The new game from former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan, The Legend of California, will hold its first public playtest very soon. Developer Kintsugiyama has announced an alpha test for The Legend of California, and it will be held March 26-30 on Steam.
This is not an open test available to everyone, however. People can sign up for the test by visiting the main store page and clicking the [Request Access] button.
This will be a "very small" test, the developer said, and that means not everyone who signs will get in. Players who are accepted into the test will receive a notification from Steam, and from there, the alpha client will be automatically added to their game library. It will take up about 50GB of space, and an SSD is required.
Kintsugiyama said access to the alpha is random and decided upon by Valve, not the developer itself. Players invited to the alpha will not need to sign an NDA and can freely share videos, images, and impressions.
If you don't get into this test, there will be more in the future as development progresses, including a "much larger beta" coming this summer prior to the early-access launch. What's more, Kaplan recently sat down to play the game for 10 hours to show it off in detail--check out the video below.
As for what's in the alpha test, the developer said it includes "everything that's currently ready for public testing." However, the game remains "very much a work-in-progress," the studio said. More features, systems, and content will be added later.
The Legend of California alpha test is not playable offline. It is a multiplayer game and requires an internet connection. The game doesn't offer a traditional single-player mode, as it runs on multiplayer servers. However, players can choose to play solo or with up to three others.
Controller support is available for The Legend of California's alpha test, but "it's very basic at the moment," the developer said. Some other things to know include that there are no in-game rewards being offered for people playing the alpha and that progress from the alpha will not carry forward to the full game.
Kaplan was not just in the news recently for announcing The Legend of California. He also finally revealed why he left Blizzard, saying an executive told him Overwatch needed to meet certain financial targets or else he would be to blame for 1,000 layoffs. Kaplan also had some choice words for people who criticize games they haven't played: "Shut the f**k up."
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This is not an open test available to everyone, however. People can sign up for the test by visiting the main store page and clicking the [Request Access] button.
This will be a "very small" test, the developer said, and that means not everyone who signs will get in. Players who are accepted into the test will receive a notification from Steam, and from there, the alpha client will be automatically added to their game library. It will take up about 50GB of space, and an SSD is required.
Kintsugiyama said access to the alpha is random and decided upon by Valve, not the developer itself. Players invited to the alpha will not need to sign an NDA and can freely share videos, images, and impressions.
If you don't get into this test, there will be more in the future as development progresses, including a "much larger beta" coming this summer prior to the early-access launch. What's more, Kaplan recently sat down to play the game for 10 hours to show it off in detail--check out the video below.
As for what's in the alpha test, the developer said it includes "everything that's currently ready for public testing." However, the game remains "very much a work-in-progress," the studio said. More features, systems, and content will be added later.
The Legend of California alpha test is not playable offline. It is a multiplayer game and requires an internet connection. The game doesn't offer a traditional single-player mode, as it runs on multiplayer servers. However, players can choose to play solo or with up to three others.
Controller support is available for The Legend of California's alpha test, but "it's very basic at the moment," the developer said. Some other things to know include that there are no in-game rewards being offered for people playing the alpha and that progress from the alpha will not carry forward to the full game.
Kaplan was not just in the news recently for announcing The Legend of California. He also finally revealed why he left Blizzard, saying an executive told him Overwatch needed to meet certain financial targets or else he would be to blame for 1,000 layoffs. Kaplan also had some choice words for people who criticize games they haven't played: "Shut the f**k up."
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