If you subscribe to Origin Access Basic, Origin Access Premier, or EA Access, then you'll be able to dive in to the full version of Anthem later today. While the game doesn't technically release until the 22nd of February, there is a week-long early access period for subscribers, here is …
Read More »Discord expands its storefront with Early Access
Discord launched its video game store last month, starting off with a modest 22 titles. The platform recognises that it can’t sit still if it wants to establish itself against competition, evolving its service to include its first wave of Early Access games. Popularised by Steam, Early Access is a …
Read More »DayZ is finally entering beta, team hopes to hit V1.0 next month
For many fans of survival games, DayZ has fallen into irrelevancy over the last few years as development continued to stall and the illusive ‘beta' build continued to get delayed. Now five years later, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel, with the DayZ beta build …
Read More »Battlefield 5 lands in October, will do away with the ‘premium pass’
Rather than waiting until E3 in a few weeks time, EA decided to hold its own separate Battlefield 5 reveal event last night. While the event lacked in terms of gameplay footage, we did get a decent amount of information. For starters, Battlefield 5 now has a release date, and …
Read More »The Forest has a final date for leaving Steam Early Access
The Forest, one of the earliest Steam Early Access games to reach prominence, is finally getting its full release this year. After four years in open development on Steam, the team behind The Forest has announced the launch date for version 1.0. Back in early February, Endlight Games announced that …
Read More »DayZ’s long awaited engine upgrade is finally coming in the next update
While DayZ was one of the biggest games on Steam at one point, its slow development in Early Access has seen plenty leave over the years. Those who have been waiting for DayZ's big ‘overhaul' may not have to wait much longer though, as Bohemia has explained that major engine …
Read More »H1Z1 has officially left Steam Early Access and added a new game mode
After a good long stint on Steam's Early Access program and plenty of changes over the course of development, H1Z1 has officially launched today. The game has hit version 1.0, bringing it out of Early Access, as part of today's big update, Daybreak has also launched a new game mode …
Read More »Crytek’s Hunt: Showdown has launched on Steam Early Access
Crytek may have faced some financial troubles over the last few years, but it looks like the studio has managed to keep things together long enough to finally release a new game. This week, Hunt: Showdown launched on Steam Early Access, Crytek's first game in years, this time with a …
Read More »Rust has left Early Access with a visual overhaul and a few other changes
This month, we saw Rust finally leave Steam Early Access after four years inside the program. Garry Newman announced that this would be happening a few weeks back and now that the big day has arrived, we get to look at the patch notes for Rust version 1.0, with the …
Read More »The Forest will leave Early Access in April
The Forest, one of the earliest Steam Early Access games to reach prominence, is finally getting its full release this year. After four years in open development on Steam, the team behind The Forest will be launching version 1.0 in April. In an announcement this week, studio Endlight Games announced …
Read More »Rust is officially leaving Early Access next month but don’t expect much to change
After four years or so in development, Garry Newman's Rust is officially leaving the Steam Early Access program. While the game will be hitting version 1.0, Newman has warned fans to not compare this to a fully finished game, instead, he's asking owners of Rust to view this as “leaving …
Read More »PUBG will leave Early Access on the 20th of December, new map is live on test servers
Last night, Geoff Keighley's annual ‘The Game Awards' show kicked off, bringing recognition to some of the best games of the year. Awards aren't the only reason to tune in though, as this year's show was also filled with announcements. One of the bigger announcements of the evening was PUBG's …
Read More »DayZ won’t hit beta this year after all, devs still plan to leave Early Access in 2018
DayZ, the game responsible for the massive Early Access survival trend will finally be getting its full release next year. Bohemia Interactive has been slowly chipping away at this game since 2013 and after more than a few setbacks, it looks like the end is finally in sight. However, it …
Read More »PUBG will leave Steam early access in late December
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has taken PC gaming by storm this year. Since launching on Steam’s early access program earlier this year, the game has racked up more than ten million sales and overtaken the likes of Dota 2 and CS:GO in player count. However, PUBG’s success hasn’t slowed down development or …
Read More »ARK: Survival Evolved leaves Early Access, Season pass plans announced
After a couple of years in development, a price hike and a delay, Studio Wildcard has officially launched ARK: Survival Evolved, bringing it out of Early Access for good. The popular dino-themed survival game has received its 1.0 update, so the studio’s attention now turns to the future, with the …
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved will be killing off servers ahead of final release
With Ark: Survival Evolved set to leave early access and ‘fully launch’ at the end of this month, new details are emerging about changes coming to the game. Over the course of Early Access, Ark has had hundreds of official servers for players and since many of them are low-population, …
Read More »Quake Champions drops closed beta for Steam Early Access
Bethesda has been working on bringing back the Quake franchise for quite some time, working closely with id Software to give it the revival it deserves. The next instalment is to be Quake Champions, that will now be set to jump from closed beta into Steam Early Access come August …
Read More »PlayerUnknown addresses concerns around Battlegrounds’ new CS:GO style crate system
Last month, it was revealed that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds would be receiving a CS:GO style crate system for cosmetic items. This caused quite a stir as previously the PUBG FAQ had stated that cosmetic microtransactions would only appear after the game leaves Early Access. Now, Brendan Greene, the lead on the …
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved will stay in Early Access for a bit longer
Earlier this month, we saw Ark: Survival Evolved jump in price, from around £24.99 to £49.99, all in preparation for the game’s exit from Early Access and physical disc launch on the 8th of August. Unfortunately, Studio Wildcard will no longer be able to meet that date, so Ark will …
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved’s price hike was forced by physical retailers
Earlier this month, we saw the digital pricing for Ark: Survival Evolved jump to £55/$60 on console and PC, ahead of the game's full release in August. While the UK price has since been adjusted to £49.99, the new price is still far higher than most would have wanted and …
Read More »PUBG takes the number two spot on Steam, announces weekly Facebook livestream
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has been quite the success story after selling four million copies in just three months and the early access game doesn’t seem to show any signs of slowing down. Due for its full release later this year, Battlegrounds has managed to climb into second place on Steam’s most …
Read More »PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will be in Early Access until Q4 2017
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has seen a lot of success over the last few months, with millions of gamers already on board with the Early Access title. However, as the player base ramps up, so does the pressure to not disappoint. As a result, the six month Early Access time frame for …
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved boosts price to £55/$60 ahead of full release
Ark: Survival Evolved has been in early access for a couple of years now but the journey out is now set, with the game getting its ‘full release' on the 8th of August. In preparation for this, Studio Wildcard has boosted the game's price, bumping it up from $29.99/£24.99 to …
Read More »DayZ is finally hitting the ‘beta’ stage after four years in development
DayZ, the game that arguably kicked off the entire early access survival genre, is finally almost in beta. The standalone version of the Arma 2 mod originally began development over four years ago and has been in alpha ever since. The beta update hasn't landed just yet, but the change …
Read More »Funcom reveals Conan Exiles roadmap, planned to leave early access in Q1 2018
Conan Exiles has been out on the PC for a little while now and during that time, the early access title has received a ton of support, generating tons of sales with the help of streamers and YouTubers. However, unlike quite a few other early access titles, Funcom appears to …
Read More »Killing Floor 2 leaves Early Access in November
Over the last 16 months, Killing Floor 2 has been in open development and available to purchase on Steam Early Access. The game has received plenty of updates since then and now it looks like it is almost ready for prime time as Tripwire has announced that Killing Floor 2 …
Read More »The Ship Remastered release has been pushed back a week
If you hoped to spring out of bed this morning and step aboard an oceanliner from the '20s, only to murder unsuspecting passengers and other ‘hunters' like yourself in glorious HD, we have some sorry news for you. The remastered version of The Ship: Murder Party, has been pushed back a …
Read More »The free Warhammer MOBA, Dark Nexus, is now in Early Access
With all of the news of developers like Epic, Motiga and Blizzard releasing new takes on the MOBA genre by combining it with FPS elements, perhaps it's time we had a new, traditional MOBA as well. Forget that Infinite Crisis closed down a few months ago, Games Workshop and Whitebox …
Read More »Killing Floor 2 is getting microtransactions too
Right on the back of the PayDay 2 microtransaction backlash, Tripwire Interactive has revealed that it will be putting microtransactions in to its Early Access title, Killing Floor 2. As you can imagine, a lot of players aren't too happy about it, despite the fact that Tripwire is only offering …
Read More »Hitman has been delayed until 2016
IO Interactive was due to launch a new Hitman this December, with a confusing release scheme that would see a portion of the game come out at launch, with updates added over time to finish off the story and keep people playing. However, it seems that more time is needed and …
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