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Mining in Stars Reach looks to be an exercise in prospecting, planning, and real-world mineral knowledge
For players who like to gnaw on space rocks in sci-fi sandboxes, usually the more granular details get the better (pun sort of intended)....
Stars Reach expands its pre-alpha to Kickstarter followers, begins refinery skill branch testing
Playable Worlds' Stars Reach has several news bits this week, and those of you tired of hearing about the Kickstarter that hasn't even happened...
The Daily Grind: What rewards are actually worth backing for in an MMORPG Kickstarter?
News of Stars Reach's impending Kickstarter has been the big MMORPG story of the last week and change, but there's been one tidbit that's...
Working As Intended: Stars Reach could be the demographic revolution MMORPGs need
When Raph Koster started talking in Discord on Saturday night, I was super annoyed because I knew I was going to lose my whole...
The Daily Grind: So… are you going to Kickstart Stars Reach?
Over the weekend, Raph Koster's studio formally announced that it's going to do a Kickstarter for Stars Reach - you know, the spiritual successor...
Raph Koster’s Stars Reach MMORPG is launching a Kickstarter in February – and could launch as early as 2026
Raph Koster and Playable Worlds announced during their fireside chat this evening that they're launching a Kickstarter campaign for sprawling sci-fantasy sandbox MMORPG Stars...
End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2025 and beyond
As we turn the page on another fascinating year of MMORPG history, we cross into fresh territory. What lies ahead? Surprises, disappointments, and endless...
MMO Hype Train: My growing obsession with Stars Reach
As much as I respect Raph Koster for all of his passion and pioneering of MMORPGs, I've rarely crossed paths with his games, notably...
Stars Reach unveils the earliest stages of its player housing homesteading system
Development on Playable Worlds' Star Wars Galaxies-esque MMO sandbox Stars Reach is continuing at an apparently speedy pace: The latest dev blog heralds the...
Stars Reach says it ‘heard you loud and clear on graphics improvements’
Last week's Stars Reach trailer captured a lot of attention - so much that studio Playable Worlds decided to focus this week's dev blog...
Stars Reach’s new trailer shows significant visual improvement – and a partial list of professions
Late last night, Playable Worlds dropped a new trailer for Raph Koster's incoming MMORPG sandbox Stars Reach, along with an update for its NDA.
As...
Stars Reach is dropping ‘a sense of pride and accomplishment’ trophies in tester inventories
Stars Reach isn't just teasing players who want to test it but haven't been invited yet; it's also trolling the people in its test.
"We...
Stars Reach is testing its very Star Wars Galaxies-esque ranger skill tree and combat in this weekend’s playtest
Whether or not - and it's probably not - you're in Stars Reach's upcoming playtest, this week's blog post will be of interest to...
Stars Reach’s world reshaping tool test rewarded curious players with ‘spectacular’ death
Stars Reach is continuing to push onward with playtesting that almost no one is in, but at least we get to hear about it...
Stars Reach’s skill tree system seeks to let players ‘gain experience by being useful’
The dev blogs from Stars Reach that highlight game features continue to roll forth, and the latest one touches on a topic that is...
Stars Reach talks Unity, AWS, and how it avoids ‘endless bowls of oatmeal’-esque terrain generation
This week's Stars Reach development blog is a bit more granular than previous releases, but gamers who are curious about the tech behind the...
Stars Reach’s technical testing provoked emergent landscaping, player creativity, and the lag monster
Playable Worlds - technical designer Light Bates this time, not Raph Koster - has dished out another dev blog on Stars Reach's pre-alpha playtest....
Raph Koster shows off Stars Reach’s updated world graphics in new footage
When Playable Worlds first fully revealed Stars Reach to the public earlier this summer, the one sticking point with a certain segment of MMO...
Stars Reach releases video footage of its movement tech from earliest testing to now
When writing up a post about last week's Stars Reach dev blog on character movement, I kept thinking one thing: This article needs a...
Stars Reach begins testing this weekend as Raph Koster talks playstyle and the anti-endgame
Playable Worlds' Raph Koster is continuing his weekly dev blogs about Stars Reach's intended audience this week - though he does say this one...