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Bungie says that it feels ‘reborn’ after the success of its Destiny alpha on PS4 last week. The short gameplay taster was made available to a select number of PS4 owners who applied for access, resulting in nearly 6.5m games played. Putting our Alpha out there lit a new kind …

DayZ isn’t the only alpha sandbox game currently selling in a very high numbers of Steam. Indeed, while Dean Hall’s zombie sim may be grabbing all the headlines there’s another game that’s also firing shots” at traditional publishing models – Rust. Developed by the team behind the successful Gary’s Mod, …

The developers behind digital smash-hit DayZ have warned that the game is unlikely to exit its Alpha phase before the end of the year. The game, which sold an amazing 800,000 copies in its first 18 days, is now available on Steam. Total sales now stand at over 875,000 copies. …

Supporters of Frontier Development’s Elite Dangerous are now able to get their hands on a playable chunk of the game. The alpha offers a small taste of what the full game will offer, focusing on the mechanic that sees players redistributing power through three channels – weapons, engines and shields. …

As part of its continuing push to bring in more indie titles, Sony has revealed plans for player access to alpha and beta versions of games being developed for Playstation’s various platforms. Joystiq reports that the flexibility in when a game is ready for public release isn’t just limited to …

Valve has rolled out a new Early Access category on Steam, allowing players to purchase and provide feedback for in-development games. The company announces that Steam users can now buy beta versions of selected titles on Steam and get involved early,” as they put it. The move makes strategic sense …

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The makers of upcoming DayZ contender The War Z have released a video of the game’s alpha gameplay footage. The answer to the obvious question is yes, The War Z looks very much like current open-world zombie favourite DayZ. Although, thankfully, the inventory system looks a lot easier to use. …

Minecraft developer Mojang has revealed that its next game, Scrolls, is close to entering the closed alpha stage. We are rapidly approaching the closed alpha of Scrolls,” the game’s official blog stated. Although this alpha version will be far from a feature complete version of the game, it will include …

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