Ashes of Creation News

Popular Ashes of Creation content creator Narc released a video last week titled "This Will Be My Last Ashes of Creation Video" where he voiced his concern about the development of Ashes of Creation. While Narc explicitly says that he isn't calling the game a scam, he voiced his disatisfaction with the way the game continues to over promise and [...]

Intrepid Studios’ highly anticipated MMORPG, Ashes of Creation, is about to enter its second phase of alpha testing on October 25th. Known for its player-driven world and innovative systems, Ashes of Creation has been teasing fans with sneak peeks for years, and Alpha Two phase is shaping up to be its biggest testing phase yet. In a recent development stream, [...]

Ashes of Creation’s next alpha test is still a few months away, but Intrepid Studios is hoping to tide players over with an extended look at what testers can expect in Alpha Two with a 30-minute preview video. The marquee feature of Alpha Two is major improvements to the sandbox MMORPG’s nighttime lighting which includes a sparkly new dynamic skybox [...]

The Ashes of Creation dev team continues to build hype for its upcoming Alpha Two playtest with a new preview video that offers a detailed preview of the PvP sandbox MMORPG’s Fighter archetype. The Fighter will be one of the archetypes included in the next round of testing and will come armed with a massive two-handed sword and an arsenal [...]

Intrepid Studios hasn’t pegged down a release date for Ashes of Creation’s Alpha 2.0 build but they’ve at least narrowed it down to roughly a year from now. Alpha 2.0 testing is expected to begin sometime in 2024 and will be followed by several smaller rounds of testing for backers. The backer-exclusive tests will be covered by an NDA, although [...]

Intrepid Studios has just about filled up its testing slots for Ashes of Creation and will only be selling pre-order packs until next month. According to the studio, they’ve reached their target number for Alpha Two testers and want to make sure that they don’t bring in more players than they can currently handle. “In order to ensure everyone has [...]

The Ashes of Creation dev team takes the community on a tour of the dynamic sandbox MMO’s new Freehold system in a new walkthrough video. The detailed demo highlights the various gameplay elements within a Freehold, offering a glimpse into the diverse activities that players will be able to engage in. One of the first things emphasized in the video [...]

Intrepid Studios, the developer behind Ashes of Creation, has scored a major acquisition as Bill Trost officially joins the team. Trost is one of the original designers of long-running MMORPG EverQuest, and, more recently, served as a Creative Director at Amazon Game Studios. He is now the lead designer for Ashes of Creation, bringing to bear his extensive experience with [...]

Intrepid Studios’ creative director Steven Sharif sits down to answer a few burning questions about Ashes of Creation in the studio’s latest developer livestream. In the live community Q&A session, Sharif reveals more information about the team’s plans for the next alpha test and the introduction of new content. According to Sharif, Alpha 2 will run until the open world [...]