Hello and welcome to Ahead of the Game, a series where we tell you all about an upcoming game that, despite not being out yet, is available for you to play at the time of publishing. Through this series, you can grab a chance to play games well ahead of their release date, be that through Soft Launch, Open Beta, Demos, or more.
Regional releases are always a bit of a hassle for us covering news (Is it out? Is it global? Will pitchfork-wielding fans march into my home if I say it's launched but it hasn't?), but the thing about early access games is that we can at least get a sense of something without all the bells and whistles of an official launch. It's easy to get lost in launch banners and limited-time events that clutter up what a game is actually all about, but a quiet soft launch does away with all that - a chance for people to truly experience the gameplay with no extra frills. ... [MORE]
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