alpha testing
Build a stronghold to keep the monsters out in Fortnite
The world has ended... somehow. And you're among the few human survivors in a sea of disagreeable monsters. What to do other than to...
Indie Russian airship sandbox LuckCatchers is on Steam Greenlight for voting
For reasons which remain shrouded in mystery, there are still very few games in which players take control of airships simply as a matter...
Why you’ll be mutating and replacing your organs in Project Genom
Hope you don't mind talking about guts -- gooshy innards, not the assumption of bravado. Project Genom wants to share with you its plans...
Grimdark sandbox Revival plans the wrap-up of its first client stage
Now that we're in February, the holidays are finally behind us all. (Very few people actually get to skip work on Valentine's Day.) That...
DUAL Universe promises a seamless galaxy on a single shard
When it comes to creating a science fiction MMO, there are two directions you can take. You can either hold up EVE Online as...
Why isometric sandbox Wild Terra is switching to 3-D models
Hardcore sandbox Wild Terra's latest dev diary digs into the guts of how it came to the decision to switch the sprite-based character animation...
Otherland is temporarily borked on Steam
If you're trying to play Otherland through Steam today, you might be noticing the store page is offline.
Drago Entertainment dev Lucjan told concerned fans...
PSA: Star Citizen’s free-fly weekend and Squadron 42 split
We've got a double Star Citizen PSA for you this weekend.
First, Star Citizen is open this weekend for yet another "free-fly" event; anyone can...
The Game Archaeologist: Perpetual’s Star Trek Online
If you're among the legions of Trekkies, then you are almost certainly aware of Cryptic Studios' Star Trek Online. Since early 2010, players have...
Betawatch: Eternal Crusade’s entry into early access (January 29th, 2016)
In the grim darkness of the future, there is no more launch or beta or alpha testing, just early access for eternity. Fortunately, Eternal...
WoW Factor: Why Legion’s alpha/beta label is a hair worth splitting
The Legion alpha is back, and it is still an alpha. And I want to to stress, not for the first time, that I...
Divergence Online abandons Steam sales over ongoing review harassment
Update: We have continued our reporting on this story here.
Yesterday, an eagle-eyed reader noticed that Divergence Online had seemingly been pulled from Steam and...
Shroud of the Avatar drops Release 26 update with a full character wipe
Here's the bad news for players looking forward to the next major Shroud of the Avatar patch: A character wipe is happening. All of...
WoW’s latest Legion alpha build revises talent loadouts, glyphs
The alpha testing for World of Warcraft's next expansion is rolling along and getting just a little bit bigger. Another build has been deployed,...
Das Tal is working on lag, maps, and caravan raids
Earlier this month, Das Tal's Fairytale Distillery told players that it was working hard on playthrough incentives and accessibility features for its April alpha test....
Chris Roberts talks Star Citizen two-step verification, griefing, and Star Marine’s status
Star Citizen's Chris Roberts is taking a break from signing swag for PAX South to answer another batch of 10 questions from the community....
PSA: Last call for Eternal Crusade founder packs before early access Steam launch
If you were hoping to pick up an Eternal Crusade founder pack, today is the last day to hand over your money.
Behaviour Interactive announced...
EVE Evolved: Should CCP start developing Walking in Stations again?
In all the time that I've been writing about EVE Online, one of the most common recurring comments is that the game badly needs...
Atlas Reactor is taking sign-ups for a February alpha test
Trion Worlds has been so quiet about Atlas Reactor over the past few months that you can be forgiven for having forgotten the game was...
Betawatch: Having fun with Black Desert’s character creator (January 22, 2016)
Who doesn't like a good character creator? The people in charge of Black Desert clearly like having one so much that a standalone version...
