Wars: The Old Republic will be rolled out in several phases over an extended period of time. These test phases will begin with smaller, tightly focused test groups, and later tests will expand."

But that's why you have TOR listed under Alpha, right?

Damn glad to see Love included.
For an unpolished Alpha, Love is shaping up to be lovely. This game has potential. This is the only game out there even close to scratching the surface of next generation.