early access
The Survivalist: Outpost Zero improvements have really increased its fun factor
Sitting back and loosely following the development of an early access game, then hopping in here and there to check out a score of...
2013 voxelbox Cube World is apparently back in development, again-again
Last week, in the comments of our podcast ranting on early access, reader TomTurtle brought up the fate of Cube World. The blocky, sandboxy MineCraft-like from Picroma...
Extra Credits tackles why we buy into early access games even when we shouldn’t
If you missed our podcast's epic rant about the problems of early access this week, then strap in because the folks at Extra Credits...
Daybreak opens PlanetSide Arena closed beta signups, promises forums next week
Daybreak's announcement yesterday that it's delayed PlanetSide Arena's early access launch from January 29th to March 26th didn't seem to surprise any MMO players...
Kickstarted sci-fi MMOFPS Pantropy will hit early access on January 31
Hey, remember Pantropy? We first began covering this sci-fi MMOFPS back in 2017; since then, it's run two Kickstarters, the first of which was...
Daybreak is delaying PlanetSide Arena’s early access launch to March
Daybreak has announced that it's delaying PlanetSide Arena's planned early access launch from January 29th to March 26th.
"What we’ve discovered during playtesting is that...
SMITE launches early access closed beta on the Switch ahead of planned full cross-progression
The 30 million people who've played SMITE on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation 4 are welcoming a whole new generation of Nintendo Switch gamers as...
Post-apoc survival MMO Last Oasis plans spring early access, opens closed beta signups
You just never know with survival games that call themselves MMOs whether they really mean it, but we've caught another one today: It's called...
Black Desert is heavily adjusting its battle royale mode based on player feedback in today’s patch
Black Desert's had a wild winter already, with an expansion, new class, and battle royale mode rolling out in just the last few months....
Anthem is just under a month away from official launch, but weekend VIP demo downloading has begun
If you've been looking forward to Anthem, you have about a month to go until it has launched for everyone. The game's full launch is...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 205: Dragons and other MMO rarities
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online's Elsweyr, Breach, Nexon, ArcheAge, Pantheon, FFXIV, SWG Legends, CrossCode, and the harms of early access.
The Stream Team: Onward into more Outpost Zero
With early access comes the inevitable server wipe. Massively OP's MJ is OK with this as she gets to find a new cool place...
AdventureQuest 3D’s Moglomancer pet class is on way to early access for $99+ backers
If you love pet classes, you'll be getting a treat soon in AdventureQuest 3D. The Moglomancer class, the final stretch goal in AQ3D's Moglin...
Grab a free key for Wild Terra from Juvty and MOP
Looking for something to play on today's holiday? How about Wild Terra? The isometric sandbox has recently patch in a patch to tweak the...
The MOP Up: WildStar suffers another indignity
Miss WildStar? Well at least there's the soundtrack to listen to on various sites, right? Nope! Apparently NCsoft pulled the acclaimed score from sites...
Stewart Chisam will replace Erez Goren as CEO of SMITE company Hi-Rez Studios
Multiplayer online game company Hi-Rez Studios is seeing a leadership shuffle this week, as the man who's been CEO for 14 years is stepping...
Breach hits early access with a blend of action combat and MMO dungeon crawling
Snowbound or bored this weekend and looking for something new to do? Breach arrived on Steam early access yesterday, bringing with it an interesting...
Atlas just rolled back the North American servers five hours after an admin account was ‘compromised’
In case you needed your daily reminder not to buy early access games that are still neck-deep in testing and problem children, here's your...
Legends of Aria’s Steam early access launch is now slated for spring
The testing through early access continues for Legends of Aria, and that includes figuring out the schedule for the game's patches and ultimate release. The...
Modern-fantasy dungeon-crawler Breach enters early access tomorrow
After spending the last few months in alpha testing, multiplayer dungeon-crawler Breach is almost ready to make the leap to early access, allowing players...
