Meanwhile, fantasy MMO heavyweights Guild Wars 2 and TERA have been ramping up their beta hype with sneak-peeks, open beta plans, and pre-purchase kickoffs. If you're more into vampires, you'll be pleased to learn that Dark Legends has also rolled out to Android phones and Chrome. And finally, we've gotten another update from the Glitch folks about that game's impending housing revamp.
Enjoy the full Betawatch roundup!
MMOs that are in open beta -- sometimes permanently, if you know what I mean:
- Auto Club Revolution (Eutechnyx): Announcement, Signup
- Brick-Force (Infernum): Announcement, Signup
- CardMon Hero (Redbana): Announcement, Signup
- Castlot (ClapAlong): Announcement, Signup
- Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances (EA): Announcement, Signup
- DragonSoul (Neonga AG): Announcement, Signup
- Drakensang Online (Bigpoint): Announcement, Signup
- Dungeon Blitz (Blue Mammoth): Announcement, Signup
- Glitch (Tiny Speck): Announcement, Signup
- Hellgate Global (T3Fun): Announcement, Signup
- Hunter Blade (Beeboomonline): Announcement, Signup
- Immortal King (Game 321): Announcement, Signup
- Jagged Alliance (gamigo): Announcement, Signup
- Kingdom Heroes (Aeria Games): Announcement, Signup
- KULTAN: The World Beyond (Bigpoint): Announcement, Signup
- Mythos Global (Hanbitsoft/T3Fun): Announcement, Signup
- Planet War (YooGames): Announcement, Signup
- Remanum (Travian): Announcement, Signup
- Remnant Knights (GameSamba): Announcement, Signup
- Repulse (Aeria): Announcement, Signup
- Rusty Hearts (PWE): Announcement, Signup
- Scarlet Legacy (GamesCampus): Announcement, Signup
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Online (CyberTime Systems): Announcement, Signup (Russian-only)
- Star Conflict (Star Gem): Announcement, Signup
- Star Supremacy (Barbily Games): Announcement, Signup
- SteelWar Online (PopPace): Announcement, Signup
- Traveller AR (Ingz): Announcement, Signup
- Tribal Trouble 2 (GameSamba): Announcement, Signup
- War of Angels (Gamigo): Announcement, Signup
- WindSlayer 2 (Ignited Games): Announcement, Signup
- Wrath of Heroes (BioWare): Announcement, Signup
- Zentia (ChangYou): Announcement, Signup
MMOs that are deep in closed beta and cloaked in some semblance of secrecy:
- Age of Wulin (gPotato): Announcement, Signup (Asia, EU)
- ArcheAge (XLGAMES): Announcement (Korean signups only)
- ArchlordX: The Chronicles (Webzen): Announcement, Signup
- Bounty Hounds Online (Wicked Interactive): Announcement, Signup
- City of Steam (Mechanist): Announcement, Signup (Sneak-peek)
- Dark Eden (Ignited Games): Announcement, Signup
- Dawntide (Working as Intended): Announcement, Signup (Development on hiatus)
- Diablo III (Blizzard): Announcement, Signup
- Divina (Gamania): Announcement, Signup
- Dominus (Pitchblack): Announcement, Signup
- Dragon Born (KoramGame): Announcement, Signup
- DUST 514 (CCP Games): Announcement, Signup (OB begins 4/2012)
- Elements of War (gamigo): Announcement, Signup
- Eligium (Frogster): Announcement, Signup
- End of Nations (Trion): Announcement, Signup (Begins spring 2012)
- Firefall (Red 5 Studios): Announcement, Signup
- Guild Wars 2 (ArenaNet): Announcement (Launching in 2012)
- Guns of Icarus (Muse Games): Announcement, Signup
- Lime Odyssey (Aeria Games): Announcement, Signup
- Living After War (Alaplaya): Announcement, Signup
- Path of Exile (Grinding Gear Games): Announcement, Signup
- PlanetSide 2 (SOE): Announcement, Signup
- Spirit Tales (Koramgame): Announcement, Signup (Open beta begins 4/25/2012)
- TERA (En Masse Entertainment): Announcement, Signup (Launching 5/1/2012)
- The Mummy Online (Bigpoint): Announcement, Signup
- The Secret World (Funcom): Announcement, Signup (Launching 6/19/2012)
- UFO Online (gamigo): Announcement, Signup
- World Alpha (World Alpha): Announcement, Signup
- World of Planes (Gaijin): Announcement, Signup
- World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria (Blizzard): Announcement, Signups
MMOs demonstrably in alpha with a scheduled beta test on the way:
- Grecca (Banbox): Announcement, Signup (in "open" alpha)
- Line of Defense (3000AD): Announcement, Signup
- RaiderZ (PWE): Announcement, Signup
- Salem (Paradox Interactive): Announcement, Signup
- The Missing Ink (RedBedlam): Announcement, Signup
- The Repopulation (Above and Beyond): Announcement, Signup
- World of Warplanes (Wargaming.net): Announcement, Signup
Betawatch is Massively's weekly report on the latest MMO alphas, betas, and games still meandering toward an official launch. From ArcheAge to Zentia, it's covered here, complete with sign-up links so that you too can perform the unpaid quality-control work otherwise known as game testing. Drop us a comment if we've missed one!
