Indie MMO Spotlight: Indie To The Core

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Each week, we scour the internet for all things indie MMO-related, so you don’t have to. This week, Coreborn (image above) makes its debut in the IMS as it launches its Open Beta as part of Steam’s Next Fest , Fractured Online goes back online, and Ember Sword published its whitepaper. Plenty of other stuff is also going on, so let’s quit wasting time and get started with this week’s Indie MMO Spotlight.

According to a new blog post , players can expect “some core changes to the game that will change how you experience your journey.” The post continues by introducing the six playable races that are being added to the game.

With Phase 1 of Anvil Empires Pre-Alpha roadmap complete, the devs have posted a roadmap for Phase 2. The roadmap has just two dates listed, with July 18th being the date for the game’s first large-scale, multi-day test.

BitCraft’s weekly Twitter post is once again a fireside scene, but a new Letter from the Producer details what the team will be working on now that Pre-Alpha 10 testing has concluded. The TL;DR version is sound, polish, social systems, and server software updates.

Broken Ranks’ next update will go live on Thursday, June 29th. The update notes include the next part of the gear overhaul and boss difficulty levels.

After a week off, a new dev post details what players can expect in the Tier 2 update, which is expected to go live by Friday, June 30th.

Steam’s Next Fest is almost over, but there is still time to check out Coreborn’s Open Beta . If Coreborn is new to you, be sure to watch the June Dev Update video below.

Update 1.4 went live on Tuesday. The update brings new