Albion Online

The Albion Online team has sent word that the number of backers supporting the game's development has reached 60,000. In addition, the ongoing closed beta test has garnered some big numbers on its own including over 72k PvP kills and over 125k houses built.

The first big update to Albion Online has hit live status and comes packed with a host of quality of life improvements and new content. In a particularly nice note for this season of the year is the inclusion of a holiday event as well.

The Albion Online team is beginning a new series of articles to shine the spotlight on the dynamic nature of the game community by profiling players, guilds, interesting stories and political machinations. In the inaugural piece, the guild Vendetta receives the star treatment.

The Albion Online team has posted a thank you to the 43,000 players that have so far taken part in the recently completed closed beta event. During that time, players submitted their feedback that will be key to driving development over the coming weeks as the team prepares for the Aurelius. In the meantime, the closed beta event is ongoing!

The folks at Sandbox Interactive hooked us up with a number of founder's packs for Albion Online.

The Albion Online site has been updated with a new developer blog to give players a look at how the PvP system is being altered after extensive player testing during alpha events. In addition to the already-present red (PvP) and green (non-PvP) zones, a new 'yellow zone' is being added that gives players information about how many others are flagged as a criminal or villain in any yellow location or how many may be entering, thus giving players a chance to decide whether or not to engage in PvP.

The Albion Online team has sent happy word that the first closed beta event is now underway as of Monday, November 23rd. All Founders are taking part in the first-ever CBT.

With only a few days left until the commencement of the Albion Online closed beta event, the team is unleashing start times for players of various founder levels and have additionally announced a Reddit AMA that will take place in about an hour.

The Albion Online team is ramping up the excitement for the start of the first closed beta event scheduled to begin on November 23rd. As part of the coverage they're providing both current and potential founders, a new video showing off the new combat system has been released. Alterations in combat have come in direct response to player feedback during the Summer Alpha event and more diversity and depth to armor and weapons plays a large part. Check it out!

With the Albion Online closed beta test set to begin on November 23rd, the team is busy profiling significant changes players can expect to find in game since last summer's alpha. Today, a new note has been posted on the official site to discuss the alterations in consumables.

The Albion Online team has published its latest state of the game letter that lets fans and players know what the team has been up to and what they can look forward to with the arrival of closed beta testing at the end of this month.

The Albion Online team is ready to introduce players to the Laborers system that the game will utilize to assist in gathering resources needed for crafting. To show off the system, a new trailer has been released to provide a visual introduction. Check it out!

Sandbox Interactive is pleased to announce that Albion Online will be entering its next big phase of development with the start of closed beta testing on November 23rd. Legendary Founders will gain access on November 23rd with Epic Founders joining in on November 24th and Veteran Founders entering on November 25th.

The Albion Online team has expanded with the addition of three new crew members: Creative Director Jörg Friedrich, Senior Animator Richard Panholzer and Level Designer Adrian Jörg Friedrich. Each joins up with experience in the field and are sure to bring along much needed skills and expertise.

The latest Albion Online lore reveal takes a look at the first faction that players will encounter on entering the game, The Royals. A new developer blog has been published that gives a bit of information about who The Royals are and about the types of missions players will receive from them.