Tag Archives: Early Access

Grounded is one of the more interesting titles published by Xbox Game Studios. Developed by Obsidian Entertainment, this ‘Honey I Shrunk the Kids’ styled survival game has spent the past many years in Early Access. Two years on and 10 million players later, Grounded has officially gone 1.0. Alongside a …

For years, the video games industry suffered from a drought of new skateboarding games, with the late 90s and early 00s ‘fad’ fading out of the limelight. One game which helped to bring the genre back was Session: Skate Sim, and after 3 years in Early Access, the game has …

Just as previous leaked predicted, the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta will begin in September, although the exact dates have shifted a little. Previously, the beta was thought to begin on the 15th of September for PlayStation pre-order customers, but Activision has now confirmed a September 16th start …

While Grounded wasn't the type of game many Obsidian fans were hoping for, it has gone on to become one of the most positively received survival games around. Back in June, Obsidian confirmed the game would leave early access in September, but the final release date will fall to the …

Grounded wasn't the game many Obsidian fans were looking for when it was first announced, but the survival game has come a long way in Early Access and has impressed many during that time. Grounded is finally set to fully launch in September, but the main game won't be the …

Previous leaks via Amazon pointed to an August start date for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta. However, it would appear that the beta has been pushed back a bit closer to the game's October release date.  According to Call of Duty leaker, Ralph Valve, Activision is …

Earlier this month, Blizzard confirmed that Overwatch 2 will be launching in Early Access this October across consoles and PC. Now, the studio has revealed a bit more about the transition. Even in its Early Access state, Overwatch 2 will replace Overwatch 1, and we also know how the team …

While Blizzard announced that Overwatch 2 would launch in Early Access this year during the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase, the studio also saved a few reveals for its own stream. Last night, during a new development update stream, Blizzard announced some even bigger changes coming to Overwatch 2, including the …

At the Xbox Games Showcase a few days ago, Blizzard announced that Overwatch 2 would launch in early access on PC and Xbox Series X/S in October, but there will still be more beta tests taking place before then. Ahead of tomorrow's Overwatch 2 stream, Blizzard has announced that the …

While we didn't get any new information on Avowed or The Outer Worlds 2 during the Xbox and Bethesda showcase this evening, we did get new reveals for two other projects Obsidian is working on. Obsidian will have two games launching this year – Grounded and Pentiment.  Grounded initially released …

As expected, Blizzard had a fairly major presence at the Xbox and Bethesda showcase. Not only did we get a good dose of Diablo IV gameplay, but a major Overwatch 2 reveal also took place. The game will now be free to play, and it'll be launching in Early Access …

As a franchise, Pokémon has received much criticism due to the relative lack of evolution of the gameplay over the past quarter century or so. That being said, Pokémon’s core design is a compelling one which other devs have struggled to emulate. Bringing a Pokémon-like experience to all platforms, Temtem …

After launching into Early Access in 2020, Larian has been quietly been working away on Baldur’s Gate 3 to get it ready for full release. While initially the studio was aiming for a 2022 release window, the developers now have their sights set on 2023 for the full game.  Larian hinted …

It has been a while since Epic Games first revealed Unreal Engine 5 and several major studios have already begun building games with the new engine. Up to this point, the engine has been in ‘early access' but now, the engine has reached its release preview milestone, adding additional features …

After launching into Early Access in 2020, Larian has been quietly been working away on Baldur's Gate 3 to get it ready for full release. While initially the studio was aiming for a 2022 release window, the developers now expect to leave Early Access some time in 2023.  Alongside the …

Xbox is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary on Monday, a date that also marks the 20th anniversary of Halo. Microsoft is holding a stream for the occasion, but claimed there would be no major reveals. As it turns out, there might be one particularly big showstopper, as dataminers have …

For years now, Microsoft has offered early access to some of its games as part of a pre-order package for the more expensive special/ultimate editions. Forza Horizon 5 is no different, with Ultimate Edition pre-order customers getting access on Friday the 5th of November, cruising to over a million players …

Anyone interested in this year's Call of Duty will want to clear some hard drive space this weekend, as the Vanguard beta is set to go live. Starting tomorrow, Call of Duty: Vanguard enters open beta, allowing anyone on PC, Xbox or PlayStation to install an early version of the …

Despite a global pandemic, Larian Studios was still able to launch Baldur's Gate 3 into Early Access last year. The game has had updates big and small since the Early Access release, but we're still quite a way off from reaching version 1.0.  During an interview with GameSpot this week, …

Epic Games revealed a fresh new look at Unreal Engine 5 last night. Not only did we get an impressive looking new demo showcasing the engine's tech, but we also have new details on various improvements and when the engine will be ready for wider use.  Unreal Engine 5 is …

The first Everspace game went on to be a huge success for indie developer Rockfish Games and soon, we'll be able to get our hands on the sequel. Today, Rockfish Games announced that Everspace 2 will be launching in Early Access on Steam and GOG this month.  The early access …

Baldur's Gate 3 is set to launch in Early Access in just a few days time, so Larian is giving us all the weekend to ponder over the newly confirmed day-one features. This includes what classes and character creation features will be available at launch, as well as the addition …

After a long, somewhat odd development process, Torchlight 3 is coming out of Early Access soon. Echtra Games has picked the franchise back up from where its former studio left it, making some big changes along the way.  Runic Games, the previous developer behind the original Torchlight games closed its …

Like most game studios, the team behind Baldur's Gate 3 has faced various setbacks this year due to the Coronavirus and the need to switch to a work-from-home environment. The original plan was to get Baldur's Gate 3 into Early Access at some point in August. That release window will …

Fortnite has been around for several years now and while the game has consistently evolved and remained polished, Epic Games has continued using the ‘Early Access' label for the game. That changes today, with Epic Games noting this as the ‘official release' for Fortnite. This is true for both Fortnite: …

Risk of Rain 2 has been making its way through Early Access for about a year now. Originally, the development roadmap placed the final release window as ‘Spring 2020', but the team has identified some extra areas that can be improved and as a result, the release window is being …

In 2020, the developer Orontes Games is set to release its upcoming game DRAG via Early Access. DRAG is a racing game introducing “next-generation 4CPT vehicle physics” and a complex vehicle damage system. DRAG's 4CPT-technology may well be the first of its kind. While most cars in racing games have a …

Last Oasis initially looked like a very promising PvP focused survival MMO but its launch weekend has been riddled with issues. Widespread connection issues meant that early buyers couldn't even play the game and at the moment, this problem still persists. As a result, servers are being taken offline for …

After appearing at PAX East this week, Larian Studios officially revealed Baldur's Gate 3 gameplay for the first time and beyond that, the studio has also confirmed plans for an Early Access release. We also have details on exactly what will be included in the Early Access version of the …

Last night, the developers over at Crema released their initial roadmap for Pokemon-like MMO ‘Temtem'. We have details on planned content and feature updates up until Fall 2020 and now, the long-term roadmap has also been revealed, giving us an idea of what to expect all the way through Summer …