Albion Online News

Albion Online's final beta trailer recently released and tells a story where soldiers, gatherers, and bandits play a role in the lives of every player. The final beta begins August 01, 2016. Of course you have to be a Founder if you want to participate in the game's last test. Or you can wait for the official launch, but keep in [...]

In a new Developer Talk video, Sandbox Interactive discusses Albion Online's upcoming Artifact System. Artifacts are parts of powerful weapons used in a "horrible war that happened 1,300 years ago." Players can collect them and take them to an artisan to have the original weapon recreated. Some Artifacts are in one piece, while others will require players to gather fragments [...]

Sandbox Interactive announced today that Albion Online's Final Beta will begin on August 1st, which is, somewhat ironically, the date that the company had previously stated the Beta would "at least" be extended to. In an effort to prepare for the Final Beta, the current Beta will end on July 18th. The team intends to "end the current Beta with [...]

Sandbox Interactive announced a number of changes being made to Albion Online's Guild vs. Guild system earlier today. The previous system allowed guilds to fight over territory in 5v5 battles. But the developers didn't like that system, so the following changes are being made for the Final Beta that is launching later this summer. New Cluster Lay-out – Each cluster [...]

In a new blog post published today, Sandbox Interactive discussed Albion Online's world redesign. When the redesign launches with July's Final Beta, the East and West continents will be removed and, in their place, there will be "two Royal Islands and a Lawless Continent called 'The Outlands'." The goals set out to be solved by these new zones were the [...]

Albion Online's Heretics live in mines in order to evade "the ancient keepers of Albion." Within these mines, they dig for "precious resources" that are used to create "shoddy defenses." There are a variety of Heretic units, ranging from miners to mortars. Two types of leader—the Overseer and the Butcher—stand to pose an even bigger threat. You can learn more [...]

When Albion Online launches its second phase of Closed Beta this summer, it will be receiving five new biomes. Today, the developers give us a look at the first of these biomes: the Steppes. The Steppes are described as "a dry wasteland" that features several "oases." They will be a place that players regularly collect "hide or fiber." There will [...]

Albion Online's Darian update, the final update before the new world and second phase of Beta, is here. It brings with it several features that help facilitate the move into the next phase of Beta. The new features are as follows. Morgana Faction Rework – more interactive and challenging high-tier PvE content. Morgana-themed Furniture – rare placeable furniture that can [...]

Sandbox Interactive announced today that Albion Online's Darian update will be released on May 18th. The update is introducing more challenging PvE through the Morgana faction rework, new weapon spells, and more. The full list of features is as follows. Morgana Faction Rework, making high-tier PvE more interactive and challenging. Morgana-themed Furniture, bringing new placeable furniture item drops to the [...]

Albion Online has been progressing steadily for some time now. In a new Developer Talk video, it is revealed that Beta II will be launching this summer. With the launch of Beta II, the game will have five new biomes: forest, highlands, mountains, steppe, and swamp. Swamp will be the first biome to be completed, containing mostly fiber. Open world [...]