Beta Perspective: Criticism of the Avatar


Shroud of the Avatar starts you out as the corporeal form of the Avatar, an individual who has been summoned to Brittania time and time again to save the world from impending destruction. You meet with Lady British, who tells you that even her husband has returned to deal with evil forces threatening the land. … Continue reading “Beta Perspective: Criticism of the Avatar”

MU Legend Beta Starts October 25th


The first global closed beta test for MU Legend is set to begin later in October, according to MMO developer/publisher Webzen. The successor to MU Online, MU Legend features hack and slash combat with four classes. Richard Moon, Head of Global Business at WEBZEN, commented: “We are happy to finally be able to give players … Continue reading “MU Legend Beta Starts October 25th”

Beta Perspective: A Third Go On The Neverwinter Express


How much do I like Neverwinter? Three systems in and I’m still playing it, that’s how much. Neverwinter is an action-based MMORPG set in the Dungeons and Dragons Forgotten Realms campaign. It initially released on PC back in 2013, Xbox last year, and now the game has come to Playstation. Unlike its Microsoft counterpart, Neverwinter … Continue reading “Beta Perspective: A Third Go On The Neverwinter Express”

PSA: Battlefield Beta Phishing


Battlefield 1 is making big headlines and with E3 just days away, it only makes sense that some unscrupulous individuals are piggybacking on the hype to defraud users. According to reports popping up, the URL http://www.battlefieldbeta.com has popped up, among others, with fake signup links that steal your EA username and password. MMO Fallout traced … Continue reading “PSA: Battlefield Beta Phishing”

Riders of Icarus Beta Giveaway Redux


It is once again giveaway day here at MMO Fallout. We’ve been given 100 keys to give away for the next Riders of Icarus closed beta event. The doors open on June 2nd. Players who previously participated in the closed beta will automatically be in for this round. There is no need to grab another … Continue reading “Riders of Icarus Beta Giveaway Redux”

Wild Terra Beta Key Giveaway


MMO Fallout has partnered with Wild Terra to hand out beta keys to 30 lucky (or fast acting) gamers. Wild Terra bills itself as an MMO life simulator in a fully developed player-driven medieval world. The game is currently on Steam Greenlight seeking approval and Juvty Worlds would like to get you in as soon … Continue reading “Wild Terra Beta Key Giveaway”

ASTA Marks End of Open Beta


Webzen has marked the end of open beta for ASTA and official commercial release of the MMO. ASTA is built on CRYENGINE 3 and boasts a broad crafting system, dungeons that change their difficulty based on player skill, a player-driven economy, and more. Set to launch on May 31st is ASTA’s first expansion, Myth I: Wrath … Continue reading “ASTA Marks End of Open Beta”

Beta Perspective: I Can’t Heap Enough Praise On Overwatch


I don’t think a lot of people had much faith in Overwatch when we first heard of it, after all consider the circumstances. Blizzard just got done telling us that their MMO Titan was being canned because it wasn’t fun, but that the remains of the title would be stitched together in a Frankenstein’s monster-like … Continue reading “Beta Perspective: I Can’t Heap Enough Praise On Overwatch”

Beta Perspective: Fantasy Tales Online


It’s very obvious, or at least it should be, when you’re dealing with an independent MMO made with passion. Fantasy Tales Online, as I’ve been told, is being developed by a team of three people at Cold Tea Studio. Right now the game is gearing up for Steam early access, and I was contacted and … Continue reading “Beta Perspective: Fantasy Tales Online”