Supergiant Games has announced the beginning of the Hades II Technical Test. Players can now sign up to get a chance to test out a slice of the game ahead of the upcoming Early Access launch.
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The roguelite first-person shooter with horror elements comes from developer The Astronauts. The game will be in Early Access for about a year before the final version is released.
Paradox Tectonic's upcoming life simulator game Life by You will now be landing in 2024 due to a delay in its early access plans. The studio plans major overhauls with the extra time.
The idea of offering "early access" to games in development, for a price, started 10 years ago this week. This idea has spread to not just PC games, but PlayStation and Xbox console titles.
Mojang is finally bringing blocky worlds of Minecraft to Google's Chromebooks. The game is now available via the Google Play Store as an early access title on select Chromebook models.
The open world survival game Sons of the Forest from developer Endnight Games launched on Steam this week and sold over two million copies 24 hours after it was released in early access.
Kerbal Space Program 2 is now available in Early Access for $49.99. The game's publisher said the price will increase once the 1.0 release is available. Read on to learn more about this new game.
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SuperGiant Games is developing its first sequel. Hades II features a brand-new protagonist, and is coming as an early access release to Steam and the Epic Games Store sometime in 2023.
Kerbal Space Program 2 is taking the early access route, with the space travel simulation game by Intercept Games offering Steam and EGS players the chance to explore the Kerbolar system first.
Microsoft has announced the early access dates of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II on Xbox for those who pre-order the game digitally. Both the campaign and multiplayer will have early access.
The upcoming Skate reboot is still in deep development at EA studio Full Circle, but a new trailer showed off some "pre-pre-pre-alpha gameplay" today. Playtesting begins on PC first.
The complete campaign storyline of Obsidian's survival game Grounded is finally being introduced with the 1.0 launch. The title has seen over 10 million players during its early access run.
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Battlefield 2042 is now available in early access on consoles and PC. I was able to test out the Xbox Series X version of the game for 12 hours. Here are my early impressions of it.
The newest version builds on the successes of all the versions that came before it and adds several highly desired features, including seamless cloud integration for sharing backgrounds, and more.
The first major release wave for this year focuses on features and capabilities that are set to be released from April through September, with early access poised to begin next month.
Amazon has announced the launch of its Luna game streaming service in early access. Invitations to try out the service are now being sent out, but you can only access it in the United States.
Larian Studios is bringing Baldur's Gate III to Steam and Google Stadia as an in-development early access title. The first act of the sprawling RPG will be available through the program initially.
Updates as part of the 2020 release wave 2 for Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform are going to be made generally available starting October. Other key dates have also been announced.
Echtra Games' latest ARPG, Torchlight III has now entered Steam's Early Access program, complete with two acts to play and a number of nifty enhancements over the predecessor. It's priced at $29.99.
The open source graphics editor, Krita, is now available for download from the Play Store, making it available on Android devices for the first time. It can also be installed from there on Chrome OS.
Microsoft and Obsidian Entertainment today announced that the upcoming cooperative survival game Grounded will be releasing through early access programs in July on Xbox One and PC.
Eight years after the original unveiling, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord was released into the Steam Early Access program today by Taleworlds Entertainment. There are launch discounts attached too.
Microsoft has today revealed its plans regarding key dates for the upcoming release wave for Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform. These include dates for early access, general availability, and more.
Microsoft has announced that early access for 2019 release wave 2 capabilities for its Dynamics 365 services are now available. These include 74 new features that will reach GA status in October.
Siege of Centauri is beginning its Steam Early Access period next week. The Stardock-developed tower defense game is set in the same universe as Ashes of the Singularity, and shares the same engine.
Stardock today announced Siege of Centauri, a brand new tower defense title that's set in the Ashes of the Singularity universe. The new game will employ the same impressive engine as the RTS title.
Coffee Stain Studios has finally revealed when can factory building fans can jump into its latest game Satisfactory. The title will jump into early access on Epic Games Store later this month.
DayZ's five-year-long journey in the Steam Early Access program has come to an end. Bohemia Interactive officially pushed out the 1.0 version of the survival game out to the public today.
System Era Softworks has confirmed that its sandbox exploration title, Astroneer, will be exiting early access and launching in early 2019. The game is available on Xbox One, Windows 10, and Steam.
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While the early access period was slated to begin tomorrow, November 9, EA has opened up Battlefield V to EA Access, Origin Access, and Origin Access Premier subscribers on Xbox One and PC early.
Boss Key Productions, the studio behind LawBreakers, has revealed its new project to be a battle royale game titled Radical Heights. The game launches tomorrow through Steam Early Access.
If you were looking forward to a fun battle royale match with your buddies to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds today on PC, you'll need to wait until the backend is ready to support the 1.0 launch today.
Free-to-play mech shooter Hawken will be shutting down its PC version in January, the developer announced in a Facebook post. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions seem to be unaffected for now.
Epic Games' had accidentally enabled cross-platform play between Xbox One and PlayStation 4 users for its early access title, Fortnite. The unintentional feature has now been turned off.
Epic Games announces a Battle Royale mode for Fortnite. The mode supports up to 100 players, and makes use of construction and destruction elements to set it apart from other games in the genre.
Today Bethesda announced that the closed beta for Quake Champions will conclude, pushing the game to Steam Early Access, giving gamers the chance to get in on the action ahead of the official launch.
Epic Games' survival shooter game, Fortnite, is set to launch with a paid early access period next month. The game will be free-to-play once the early access period leads to a complete release.
Besiege is on track to receive a major content update later this year. The Multiverse update is bringing multiplayer functionality and a level editor to the game, with full Steam Workshop support.
Almost two months after unveiling Sailfish OS 2.0, Jolla has released its 'early access' preview of the new OS, which features a refreshed UI, and a range of new features for phones and tablets.
Microsoft has revealed the Windows Phone Preview for Developers, giving devs and platform enthusiasts early access to OS updates, including the ability to download the new WP8 'Update 3' today.
