early access
Nightingale, counting nearly 50K testers, is launching early access two days earlier than originally planned
Hope you didn't take the original launch date off because Nightingale's early access release has been pushed up two days.
"Inflexion Games announced the launch...
Myth of Empires’ epic new trailer teases biomes, building construction, and warfare
Having put its legal quibbles with Studio Wildcard and Smilegate behind it, strategy-sandbox MMO Myth of Empires is heading to its launch this month...
Palworld vows to keep servers online ‘without regard to cost’ (despite monthly cost of nearly half a million dollars)
Getting professional server hosting for an online multiplayer title ain't cheap, and that holds true for Palworld developer Pocketpair, which is paying out the...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Sneak Out, ManaSoul, Rise of Mythos aka Kings Call
Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs you've probably never heard of (but we'll be impressed if you have).
Sneak Out
Sneak Out is for some...
Voxlands is a multiplayer boxy blend of FPS, RPG, and survival coming to February’s Steam Next Fest
It's time once again to take up several sub-genres, toss them in a pot, and whisk until they smooth into a new title. This...
‘Supermax open world survival’ title SCUM removes garage locks, releases vehicle skins, and seeks player opinons
One of the things we always ask for in our Betawatch column is for readers to let us know if a game in testing...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Under A Rock, Farworld Pioneers, Cyborg Immortal
Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs you've probably never heard of (but if you have, awesome!).
Under a Rock
If you're not living under a...
First Impressions: Palworld copied all the right homework to graduate as its own enjoyable game
You know how the back of a box of Hamburger Helper or other boxed dinner mixes encourage you to toss in extra ingredients to...
Former devs of The Day Before recount a workplace of employee fines, shifting whims, and ‘pure megalomaniacal chaos’
However badly managed The Day Before may have looked upon its disastrous early access release, the reality was reportedly much worse than anyone could...
Palworld counts 19M players across Steam and Xbox, becomes the largest third-party release for Game Pass
The juggernaut that is the early access survivalbox Palworld doesn't appear to be slowing down any time soon, as developer Pocketpair has once again...
Wayfinder studio Airship Syndicate is laying off a dozen staff as execs reduce their own pay
If you've seen the rumors on Twitter this afternoon that Wayfinder's team is suffering layoffs, well, I'm sorry to report that they're true, and...
These are the accessibility features Nightingale will – and will not – offer in its early access and stress test build
"One of our goals with Nightingale is to bring people together and create memorable experiences for players of all backgrounds," opens Inflexion's latest dev...
Survival MMO Age of Water previews hostile NPC factions and boat construction
On Monday, we dropped a big interview with Gaijin-funded Three Whales Studio, which is aiming to launch its Waterworldish post-apoc oceanfaring survival MMO Age...
The Quinfall discusses its business model, gameplay, and beta testing plans in Q&A video
Vawraek Technology has posted a new video for its upcoming MMORPG The Quinfall featuring some player Q&A about the title, and the answers provided...
Enshrouded celebrates over one million players, vows to continue to ‘kick some bug ass’
While it's certainly nowhere near as viral as another survival game in early access, Keen Games' own multiplayer survivalbox Enshrouded hasn't been a slouch...
Extraction shooter Hawked plots Q1 launch, new stories, ranked PvP, and crafting in 2024 roadmap
MY.GAMES' PvPvE extraction shooter Hawked has laid out its roadmap for 2024, and it looks to be as content-rich as it possibly can, with...
Ultra Mega Cats is a ‘cat-tastic’ roguelike co-op third-person shooter headed for early access later this year
It's said that you can't judge a book by its cover, but in the case of the upcoming Ultra Mega Cats, it's safe to...
Interview: Survival MMO Age of Water on monetization, sandbox play, and the Q1 early access launch
Way back at the end of 2020, we first caught wind of a new sandbox called Age of Water: Developed by Three Whales Studio...
Hawaii-themed zombie survivalbox Fractured Veil finally makes its early access release to mixed reviews
After a multi-year series of delays, Paddle Creek Games has made the early access launch for its survival sandbox Fractured Veil, inviting players to...
Vague Patch Notes: Early access is just game development as performance art
I was reminded recently about Valheim. I do not own the game and thus have not played it; I cannot tell you if it...
