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Isometric co-op zombie roguelike OARPG Darksburg exits early access on September 23
While we've been busy keeping eyes on all the games as best as we can, developer Shiro Games has had its head down working...
Project Gorgon’s latest patch sends you to the dungeon(s)
At this point, it wouldn't surprise us if Project Gorgon never actually launched but rather stayed in its early access cocoon indefinitely. At least...
Torchlight III delays its next patch once again to next week
Remember when we were young and innocent and were looking forward to the next early access patch for Torchlight III this week? How foolish and...
Funcom reveals Conan Exiles Isle of Siptah expansion, offers free Steam weekend and sale for original
Back in January, Conan Exiles players were wary when Funcom told its investors about "continuing to develop the game with a paid map DLC";...
Kickstarted multiplayer RPG Swords ‘n Magic and Stuff goes into Steam early access
Maybe it's time to take a break from looking for the next big thing -- and look at the next small thing. It may...
Craftopia focuses primarily on bug fixing in its most recent patches
With JPRG-like survival sandbox Craftopia now in early access, the focus of developer Pocket Pair has turned almost exclusively to attacking bugs in the...
Torchlight III’s next early access patch reworks Dusk Mage, adds a training dummy
Get ready, get set, and go... wait a little while until Torchlight III's next patch arrives. You won't have to wait long, as the...
Craftopia has entered early access on Steam
When is a launch not a launch? When it's early access, naturally. However, the idea of things being a bit rough around the edges...
Wild Terra 2 adds in the joys of agriculture with its latest patch
They say that you reap what you sow, which feels unfair. After all, if you had expected to reap the consequences of your earlier...
‘Circular economy’ MMO Virtuverse schedules public early access test for this fall
Over the past two years, we've been lightly tracking the development of Virtuverse, an episodic online sci-fi RPG with a curious business model, and...
Japanese survivalbox Craftopia is set to launch early access on Friday
All summer, we've been keeping watch over Craftopia, a Japanese multiplayer "open world survival crafting game," and I think it would be fair to...
Early access survival MMO Last Oasis adds biodegradable exosuits
We've always been a mixture of intrigued and skeptical of Last Oasis' devotion to its woodpunk aesthetic, but bless this team's courageous hearts, the...
PvPvE survival battle royale shooter The Cycle is leaving early access and releasing on Steam in Q4 2020
Well, here's some good news for those who are looking for yet another alternative option in the battle royale subgenre: The Cycle is going...
Torchlight III delays its next early access patch to at least September 8
You know, if there's one constant in Torchlight III's development, stretching all the way back into when it was an MMO called Torchlight Frontiers,...
Massively Overthinking: The MMOs we intentionally avoid
A few weeks back, I read a Twitter thread about people who avoid specific games and types of games, and the folks chiming in...
Atlas, still in early access, addresses reviving PvP and buffing the core game
Atlas has had a long journey since its stumbly early access rollout in 2018, back when it was still promising to be an “MMO...
ARK Survival Evolved celebrates three years since official launch, drops Crystal Isles map for console
So I was looking at my calendar this morning and I realized that this week is ARK Survival Evolved's third birthday since its official...
Population Zero’s playerbase dwindles into single-digit territory as the devs confirm ‘light’ content for August
It would appear that the fortunes for early access survival MMO Population Zero are not improving whatsoever. In fact, the game's population as of...
Shadow Arena plans rival system for ranked matches, plus several new modes
When we covered Pearl Abyss' second quarter financial report a few weeks ago, one of the things that stood out to me is that...
Torchlight III confirms fall launch window – and Nintendo Switch release
We've been wondering when exactly Torchlight III would launch, especially given its de-MMO-ification and multiple delays throughout development. And technically, we still don't have...
