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No Rest for the Wicked chief defends early access, says more games should do it: 'Imagine [if] Dark Souls 1 had been in early access'
By Andy Chalk published
news The action RPG from the Ori and the Blind Forest studio launched to a "mixed" rating on Steam last week, but Thomas Mahler has no regrets.
Slime Rancher 2 adds a pile of new gadgets to play with in a chunky new update
By Jonathan Bolding published
News Treat your slimes to a brand new pennant, carousel, or statue.
How DayZ spawned a new genre: the unfinished survival game
By Christopher Livingston published
roadmaps Steam Early Access led to new solutions, and lots of new problems, for both developers and players of survival games.
Amazon Big Deal Days gaming monitor deals
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Prime Day Deals Amazon's Big Deal Days is over now but there are still some tasty gaming monitor discounts lingering around.
Sons of the Forest will launch in Early Access to avoid another delay
By Jonathan Bolding published
News It'll still release on February 23rd.
A decade on, early access is still a big mess
By Fraser Brown published
Field test Every developer and player has their own expectations, and they're in constant conflict.
Best Amazon Prime Early Access PC gaming deals
By Katie Wickens last updated
Early Access Deals Prime Early Access is a great way to kick off the deals season before Black Friday, and even before Halloween.
The best Amazon Prime Day Early Access gaming PC deals
By Alan Dexter published
Prime Early Access Deals Amazon Prime Early Access is great time to grab a gaming PC deal now the RTX 40-series GPUs have been announced.
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