City of Steam has announced an alpha test for July, while Storybricks is accepting alpha signups for its alpha demo right now. Compounding the season's MMO drama is Phantasy Star Online 2, which is aiming to open up its beta early this summer.
The Secret World, with its 1,000,000 beta signups, is is kicking off its first beta weekend starting today. Meanwhile, Glitch's epic beta housing patch is finally upon us, World of Warcraft has unveiled cross-server grouping in the Mists of Pandaria beta, and Guild Wars 2 announced a surprise stress test for pre-purchasers this coming Monday.
Finally, if you're bored this weekend, why not check out Diablo III-rival Path of Exile? Tipsters Don and James report it's holding a public stress test starting right as this post is published at 8 p.m. EDT tonight.
The full Betawatch roundup lies in wait behind the break.
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
- Spirit Tales (Koramgame): 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
- Dark Eden (Ignited Games): Announcement, Signup
- Dawntide (Working as Intended): Announcement, Signup (Development on hiatus)
- Diablo III (Blizzard): Announcement, Signup (Beta ends 4/24/2012, launching 5/15/2012)
- Divina (Gamania): 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
- Grimlands (gamigo): 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
- Soul Captor (Gamania): Announcement, Signup
- Tamer Saga (PopAce): Announcement, Signup
- The Mummy Online (Bigpoint): Announcement, Signup
- The Secret World (Funcom): Announcement, Signup (Launching 6/19/2012)
- UFO Online (gamigo): Announcement, Signup
- Waren Story (Aeria): 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 beta test on the way:
- City of Steam (Mechanist): Announcement, Signup (alpha in July)
- Dragon Crusade (Aeria): Announcement, Signup
- Grecca (Banbox): Announcement, Signup (in "open" alpha)
- Line of Defense (3000AD): Announcement, Signup
- Otherland (gamigo): Announcement, Signup
- Pirate101 (KingsIsle): Announcement, Signup
- RaiderZ (PWE): Announcement, Signup
- Salem (Paradox Interactive): Announcement, Signup
- Storybricks (Namaste): Announcement, Signup (closed alpha)
- 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!
