{"id":9390,"date":"2013-07-03T13:04:06","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T17:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/?p=9390"},"modified":"2013-07-03T13:44:33","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T17:44:33","slug":"horizon-alpha-access-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spacesector.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/horizon-alpha-access-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Horizon Alpha Access Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Horizon<\/a><\/p>\n

We started our Horizon coverage<\/a>\u00a0back in 2010, but this turn-based space 4X strategy game for the PC was already in development for far longer than that. Some screenshots<\/a>‘ date back to 2006. We have an interview<\/a> with the designer and producer Raffi\u00a0Parsekhian in case you want to know more details about the game, at least how it was at the time.<\/p>\n

L3O Interactive, Raffi’s game development company, states the following regarding inspiration to develop their game:<\/p>\n

“Many sci-fi shows and games have inspired the making of Horizon. But in short Babylon 5, Star Trek DS9 along with Star Control 2 and Master of Orion 1 and 2 had the greatest impact in the design and decision to make an epic sci-fi game that captured some of the best elements from these productions.” –L3O Interactive<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The project seemed dormant for a long time but re-emerged<\/a> in 2012 asking for more hands to help complete it. In March of this year L3O signed a publishing deal with Iceberg Interactive. They’re not finished yet, but have reached Alpha and are now selling alpha access on Steam’s Early Access<\/a> program for anyone interested in pre-purchasing it for $18.99\/\u20ac18.99, to get instant access.<\/p>\n

We plan to have an Horizon alpha preview up anytime soon. So, don’t go anywhere :)<\/p>\n