Boneyards Beta Opened

Boneyards Beta is the story today, and it is the kind of late-April 1999 news blast that makes the pre-E3 season feel like someone kicked the hornet nest. Cavedog Entertainment today revealed the beginning of the open, public beta test for its new online gaming community Boneyards on April 8. Initially designed to support the company’s well-known game Total Annihilation, Boneyards will be compatible with Cavedog Entertainment software titles as well as select GT Interactive games such as Wizard Works’ Deer Hunter. Cavedog Entertainment’s Boneyards promises to revolutionize the online gaming community by providing gamers with persistent world experiences. The heart of Boneyards lies in the metagame, a grand-scale cooperative, multiplayer effort designed specifically for each product.

It may not be the same thrill as a fresh demo, but this stuff shapes what actually reaches players. Boring paperwork today can turn into games on shelves tomorrow.