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Noesis Studio Beta Released

Game From Scratch

MARCH 13, 2025

GameFromScratch.com Noesis Studio Beta Released Noesis, the creators of the Noesis GUI (learn more here) have just released a completely new and free game UI design application called Noesis GUI Studio. Key features The post Noesis Studio Beta Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Google Play Games adds UK and New Zealand to PC beta

Game Developer

MAY 25, 2023

More countries, more beta participants for Google Play Games.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2025

We have reached the first beta release for the 4.4 in around a month, but as usual, this timeline will depend on how quickly we are able to fix the outstanding bugs and what new bugs are identified in the beta process. New in Beta 1! Since this is brand new in Beta 1, please test it carefully and report any issues.

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Diablo IV had the biggest beta in series history, says Blizzard

Game Developer

MARCH 30, 2023

Diablo IV 's player count made it the "largest beta in Diablo franchise history."

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Woah, another beta build already? Well likely do one more beta release the following week, but after that we hope to be gearing up for release candidates. If you havent already, we encourage users who havent engaged with the beta releases to do so and help us catch the last few stragglers. have a look at the highlights for 4.4

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

As such, you can expect this to be our final beta release of the 4.4 beta 1 , which cover a lot of the changes. This blog post only covers the changes between beta 3 and beta 4. This section covers the most relevant changes made since the beta 3 snapshot , which are largely regression fixes.

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Vectorpea Beta Launched

Game From Scratch

OCTOBER 17, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Vectorpea Beta Launched Photopea is a popular online Adobe Photoshop Clone that basically replicates a large percentage of Photoshop’s functionality in your web browser. The creator of Photopea just launched a new project in beta, Vectorpea. It is ad support but otherwise free to use.

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Steam debuts new game recording tool in beta form

Game Developer

JUNE 27, 2024

Valve has assured developers the tool has been 'engineered for performance.'

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Roblox 's Meta Quest beta hits over 1 million downloads in a week

Game Developer

AUGUST 3, 2023

Within days of release, the beta version of Roblox hit over a million downloads across the Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 30, 2025

Users are strongly encouraged to test these beta releases so this process can be as smooth and expedient as possible! beta 1 , which cover a lot of the changes. This blog post only covers the changes between beta 1 and beta 2. Known issues During the beta stage, we focus on solving both regressions (i.e.

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Multiplayer devs should take a close look at Concord's Crew Builder system

Game Developer

JULY 15, 2024

The beta for Firewalk Games' Concord shows off a surprisingly rich deckbuilding-inspired game mechanic.

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Unity opens beta for visionOS development

Game Developer

JULY 19, 2023

Developers can start accessing tools optimized for the Apple Vision Pro headset.

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MultiVersus returns with over 114K concurrent players at launch

Game Developer

MAY 29, 2024

WB's IP fighter came back with Steam player numbers not too far behind the peak of its open beta back in 2022.

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Valve's newly announced Deadlock hits peak of near-90K players

Game Developer

AUGUST 26, 2024

The just-revealed MOBA shooter is still early in development, but its closed beta is taking off pretty well with players.

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Valve is beta testing a new system that lets Steam devs schedule Daily Deals

Game Developer

JANUARY 12, 2024

The system is currently invite-only but will enable selected devs to "self-schedule" the promotion.

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Lilith Games lays off 40 devs ahead of Project Party rework

Game Developer

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Nearly half of Lilith's 100-person staff has been cut in response to the tepid beta period for its current game, Project Party.

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Delores Open Alpha/Beta Testing.

Grumpy Gamer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

We've started doing some open alpha/beta testing for Linux Delores. If you run Linux and are interested in helping out, visit the Thimbleweed Park Forums Linux Test Topic.

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Delores Open Alpha/Beta Testing.

Grumpy Gamer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

We’ve started doing some open alpha/beta testing for Linux Delores. If you run Linux and are interested in helping out, visit the Thimbleweed Park Forums Linux Test Topic Thanks!

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Forgotten Skies Beta Playtest

Indie DB

MAY 5, 2024

We're thrilled to invite you to be a part of our Beta Playtest on Steam, where you can experience hilarious and antertaining gameplay of our upcoming third-person Platformer-Adventure before anyone else!

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Mobius Machine Beta

Indie DB

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Sign up now to participate in the beta running from December 4th to January 2nd

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beta decay | Phase 1 Pre-Alpha Release

Indie DB

AUGUST 5, 2024

beta decay is a voxel-based, cyberpunk RPG with a low poly aesthetic. Build, trade, and fight for territory within a dystopian megalopolis.

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Indie DB

DECEMBER 20, 2023

beta decay is a voxel-based, dystopian RPG with a low-poly aesthetic. Build, trade, and fight for territory within a newly discovered star system.

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ZpellCatz Closed Beta

Indie DB

JULY 23, 2023

Today I want to announce the start of ZpellCatz' closed beta. Want to know more about the beta or join the playtest yourself? Hey there, fellow Catz!

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MultiVersus will go offline in June ahead of a full release in 2024

Game Developer

MARCH 27, 2023

After being in beta for nearly a full year, MultiVersus will go offline in June ahead of a full blown release expected for next year.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 12

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 13, 2023

beta 11 , we found a lot of regressions – as we expected! As the pace intensifies in the lead-up to the first Release Candidate, we decided to make more frequent beta snapshots for testing. when dealing with PackedArrays) which many beta 11 users experienced ( GH-71228 ). A lot more GDScript fixes and improvements! What's new.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.3 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 20, 2024

is in beta, and progressing well towards stable. This beta 2 fixes many critical issues reported by testers of the previous snapshots.

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Forgotten Skies - Closed-Beta

Indie DB

JANUARY 16, 2024

Players can now pre-register on our website for the closed beta of our upcoming game Forgotten Skies. Registered players will receive confirmation and will be notified as soon as the Forgotten Skies closed beta begins.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.2 beta 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 12, 2023

is ready for beta testing! With all planned major and minor features implemented, Godot 4.2

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 16

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 27, 2023

The beta snapshots cadence allows us to better measure the overall stability and quickly catch regressions, especially when a lot of features are worked on at the same time. This beta includes quite a few big changes which may interest a lot of users: Make AnimatedSprite’s playback API consistent with AnimationPlayer ( GH-71907 ).

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.2 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 19, 2023

beta 1 release, we introduced fixes for a number of bugs reported by the community, which are now ready to test in beta 2. After last week's 4.2

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 14

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 20, 2023

Release Candidate on the horizon we continue to release beta snapshots frequently and relentlessly! This beta includes a few big changes which may interest a lot of users: Fixes to CanvasItem draw methods to better handled lines of different widths and filled rectangles ( GH-41239 , GH-71623 , GH-71679 ). With the first Godot 4.0

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

has been in beta for a little over two months , and the overall feature completeness, stability and usability have improved a lot during that time. This beta 6 includes a few big changes which may interest a lot of users: GDScript cyclic reference issues begone! beta with their Scatter addon. What's new. milestone.

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Sony launches new beta program for PlayStation

GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 6, 2025

Sony has announced a new beta program for PlayStation players. Read more

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 11

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 10, 2023

beta releases. We took a bit longer to prepare this beta as there were a number of fairly big GDScript refactoring PRs (needed to fix many bugs), which we wanted to merge all at once. As such we expect that this beta 11 might introduce some new GDScript regressions, which we'll aim to fix for beta 12 next week.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 10

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 23, 2022

betas for over three months now, and we are glad to see it get more stable and usable every week. Every beta release so far has included a lot of fixes in one or more key areas, and the next major version of the engine starts to finally look complete. beta, with the process covered in this devlog. Happy holidays! What's new.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.6 beta 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 13, 2024

This beta represents feature freeze for 3.6. We will now concentrate on bug fixing until we reach stable.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 7

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 1, 2022

has been in beta for over two months , and the overall feature completeness, stability and usability have improved a lot during that time. Some big changes in this beta: Android: Enable GLES3 support ( GH-69355 ). GDScript: Loads of follow-up improvements to recent fixes in beta 5 and 6. C#: Tons of improvements! What's new.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.3 beta 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 10, 2024

We are nearing the end of the beta phase for Godot 4.3, which is shaping up to be a very solid release, solving a lot of pain points.

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Godot 4.2 Beta Released

Game From Scratch

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Beta Released Coming just 3 months after the Godot 4.1 This is the first beta release, meaning that the features shipping in version 4.2 Beta Released Read More The post Godot 4.2 Beta Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com. Beta Released Read More The post Godot 4.2 GameFromScratch.com Godot 4.2

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Blender 4.3 Beta Is a HUGE Step Forward

Game From Scratch

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Beta Is a HUGE Step Forward The Blender Foundation recently released Blender 4.3 Beta and it’s jammed packed with new features. will remain in beta for a few weeks, with the full release hopefully coming on November 12, 2024. Beta Is a HUGE Step Forward appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.6 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 25, 2023

Another beta build for Godot 3.6, implementing important bug fixes and some new features for existing games in production.

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Godot 4.4 Beta Released

Game From Scratch

JANUARY 17, 2025

Beta Released Following 7 different Dev releases [ our coverage of Godot 4.4 Beta 1 is here. Beta Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com. GameFromScratch.com Godot 4.4 Dev1 and Dev2, Dev3, Dev4 and Dev5 as well as Dev6 and the addition of Jolt Physics in Dev7 ] Godot 4.4

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 9

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 19, 2022

has been in beta for over three months , and the overall feature completeness, stability and usability have improved a lot during that time. beta in general, have a look at the detailed release notes for 4.0 In this blog post, we will only cover the main changes since the previous beta release. Requires.NET SDK 6.0 specifically.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.2 beta 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 24, 2023

We continue iterating quickly on beta snapshots for Godot 4.2 to ensure that we can solve regressions before the stable release.

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Noesis Studio Beta Released

Google Play Games adds UK and New Zealand to PC beta

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 1

Diablo IV had the biggest beta in series history, says Blizzard

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 3

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 4

Vectorpea Beta Launched

Steam debuts new game recording tool in beta form

Roblox 's Meta Quest beta hits over 1 million downloads in a week

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 2

Multiplayer devs should take a close look at Concord's Crew Builder system

Unity opens beta for visionOS development

MultiVersus returns with over 114K concurrent players at launch

Valve's newly announced Deadlock hits peak of near-90K players

Valve is beta testing a new system that lets Steam devs schedule Daily Deals

Lilith Games lays off 40 devs ahead of Project Party rework

Delores Open Alpha/Beta Testing.

Delores Open Alpha/Beta Testing.

Forgotten Skies Beta Playtest

Mobius Machine Beta

beta decay | Phase 1 Pre-Alpha Release

beta decay Teaser

ZpellCatz Closed Beta

MultiVersus will go offline in June ahead of a full release in 2024

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 12

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.3 beta 2

Forgotten Skies - Closed-Beta

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.2 beta 1

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 16

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.2 beta 2

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 14

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 6

Sony launches new beta program for PlayStation

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 11

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 10

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.6 beta 5

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 7

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.3 beta 3

Godot 4.2 Beta Released

Blender 4.3 Beta Is a HUGE Step Forward

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.6 beta 2

Godot 4.4 Beta Released

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 9

Dev snapshot: Godot 4.2 beta 3

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