Just a couple of years ago, back when World of Warcraft and EverQuest were the only MMOs anyone had ever heard of, beta testing was a sort of contact sport for MMO enthusiasts.  Games were being developed, shown off, and either flopping or dropping at a good pace – not the...

En Masse Entertainment and Frogster have announced that TERA will become public and be available for digital download and in-store purchase on May 1st in both the European Union and North America. Currently, of course, TERA is in beta testing and will open to public beta sometime next...

Arena.net has announced that Guild Wars 2 will be going to open beta phase soon.  Angel investor Leigh McCoy says that beta is “in the planning stages now” as its current closed beta continues. No dates have been set, but it’s likely that, if they’re announcing it...

Aion is looking to go free to play (F2P) and enter the European market.  In anticipation of that, Gameforge is looking for beta testers to take part in the EU Aion’s beta phase starting with its closed beta happening right now. Closed beta players will be rewarded with...

Beta signups to begin playtesting the new PlanetSide 2 MMO first person shooter (FPS) have opened to the public.  Sony Online Entertainment is now accepting applications for the beta phase of the game’s development before release. The FPS game has been highly anticipated by shooter...

Developers at Dawntide have released news that the game’s beta test will close and beta player accounts will be wiped.  This will prepare the planned redesign of the game’s world, which by all accounts appears to be a ground-up affair. The shutdown will last up to two...

Electronic Arts has revealed some interesting numbers for this last round of beta testing.  The numbers show two things: the game is definitely going to be popular and Star Wars: The Old Republic may actually be a profitable venture for its owners. The beta test weekend event had over 2...

Ignited Games has announced that their work-in-progress MMO RPG Rosh Online: The Return of Karos has entered the closed beta phase of development.  Developers are looking for dedicated players willing to put the game through its paces.  Several contests and events are being run inside...

Hanbitsoft and T3Fun have announced that Mythos Global has entered closed beta testing.  This test will only run until December 5 (Monday) and will include five new dungeons not seen in earlier versions. Beta keys are limited and available on the Mythos Global website.  You’ll...

The closed beta for EverQuest: Veil of Alaris has begun and applications are now being accepted for players who want to help test the latest expansion in one of the longest-running MMORPG series still running. Those who fill out an app for the closed beta will be put into a pool of...

  Cryptic and Perfect World Entertainment have announced that they plan to make Star Trek Online free-to-play (F2P) by the end of the year.  This was not unexpected as their other game, Champions Online, went F2P earlier this year.  What is unexpected is the fast time-frame they...

Originally slated for an August 26th release, Secret World’s beta registration was delayed due to “technical difficulties”. As of today, it seems that the existing issues have been resolved, so those who have been looking to sign up for the beta can now do so. More...