The open beta for Project Winter has come and gone. Now, it's come for all of you survivors and traitors alike to check out the game as part of Steam Early Access, which just happens to have started today. Partner up with some friends and maybe stab them in the back as they try to survive against the elements in this multiplayer survival game.

Project Winter is going for $19.99 through Steam Early Access. You can purchase it through Steam, the Humble Store, and Green Man Gaming. Humble offers $1 back in credit when purchasing there. Heh. Competition, am I right? *laugh track...

Today, the "Unified Update" was released for the battle royale style game Fear the Wolves. This update for the Early Access title aims to improve the new player experience. The benefit of some of these changes made for new players will also benefit veterans that are still playing the game. Beyond these quality of life improvements, the update also adds in a new waiting room, vaulting, voice chat, and more.



Though still in Early Access on Steam, Fear the Wolves is currently aiming for a full release in "early 2019."

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In the spirit of just throwing a lot at a wall and seeing what works, Indie studio O'ol Blue Inc. has readied the release of their new free-to-play game, MINImax Tinyverse, for Steam Early Access today. It's got elements of competitive PvP. It's got 3D visuals. It's free-to-play. It's part strategy. It's part brawler. It's also a God-game. I'm pretty sure at this point, the only thing it doesn't do is make you pasta.




If you'd like, you can always find out more information at the MINImax Tinyverse website....

The new and upcoming map for Hunt: Showdown has entered into the phase known as "beta." Crytek announced this news today and says that the map, Lawson Delta, is available right now alongside Update 3.0 for the game that is still in Steam Early Access.
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If you like horror games, RPGs, and affordable prices, you should take a look at HellSign. The game, which just hit Steam Early Access, is priced at just $14.99 (USD).

The basic premise behind the game is that you are an investigator of the paranormal. You make use of various devices to piece together clues as to what happened, all while dealing with various creatures that can test your combat abilities.
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Question in a new studio formed by some former BioShock franchise developers. Question just released their first game into Steam Early Access today. It's called The Blackout Club and it is a cooperative paranormal horror mystery game.
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The first multiplayer details for GRIP: Combat Racing have just been announced by Wired Productions and developer Caged Element. These are being revealed well ahead of its planned November 6 release on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
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For $19.99 (USD) you can pick up the Steam Early Access release of a new first-person psychological survival simulator. It's called Green Hell and it takes you to the "uncharted depths of the sweltering Amazon rainforest."

This Early Access release allows you to take a look at about half of the planned full map. It will allow you to take on no fewer than five hostile creatures. Players will also learn how to "inspect their bodies for all kinds of wounds, infections, and parasitic nasties." It also features a brief glimpse at the game's planned Story Mode.
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Devolver Digital and Gamepires released their "hardcore survival game" called SCUM into Steam Early Access today for $19.99 (USD). If you want to be a bigger supporter of the game, you can always opt for the additional "Supporter's Pack" priced at $9.99.
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It's a Tuesday, which means that it's a day in which a lot of stuff is released in the gaming world. Today, we have word about a Strange Brigade, the Switch release of Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, an early access release for Fear the Wolves, the Shadows Over Bogenhafen DLC for Warhammer: Vermintide 2, and possibly more. I say possibly because it's possible something will come up between the time I'm starting this post and the time right before I hit save.

Strange Brigade was released today on the PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 bringing some co-op action to you. There was recently a huge review for the game put up here.

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Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate was also released today for the Nintendo Switch. It's...

Crytek and Microsoft are teaming up to bring Hunt: Showdown, the PvPvPvPvPvE online game, to an even larger audience. This partnership will see Hunt: Showdown hitting the Xbox Game Preview program soon. How soon? I uh... I don't really know.

See, details are kind of light on this one. All I know is that Hunt: Showdown will hit the Game Preview program.
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Next week, specifically on August 28, Fear the Wolves will enter into Steam Early Access. The developer, Vostok Games, is made up of many S.T.A.L.K.E.R. vets and hope to put their own unique spin on the growing genre.
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Earlier today, Techland revealed that Dying Light: Bad Blood will have a Steam Early Access release come September.

The game is Techland's go at a battle royale style game but on a smaller scale. 12 players will begin the fight but only one will come away a victor.

Dying Light: Bad Blood will be a free-to-play game when it leaves Early Access. However, the Early Access release will have a cost associated with it via a founder's pack. There are two chances to playtest the game for free by signing up at the Dying Light website.
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Those who enjoy "frightening" PvP style games like Dead by Daylight or even Friday the 13th, probably already know about a new entry in the genre that released into Early Access today.

It's called Daemonical and as you may have figured, it's a game of kill or be killed as a group of humans tries to complete a ritual all the while being hunted by a demon. It's a tale as old as time.

Daemonical is available right now on Steam for $14.99 (USD). I have the gameplay details below along with the launch trailer and some new screenshots.

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GRIP: Combat Racing, the spiritual successor to the classic 1999 racing game, Rollcage, will soon be released. How soon? Well...

GRIP: Combat Racing will be out on November 6, 2018 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, Indiegala, or Humble. It's actually available right now through Steam Early Access, if you're into that sort of thing.
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