early access
Descent is in early access, but at least it ditched microtransactions
Descent: Underground, an officially licensed prequel to 1994's Descent vehicular shooter, is now available to the general public as well as all of its crowdfunding...
Otherland has added 120 new quests
Early access action MMO Otherland has added 120 new quests. Developer DRAGO Entertainment says that it has been hard at work expanding the storyline of...
Star Wars: The Old Republic opens up early access for Knights of the Fallen Empire
The day that Star Wars: The Old Republic fans have been waiting for is finally here. Dedicated subscribers to the game can log in...
H1Z1 adds female zombies and a bloody hospital
H1Z1 has become an equal opportunity undead employer.
The zombie sandbox patched in female zombies yesterday, expanding the variety of the walking dead that players...
Buy a founder’s pack, get into this weekend’s Blade and Soul alpha
If you're looking for a sure way to get into Blade and Soul's alpha test, then it won't hurt to hand NCsoft a little...
Life is Feudal gets more stable, adds barter system
A new alpha patch for Life is Feudal has made living in that game a little less futile. Ahem. Anyway, the big ticket items...
Novus Inceptio sorts out the first days of alpha testing
The sci-fi survival sandbox Novus Inceptio has launched its early access program, and the team is sorting out feedback and metrics from the alpha...
The Stream Team: A first look at Otherland
Are you curious about Otherland? MassivelyOP's MJ is, and now that the game is in Early Access she has the chance to peek inside....
Atom Universe takes the theme park model literally
The metaphor of the MMO as a theme park has been used heavily over the years, but in the case of Atom Universe, it's...
Snag a Wild Terra early access key bundle from Massively OP [All gone now!]
Isometric sandbox Wild Terra recently roped off its ongoing testing behind an early access paywall because of a problem a lot of MMOs wish...
RPG MO whips up an indie free-to-play sandbox
Someone must not have spread the word that "Mo" is our thing, but that's OK; we're not jealous. Apparently there's a new indie MMO...
A wicked hive of synth and vibrancy: First impressions of Otherland
I first covered Otherland, the Gamigo-turned-Drago MMORPG based on Tad Williams' sci-fi book series by the same name, at E3 2012. The idea of having...
Wild Terra delivers an isometric sandbox medieval world
Looking for an up-and-coming sandbox that isn't some weird jumble of voxels? Wild Terra would respectfully submit that you check out its isometric medieval...
Shroud of the Avatar posts Release 21 features and instructions
The bright side of Shroud of the Avatar being in a test state is that sometimes whole systems can be rewritten as just part...
Origins of Malu founder on the challenges of passion projects
Sci-fantasy sandbox Origins of Malu has had its share of development challenges over the past four years. A scaled-down version of the game debuted...
Sword Coast Legends early access starts in September
People attending PAX Prime this weekend will have the opportunity to play around in Sword Coast Legends on the show floor, but it won't...
Blade & Soul founder packs are now available for planned Q1 2016 launch
I was very excited to sit down during Gamescom with Nicolas Coutant, producer at NCSOFT West, about the upcoming US and Europe release of...
Otherland enters early access on Steam on August 26th
It was announced years ago, has jumped developers and publishers, and by and large seems like the sort of thing that was never going...
H1Z1 significantly overhauls its map plans and development schedule
Back in July of last year, H1Z1 players learned that the game's engine could support a landmass of more than 16,000 square kilometers. At...
Stormhaven Studios forms to work on sandbox Saga of Lucimia
Group-oriented sandbox Saga of Lucimia has taken a significant step to legitimacy this past weekend by announcing that it is now under the umbrella...
