‘Valheim’ surpasses 5.7 million copies sold in five weeks on Steam Early Access

Posted on 09/03/2021 by Engadget

Valheim went live on Steam exactly five weeks ago, and it’s been on fire ever since. Iron Gate’s Viking survival sim rocketed up the charts, hitting 5 million copies sold after just one month in Early Access and surpassing huge titles like Dota 2 in...

‘Sons of the Forest’ trailer teases a 2021 release date

Posted on 24/12/2020 by Engadget

Back at the 2019 Game Awards, we got a glimpse at Sons of the Forest, the sequel to cult favorite survival horror game The Forest. It’s been almost exactly a year since we had seen new footage of the game, but this week developer Endnight Games share...

Kickstarter cautionary tale ‘Unsung Story’ hits Steam early access tomorrow

Posted on 16/12/2020 by Engadget

One of the most infamous games in Kickstarter history has something approaching a release date. After more than six years, a change of developers and too many twists and turns to count, Unsung Story is coming to Steam early access on December 17th. A...

Steam Playtest makes it much easier to beta test PC games

Posted on 05/11/2020 by Engadget

Steam has served as a digital game store on PC for many years, but managing test groups, demos and reviews has generally relied on a system of demos and key distribution that leaves plenty of holes for scammers and other bad actors. Meanwhile, other...

Amazon’s Luna game streaming platform is now in early access

Posted on 20/10/2020 by Engadget

Just a few weeks after Amazon revealed its game streaming service Luna, it's now in early access. The company said hundreds of thousands of people applied for a spot in the program, and a small number of them will receive invitations starting today....

‘Fortnite’ finally sheds its Early Access label

Posted on 30/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Fortnite: Battle Royale will celebrate its three-year anniversary at the end of July, and in a symbolic gesture recognizing its immense popularity, it’s going to shed its Early Access label. As a multi-billion dollar title with hundreds of millions o...

Facebook’s new tool lets gamers plan their own esports tournaments

Posted on 07/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Today, Facebook Gaming is launching Tournaments, a new feature that lets users create, join or follow virtual game tournaments. The tool offers everything from registration to seeding, bracket management and score entry. You can host single eliminati...

‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ comes to Steam in 2020 as an Early Access game

Posted on 24/02/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

It took a while, but Larian Studios is narrowing down launch plans for Baldur's Gate 3. Hasbro (which controls Dungeons & Dragons owner Wizards of the Coast) has confirmed at the New York Toy Fair that the long-anticipated role-playing sequel wi...

‘Hades’ made me a believer in early access games

Posted on 31/01/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Hades is the game that finally got me to try an early-access release. I should explain: I generally feel you should buy a game only once it's been released and reviewed. In an era where physical stock is rarely a concern, pre-ordering games basically...

Co-operative horror shooter ‘GTFO’ hits Steam Early Access

Posted on 10/12/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

After it was first announced three years ago, co-operative horror shooter GTFO is now available through Steam Early Access. If you haven't heard of this one before, it attempts to scratch the same itch as titles like Left 4 Dead, pitting you and thre...

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