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Ready to lay down another few quid on an in-development title? Bugbear’s Next Car Game is the latest title to join the likes of DayZ, Rust, Starbound, 7 Days To Die, Project Zomboid, Wasteland 2, Nether and Prison Architect in releasing on Steam’s Early Access service. For 18.99 buyers get …
Read More »OPINION: The consequences of your love for Steam Early Access
There was a time when finishing a game before you released it was considered a prerequisite. Of course, in this modern era of crowdfunding it’s quite common to charge for a game before you’ve even started making it. But the latest ‘thing’ seems to be making a bit of a …
Read More »And so it begins – Ubisoft to release Ghost Recon Online on Steam Early Access
And then the industry realised that there’s a ton of money to be made by releasing unfinished games. The colossal success of DayZ, Rust and many others on Steam Early Access has caught the attention of traditional publishing, with Ubisoft announcing plans to release Ghost Recon Online on the service. …
Read More »Double Fine repackages Broken Age as Season Pass offering
Double Fine has decided to forego an Early Access release of its adventure game Broken Age, instead electing to move forward with the Season Pass method for the title. The studio revealed to Kickstarter backers that it has decided to shift the point and click title into a two-act Season …
Read More »Starbound sells 1m copies through Steam Early Access
Steam’s Early Access program has paid off for yet another studio, as UK-based indie developer Chucklefish has announced its upcoming title Starbound has exceeded 1m copies sold. The studio’s Twitter account revealed the figure, which was gathered in just over a month of availability through the PC digital distribution giant. …
Read More »Standalone DayZ finally arrives on Steam
The initial pre-release version of DayZ is now available to purchase and play as an Early Access title on Steam. Though publicly available, Bohemia stresses that the standalone version of Dean Hall’s hit Arma 2 mod is still very much a work in progress. "Be aware that our Early Access …
Read More »DayZ Early Access version spotted in Steam Database
A Steam Database entry for popular Arma II mod turned upcoming commercial release DayZ has been uncovered, and it appears the title could be mere days away from publicly launching. The Escapist first pointed to the listing, which indicates the game will initially release on Valve’s distribution platform as an …
Read More »State of Decay arriving on Steam Early Access today
Xbox Live zombie hit State of Decay is scheduled to arrive on PC for the first time today. The game, which set Xbox Live alight back in June, is due to arrive on Valve’s Steam portal today (Friday September 20th) priced at $20. It will be an Early Access version, …
Read More »Molyneux’s Godus gets release date
Players will be able to get their hands on Peter Molyneux’s Godus from next week. Studio 22cans is to be given a beta release for PC and Mac via Steam early access on September 13th. It will go on sale for 14.99. Godus has been pitched a reinvention of the …
Read More »XBLA favourite State of Decay coming to PC
State of Decay, the open-world zombie-fest will launch on PC later this year. Undead Labs head Jeff Strain confirmed the news during a live stream yesterday. A detailed summary followed on the game’s official forum. The move follows State of Decay’s success on the XBLA having sold over 500,000 copies, …
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