early access
BitCraft Online will be $30 in early access but F2P at launch
The in-development sandbox MMORPG BitCraft has discussed its monetization plans before, but those were more conceptual than anything that was fully decided. That was...
Corepunk pushes its Prison Island update to April 4 with a ‘completely different vibe’
Delays? In Corepunk? Get out of here! No, wait, come back, because there's more to say. So yes, Corepunk announced that it's slightly pushing...
Elite Dangerous takes a closer look at the Gutamaya Corsair arriving for paid early access April 8
There will be another internet spaceship option for players of Elite: Dangerous in a couple of weeks' time. That's because the Gutamaya Corsair, the...
Early access MMORPG Pax Dei releases a new roadmap, saying its next update will be a ‘significant step forward’
Pax Dei is doing some hardcore, take-no-prisoners self-reflection in its March development update letter. The studio recapped its journey through early access so far,...
Path of Exile 2’s Dawn of the Hunt introduces the Huntress, rogue exiles, a mount, and heaps of support gems
With Path of Exile 2 being in early access beta instead of launched, I was unsure whether Grinding Gear Games would be keeping to...
Vampire survivalbox V Rising will launch its 1.1 update, Invaders of Oakveil, on April 28
We've finally got a map and a plan for V Rising's first big post-launch update: It's called Invaders of Oakveil, and it's launching April...
FuzzyBot’s cozy co-op roguelite builder Lynked Banner of the Spark launches 1.0 and console on May 22
This morning, we covered Mike Morhaime's Dreamhaven and its publishing of Wildgate, a new co-op sci-fi extraction RPG from Blizzard alumni at Moonshot Games....
The Daily Grind: Do you appreciate brutal honesty from MMORPG devs?
A few weeks back, the few remaining Might and Delight developers admitted in print that Kickstarted MMO Book of Travels is basically in maintenance...
PSA: Nightingale is offering a free demo for a limited time that will let you carry progress to the full game
We'll be one of the first to remind readers to be very cautious of early access purchases - if not avoid them outright -...
PvPvE extraction RPG Seekers of Skyveil will sunset just weeks after its early access launch
If it seemed to you as if the boards of the PvPvE extraction game bandwagon were rickety, your instinct appears to be right, as...
Fight or Kite: PvPvE extraction game Legacy Steel and Sorcery is already showing promise in early access
Love 'em, hate 'em, or pine for the good old days, we are most certainly in the age of extraction RPGs. Just as spring...
Vague Patch Notes: If you have my money, you’d better have my video game
So over the last couple of weeks Lord of the Rings Online has made itself quite a mess to clean up. It's not the...
Pantheon Rise of the Fallen discusses PvP, preps for server merges and ‘periodic updates’
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's news toddler has tripped on the sidewalk and cut open its knee, oozing out all sorts of information and...
Spry Fox has finally named what it once called its ‘non-violent MMO project’: Spirit Crossing
We don't often have occasion to cover Spry Fox here in the MMO world, but readers might remember that way back in 2021, the...
33 Immortals begins its multiplayer roguelike fight out of early access hell and lays out an update roadmap
This week begins another game's climb from the depths of early access to the ideal heights of a fully launched release. 33 Immortals, the...
Creative sandbox Craftopia adds weapon elements and a wriggly fish farm with its spring update
Craftopia - that's Palworld studio Pocketpair Games' OG survival sandbox - has come out of the 2025 gate fairly strong with a wide-ranging spring...
Midnight Murder Club is a hide-and-seek party game that just went into homicidal early access
Have you ever thought to yourself, "You know what? I, a legitimate grown-up, could really go for a good game of hide-and-seek right now...
Temtem Swarm adds more rerolls, balances stats, and ramps up egg armor in latest patch
This week has brought on a fresh tuning patch to the early access co-op bullet hell that is Temtem Swarm, so obviously that doesn't...
The Stream Team: The horrors of R.E.P.O.
Anyone who knows Massively OP's MJ knows that she loves horror. So when family suggested she check out a new online co-op horror game,...
Single-player ‘simulated MMORPG’ Erenshor confirms April 14 early access release date
Yes, yes, yes, yes, Erenshor isn't a real MMORPG; it's a single-player game that wants to recreate classic MMO gameplay for the solo fan....
