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Seafaring survival MMO Age of Water hits Steam early access, addresses premium perks
After a week-long false start, publisher Gaijin Entertainment and developer Three Whales Studio have brought Age of Water into the roiling and (arguably) crowded...
Steam is altering the early access refund deal – pray it does not alter it any further
If ever you needed another reason not to purchase or play games in early access, Valve has stepped forward to give you a huge...
Albion Online has kicked off early headstart for its new European server – no more wipes
There was a bit of a hiccup in getting it off the ground this morning, but it's here now: Albion Online's Albion Europe server...
Multiplayer survival shooter Vigor announces plans for a Steam early access launch in May
Do you remember Vigor? It's a multiplayer shooter from Bohemia Interactive set in a post-war 1991 Norway where players have to scrounge, survive, and......
Bellwright brings its brutal medieval world of multiplayer survival to Steam early access
Will the second verse be different different from the first for developer Donkey Crew -- and more importantly for those who buy in to...
Nightingale’s 0.2 update goes live this afternoon with new weapons and crafting QOL
It's patch day for Nightingale: Tencent-owned Inflexion's early access multiplayer survivalbox is rolling into Update 0.2 at noon EDT today following maintenance.
While full patch...
Valheim brings the Ashlands update to its public test server, confirms the game’s nearly full release
After three years in early access and over a year since the update was first announced, the Viking costumed survival sandbox Valheim is finally...
Nightingale confirms crafting and quality-of-life improvements with next patch
While Victorian-era survivalbox Nightingale has mostly been focused on fixing things and adjusting features, the devs at Inflexion Games appear to be ready to...
Path of Exile’s Steam account is temporarily compromised, sends out scam invites to POE 2 early access
If you saw a message on the official Path of Exile Steam page inviting you to click a link for Path of Exile 2...
The MOP Up: FFXIV recaps its PAX East appearance
In case you missed it in person, you can catch up with all of Final Fantasy XIV's PAX East 2024 developments in a recap...
Whatever happened to Wildcard’s pirate-themed sandbox MMO Atlas?
It might be by design that we've collectively forgotten about Atlas, the piratical survival sandbox MMO by Wildcard substudio Grapeshot Games that was at...
The Stream Team: A first foray into Planet Crafter multiplayer
Massively OP's MJ definitely loves sandbox games where she can terraform the land somewhat. But what about when the entire premise of a game...
Past Fate projects early access launch sometime in the third or fourth quarter of this year
Currently, the sandbox MMORPG Past Fate is in a closed alpha state (except for when it deigns to run open alpha tests). It would...
Planet Crafter is a new multiplayer survival sandbox where you geo-engineer an entire planet
Last week, multiplayer survival sandbox were treated to yet another entry in the field: Planet Crafter, a game I've had on my own wishlist...
WoW Factor: The strange excitement split for World of Warcraft’s The War Within
There's an interesting aspect I've observed about World of Warcraft as we slowly creep toward the release of The War Within. No one who...
Post-layoffs, Palia is celebrating its alpha anniversary with a new buyable bundle
We've all been figuratively holding our breaths to see what would happen with Palia after the last month of mess, and now the game...
Not So Massively: Godsworn made me break my ‘no early access’ rule
I'm pretty blasé about most monetization in games, but there are a few things that I don't like, and charging for early access is...
Fractured adds new playable demon races and cash shop with its May 8th Invasion update
Dynamight Studios formally announced Fractured Online's next patch last night: Dubbed The Invasion, it heralds the arrival of two new player demon races, specifically...
Kickstarted MMORPG Legends of Aria is relaunching as Legends of Aria Classic on May 9
When last we looked in on Legends of Aria, it was fading fast into unfortunate obscurity. The Kickstarted MMORPG - originally known as Shards...
Last Oasis, four years in early access, finally releases its modkit and teases season 6 (again)
Last Oasis has been a side-eye magnet in the MMO world for a few years now. The "woodpunk" survival MMORPG had the misfortune to...
