All articles tagged with #early access
The Triple-i Initiative’s third showcase unveiled 14 indie games with new trailers, updates, and release windows—from Temtem: Pioneers to Neverway and Alabaster Dawn—along with upcoming demos and Early Access dates stretching into 2027.
Ubisoft-published action roguelike Morbid Metal has released on Steam in Early Access from Screen Juice, offering a 10-hour campaign with three playable characters, roguelike elements, and procedurally generated levels for high replayability; there is no confirmed console version yet, but the devs plan a Year One Early Access roadmap and to incorporate community feedback, fueling hopes for a PS5 port.
Pokemon Center has launched a limited Early Access program that lets a subset of US, Canada, and UK newsletter subscribers receive a unique, non-transferable invitation to buy popular items before the wider release; eligibility criteria aren’t published, invitations are single-use and may expire, and availability isn’t guaranteed, with the Chaos Rising preorder likely among potential items.
PUBG: Blindspot, a free-to-play 5v5 top-down shooter from ARC Team, released in early access in February but failed to attract a sustainable player base, leading to a shutdown on March 30, 2026.
Krafton has discontinued PUBG Blindspot, a free-to-play PC spin-off launched in January, after two months in Early Access due to dwindling players, reiterating its policy of using Early Access to validate a game's potential while continuing work on other PUBG titles.
Google has launched the Willow Early Access Program, offering select researchers exclusive, limited-time access to its Willow quantum processor to run tailored experiments. Applicants must submit anonymized proposals by May 15, 2026 detailing executable quantum circuits and observable outcomes, with winners announced by July 1, 2026. Selected teams must dedicate at least one researcher to execute the work, and proposals are evaluated for feasibility on current Willow hardware and potential scientific impact, signaling Google's move toward commercialization of quantum hardware and testing capabilities beyond simulations.
Krafton's free-to-play spin-off PUBG: Blindspot has been cancelled after two months in Early Access, with servers set to close on March 30. Arc Team cited an inability to sustain the intended player experience and will regroup for future projects, thanking the community for their support.
Mega Crit explained their patching approach for Slay the Spire 2 in early access: changes are tested, not permanent, and driven by player feedback, collected metrics, and design philosophy. The beta branch is the most useful place to provide input while updates are expected to be ongoing for 1-2 years to balance the game toward the feel of Slay the Spire 1.
Krafton’s confirmation of a May Early Access release for Subnautica 2 sparks controversy after Unknown Worlds reinstated CEO Ted Gill; Gill’s lawyers accuse Krafton of contempt and leaking internal communications, arguing the court ordered Gill back with full operating control of the studio and the launch. Krafton says the memo simply celebrated past progress and does not strip Gill’s authority. The ongoing litigation centers on the timing of the ruling and the proper launch schedule as the parties seek to define who controls Subnautica 2’s release.
Mega Crit has revealed Slay the Spire 2's first major patch in the Steam beta, delivering a huge balance pass to curb infinite loops, tweaks to classes (notably The Regent and Necrobinder), Phobia mode to neutralise fear-triggering enemies, and new art and energy visuals, plus UI tweaks and a broad set of bug fixes as the game remains in early access with more updates planned.
Unknown Worlds co-founders’ lawyers accuse Krafton of deliberately leaking a memo about Subnautica 2’s early-access launch in May, claiming the move violated a court-ordered judgment and harmed the game, team, and community; Krafton says the message simply celebrated staff efforts and milestone results.
Krafton responded to a court ruling over Subnautica 2 by saying it disagrees with the decision but is evaluating options as it pushes to update and release the game in Early Access, while the leadership changes at Unknown Worlds and ongoing litigation over a $250 million earnout continue in the background.
A mid-March roundup of turn-based RPGs and demos across PC and consoles, highlighting Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, Solasta II (Early Access), Sparrow Warfare (Demo), Bloodgrounds (1.0), Dungeons and Warbands (EA), STARWEAVE, THYSIASTERY, The Tower of Shadows (1.0), Light Fairytale Episode 3, Last 4 Days (Demo), Labyrinth Trailblazer, and more across various release states.
Slay The Spire 2 sold 3 million copies and logged over 250 million runs in its first week of Early Access; Mega Crit Games is patching out a billion-HP exploit by capping HP at 999,999,999, while also planning balance tweaks, bug fixes, art updates, Steam Workshop support, multiplayer QoL improvements, and other features ahead.
The latest Slay The Spire 2 update in early access caps all HP at 999,999,999 for players, enemies, and pets, adds new card art, and revamps mod support; it also fixes a range of crashes and softlocks (including during combat transitions and multiplayer), improves cloud saves, and introduces a new mod manifest structure with a separate .json file and updated load-order/dependency handling.