Camelot Unchained on hiring, graphics, and this weekend’s playtest - Hiring is going well for Camelot Unchained, City State tells players in a new dev post this weekend. "We are now up to six people in Seattle (though the 6th won’t…
The Game Archaeologist: Mark Jacobs on Mythic’s early online games, part 1 - When you bring up the name "Mythic Entertainment," chances are that most gamers are going to immediately think of the studio's two major MMOs, Warhammer Online and Dark Age of…
Wild Terra patch adds new PvE server ruleset and major combat overhaul - This week's Wild Terra patch is one of the biggest in the indie sandbox's history, says developer Juvty Worlds, and for good reason: It's overhauled combat with nine new weapon…
Worlds Adrift heralds alpha playtest signups with new trailer - Worlds Adrift invites gamers to sign up for its next alpha playtest today through a brand-new trailer showcasing the many destinations of escapism in the sandbox. Wanna soar over golden…
Albion Online posts a video guide to the Faye update - In most games, you'd expect a patch named Faye to involve either helping or fighting someone named Faye. Not so with Albion Online; that's just what the patch is named,…
Sci-fi survival sandbox Hellion hits early access in January - Earlier this month, we wrote about the impending debut of Hellion, a gorgeous sci-fi survival sandbox -- and as of today, we know it's gunning for a January early access…
Albion Online promises better PvE content in response to backer survey - The final beta for Albion Online rolls on, and it's going to keep on rolling well into next year. But what is the state of the game and what are…
Pantheon shows off Unite demo, talks grouping and crafting - Fresh off its demo of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen at Unite 2016, Visionary Realms has just posted its November newsletter for followers of the old-school MMORPG. "Many of you reading…
Star Citizen pushes hard toward Alpha 2.6 - Star Citizen is nothing if not extremely thorough in its monthly reports that cover the projects and focus of each of its studios and teams. With October said and done,…
Ascent: The Space Game’s presidential election and player-run GoFundMe - Among the fun quirks of sandboxes is the political intrigue they can spawn. One such drama is currently unfolding in indie sci-fi sandbox Ascent: The Space Game, which boasts a full-fledged…
Shroud of the Avatar previews Yule, toilets, and a player-run bay - Put away your fall decor; it's Christmas in Shroud of the Avatar. Not really, but Portalarium's latest newsletter does detail the creation of craftable rustic Yule stockings coming to the…
Dual Universe on post-Kickstarter funding and mining in the sandbox - Dual Universe's latest newsletter since its successful Kickstarter funding back in October is out this week. Novaquark tells players that it's almost finished building its post-Kickstarter crowdfunding portal. Through the…
Project Gorgon is 25% funded on Indiegogo - Project Gorgon has raised a quarter of its goal on Indiegogo as of today and has tweaked a few pledge tiers, a new update on the platform says. The Indiegogo…
Hero’s Song goes into early access on Steam - Following an intense alpha weekend test, Hero's Song is going into early access on Steam today as planned. The title is scheduled to go live at 11:00 a.m. EST. "It needs more…
Star Citizen makes progress on Patch 2.6 and Star Marine - Star Citizen's Patch 2.6 is heading to the test server soon, according to this week's episode of Around the Verse. The team has also made significant progress with Star Marine (which…