Betawatch: October 23rd - 30th, 2009

by Rubi Bayer Oct 30th 2009 at 5:00PM

Filed under: Betas, Massively meta, Betawatch

Welcome to Betawatch, Massively's weekly report on the state of MMO betas. In each installment, we'll report everything from the latest open betas, closed betas and even alphas in one convenient place. Plus, we'll make sure to include as much info on each game's current status, including projected release dates (if known) and links to the sign-up forms to get yourself into that beta you've been seeking.

Lots of changes this week: Ys Online announced that they'll be leaving the open beta list, but not to go live. They'll be going out of service November 30th. Alganon will be staying in closed beta a while longer, having pushed their launch date to December 1st. The latest closed beta phase for Karos Online has ended. Bright Shadow and Galaxy Online make the leap to open beta, and Soul of the Ultimate Nation leaves the list to go live.

Follow along after the jump for the complete list.

Open Beta Stage

Bright Shadow (Gamepot) - Announcement - Signup
Dragonica (gPotato)* - Announcement - Signup
DragonSky (Aeria) - Announcement - Signup
Dungeon Fighter Online (Nexon) - Announcement - Signup
Earth Eternal (Sparkplay Media) - Announcement - Signup
Galaxy Online (Sky Union) - Announcement - Signup
Gatheryn (Mindfuse) - Announcement - Signup
Hello Kitty Online (Aeria Games) - Announcement - Signup
Jade Dynasty (Perfect World Entertainment) - Announcement - Signup
La Tale (OGPlanet) - Announcement - Signup
Luna Online (gPotato) - Announcement - Signup
Metaplace (Metaplace) - Announcement - Signup
NIDA Online (JCE) - Announcement - Signup
Red War: Edem's Curse (Uforia) - Announcement - Signup
Ys Online (Key to Play)** - Announcement - Signup (Closing Nov 30)

Closed Beta Stage

2029 Online (IGG) - Announcement - Signup
7Million (Deep Silver) - Announcement - Signup
Alganon (Quest Online) - Announcement - Signup (launch date moved to Dec 1)
Dawntide (Working As Intended) - Announcement - Signup
EverQuest: Underfoot (SOE) - Announcement - Signup
Global Agenda (Hi-Rez Studios) - Announcement - Signup
Huxley: The Dystopia (NHN USA)*** - Announcement - Signup
Karos Online (NHN)** - Announcement - Signup (2nd CBT has ended)
LotRO: Siege of Mirkwood (Turbine) - Announcement - Signup (invite only, launching Dec 1)
MAG (Zipper Interactive) - Announcement - Signup (beta available to pre-order customers)
Mortal Online (Star Vault) - Announcement - Signup
Star Trek Online (Cryptic Studios) - Announcement - Signup
Sudden Attack (GameHi) - Announcement - Signup (going to OB in Q3 09)
WonderKing (NDOORS) - Announcement - Signup

Alpha Stage

Allods Online (gPotato)** - Announcement - Signup (CB to start soon)
APB (Realtime Worlds) - Announcement - Signup (CB starting soon, signups started)
Dragon's Call (EverDream Studio) - Announcement - Signup
Earthrise (Masthead Studios) - Announcement - Signup (signups available, CB not dated)
Heroes of Bestia (IGG Inc.) - Announcement - Signup
Jumpgate Evolution (NetDevil) - Announcement - Signup (launch delayed indefinitely)
Love (Eskil Steenburg) - Announcement - Signup
Mythos (Redbana) - Announcement - Signup (CB signups started)
Star Wars: The Old Republic (BioWare) - Announcement - Signup (signups available, CB not dated)

* Dragonica is EU only. Dragonica Online is the NA version
** Europe only
*** Western release only
**** North America and UK only
OB = Open Beta, CB = Closed Beta

Tags: alpha, beta, betawatch, closed-beta, featured, massively-meta, open-beta