Our latest coverage of Columns.
Valve is giving Steam users another reason to stay away from early access games as it expands its refund policy to include early access titles. Prior to the policy changes, Steam users could request a refund no questions asked two weeks after purchasing a fully launched title, provided that they haven’t reached the two-hour playtime limit. They could also sink [...]
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Snail Games and Donkey Crew’s new multiplayer survival game Bellwright has launched into Steam Early Access even. Surprisingly, it’s received a lot of praise from the Steam community in stark contrast to the lukewarm reviews that’s been thrown at its predecessor, Last Oasis. The game thrusts you into the role of a medieval warrior forced to rebel against the Crown [...]
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Albion Online’s new European server is officially open for business as Sandbox Interactive starts letting founder’s pack owners in. Crystal and Gold pack owners can now begin their adventures in the new fresh start regional server, with Silver pack owners set to follow on April 26, Bronze pack owners on April 28, and everyone else on April 29. All progress [...]
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Multiplayer social adventure game Sky: Children of the Light is now a full-blown MMO and has officially launched into early access on Steam. The PC version supports up to 4K resolution and features full Steam integration, including friends lists, achievements, and remote play. While the game itself is free-to-play, Steam players have the option to purchase the Journey DLC pack [...]
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Gigantic has officially come back to life as Gigantic: Rampage Edition, Abstraction Games’ buy-to-play version of the third-person MOBA, launches on PC and consoles. The relaunch version not only comes with a $19.99 price tag, but it also features new maps, heroes, a new game mode, and various improvements over the original game with absolutely no microtransactions. The original roster [...]
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The Reign of Guilds is at hand as the titular PvP sandbox title officially launches into Steam Early Access after a brief delay and six long years in development. The medieval-styled MMO makes its early access debut with hardcore features and mechanics to keep PvP players hooked, including open world fights, unrestricted territory wars, non-target combat in first-person view, and [...]
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NetEase and Marvel have teamed up once again to work on a new free-to-play team-based PvP shooter called Marvel Rivals. “Marvel Rivals is a Super Hero team-based PVP shooter! Assemble an all-star Marvel squad, devise countless strategies by combining powers to form unique Team-Up skills and fight in destructible, ever-changing battlefields across the continually evolving Marvel Universe!” It’s basically a [...]
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MOBA shooter Predecessor has officially launched into open beta on PC and consoles, hoping to fill the void that Paragon left behind when it shut down in 2018. The game uses the same assets as the now-defunct title, which Epic Games graciously made available as part of Unreal Engine 5’s developer toolkit. Players can choose from over 30 playable heroes, [...]
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The latest expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, titled Dawntrail, will be launching on July 2, 2024 with early access starting on June 28. Preorders begin on March 26 with the collectors edition expected to sell out within minutes. Preordering the regular version of the game grants early access as well as 2 in-game items: Wind-up Zidane minion and Azeyma's Earrings [...]
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Marc Merill, co-founder of Riot Games, announced today on X that the MMO project the company has been working on for a few years now has 'reset' and will be 'going dark for a long time', meaning people shouldn't be expecting any news or updates about it for several years. This doesn't mean the game is cancelled though, as Marc [...]
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