Earlier last week, the official Kabod Online website started redirecting international visitors to http://www.kabodonline.net, an English version of their official website intended for players outside of South Korea to take a sneak peek at their upcoming M-Rated MMORPG. According to the Kabod Online team, the global closed beta test will begin soon and the alpha version of the game is already available for international players to download and play as of August 1st, 2010.
Soon after the end of Soul Master’s closed beta test yesterday, Game Campus announced on their message boards that the open beta test for the game will begin next Thursday, August 12th, 2010 at 11am PDT. In the meantime, Game Campus is working to fix bugs discovered during the closed beta and updating their official website with new media and strategy guides among other goodies.
Aeria Games today unveiled an all-new website for Legendary Champions, the latest free-to-play MMORPG to join the company’s catalogue. Visitors to the new site will be able to get an early look at Aeria’s latest title through videos and screenshots, and will also be able to sign up for the Closed Beta, scheduled to begin later this month. The new website is now online at http://legendarychampions.aeriagames.com.
Japanese online game developer CyberStep announced today that they will be reopening the English Cosmicbreak game server next week (August 8, 2010) for a special 5 day only “mini beta test!”. The 1st Open Beta Test of CosmicBreak ran from June 10th to July 10th, and CyberStep plans to run two more open beta tests within the year.
Silverlode Interactive announced today that its Fantasy Pirate game Captains of DarkTide (CoDT) has entered its open beta testing phase. DarkTide is a Browser-based MMORPG for Mac and PC. As of today, players who sign up at http://www.playdarktide.com will be granted instant access to this full featured strategy MMORPG.
Earlier today Atlus Online sent us an email with a poster of their upcoming MMORPG. Although Atlus didn’t give us a name, the poster (attached below) in their email clearly depicts the Valkyrie, Shadow and Dragon Knight classes from Soul of the Ultimate Nation, a game currently being published by ijji in North America and Webzen in South America, Europe and Asia. As of now Atlus Online and ijji have not made any official announcements about the change, but we’ll keep you posted as things progress.
Burda:ic today announced that the Open Beta Test for highly anticipated RTS – action RPG hybrid LOCO – Land of Chaos Online will begin on August 3. For the first time, the Land of Chaos will be accessible to any and all players who dare to visit its perilous battlefields, putting themselves in the shoes of 30 characters from two factions vying for total domination.
MicroVolts’s closed beta is arriving soon and we have just the thing for you. We’re working together with RockHippo Productions to secure you a spot in the not-so-distant closed beta occurring on the 12th of August, beta keys are limited so hurry up and grab yours!
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Lineup of the best recent and upcoming free MMORPGs and other MMOs. Games are arranged by beta and launch dates, not ranking.
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The rankings are based on top rated games and editors' assessments as of the end of last week and include games in public beta and games launched within 18 months.
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The rankings are based on top rated games and editors' assessments as of the end of last week and may include upcoming games, games in beta phases and games launched within 18 months.
In the spotlight this month: #1. Soul Master ( Open Beta)
Role-playing, Real-Time Strategy and Brawling have never blended so well. 2. EverQuest 2 Extended (Open Beta) EverQuest II hops on the F2P train with the beta release of Extended. 3. MicroVolts (Closed Beta) An MMOTPS with style, meets all your shooting and figma needs. 4.Land of Chaos Online (Open Beta) Action/Strategy hybrid MMO opens its doors, everyone's invited. 5.Maestia (Closed Beta) Maestia makes a triumphant return to the MMORPG scene this month with the first CBT in ages.
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Looking for a new free MMO to play this month? These would be a good place to start!
Dynasty Warriors Online is an action-oriented tactical combat game, focusing on frenetic fighting and deadly showdowns against giant hordes on sprawling battlefields.
Gamers from four countries, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, will gather virtually from the comforts of their homes to compete in six games on a single platform at @Global Games
GamesCampus announced today that the closed beta test for their upcoming free-to-play MMORPG Legend of Edda will run from September 30 to October 11, 2010.
Wargaming.net announced today that it has completed phase one of its closed beta and will begin the next round of closed beta testing soon after on September 1st, 2010.