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#early access

11 articles tagged with #early access

Subnautica 2 devs brace for impact as they drop an intentionally unfinished game into early accessReleases

Subnautica 2 devs brace for impact as they drop an intentionally unfinished game into early access

Subnautica 2 has launched into early access in a deliberately unfinished state, with developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment bracing for player backlash while betting on a community-driven development strategy that worked for the original game.

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Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era recouped its entire dev budget in ONE day and we're not even madReleases

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era recouped its entire dev budget in ONE day and we're not even mad

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era broke even on development costs in a single day, racking up 250,000 sales and a 90% positive rating on Steam right out of the gate.

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Peter Molyneux releases new game that lets you make sandwiches, somehowReleases

Peter Molyneux releases new game that lets you make sandwiches, somehow

Peter Molyneux's 22cans has launched Masters of Albion into Early Access, and Kotaku reports it's a rough god-game city builder where players are currently making sandwiches. Yes, really.

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Windrose devs patch their pirate game after players discover it was secretly mining their SSDs like buried treasureIndustry

Windrose devs patch their pirate game after players discover it was secretly mining their SSDs like buried treasure

The developers of open-world pirate game Windrose have issued a patch after players discovered the game was hammering their SSDs with excessive write activity. Your drive's health bar is safe now, captain.

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Shapez 2 graduates from early access with 'overwhelmingly positive' reviews and mod support - your factory brain will not surviveReleases

Shapez 2 graduates from early access with 'overwhelmingly positive' reviews and mod support - your factory brain will not survive

Shapez 2 has exited early access after 18 months to 'overwhelmingly positive' Steam reviews, bringing mod support and a new game mode to one of the most colorful factory builders in the genre.

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Molyneux is back, baby - Masters of Albion is part Black & White, part Fable, and 100% unfinishedReviews

Molyneux is back, baby - Masters of Albion is part Black & White, part Fable, and 100% unfinished

Peter Molyneux's Masters of Albion blends Black & White and Fable into a city-builder with big potential - but according to Rock Paper Shotgun, the AI is already doing its best to torpedo the whole thing.

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Subnautica 2's EULA is raising red flags and fans are not happy about itIndustry

Subnautica 2's EULA is raising red flags and fans are not happy about it

Subnautica 2's EULA has fans alarmed after curious players dug up clauses including a $50 maximum damage payout cap and a ban on VPN use, with the community calling it "predatory as hell."

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Windrose just hit 2 million sales in one month and the devs are already cooking up the next big updateIndustry

Windrose just hit 2 million sales in one month and the devs are already cooking up the next big update

Windrose has sold 2 million copies in its first month, and the devs are already gearing up for full production on the next major update - after some bug fixes, of course.

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Enter the Chronosphere launches in early access on May 14thReleases

Enter the Chronosphere launches in early access on May 14th

Joystick Ventures and Effort Star have dated their hybrid roguelike shooter Enter the Chronosphere for May 14th on Steam Early Access, blending turn-based and real-time combat in a sci-fi setting.

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Subnautica 2 Xbox players may get early access to experimental updates in the futureIndustry

Subnautica 2 Xbox players may get early access to experimental updates in the future

Unknown Worlds wants Xbox Game Preview players to eventually test Subnautica 2 updates before launch, just like Steam Early Access users can, but platform-level hurdles are standing in the way.

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Windrose hits 2 million sales as Kraken Express and Pocketpair Publishing celebrate early access milestoneIndustry

Windrose hits 2 million sales as Kraken Express and Pocketpair Publishing celebrate early access milestone

Windrose has crossed 2 million units sold worldwide while still in early access, with developer Kraken Express and publisher Pocketpair Publishing celebrating the milestone alongside a community roadmap update.

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