Our latest coverage of the repopulation.
Sandbox MMORPG The Repopulation went offline in late 2015 due to disputes between the game’s developer Above & Beyond, and HeroEngine developers Idea Fabrik. Earlier this year, news surfaced that Idea Fabrik had acquired the game and will be relaunching it in a few months’ time. Fans will be happy to know that a definite date has finally been set [...]
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The Repopulation has taken to the forums to announce that the developers have begun handpicking players to internally test the relaunched edition of their sci-fi MMORPG. It's been a long time coming. As of this morning, the Steam transfer is finally nearing completion! I know that we've all been on the edge of our seats so far, and luckily the [...]
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Remember when it was announced that The Repopulation had been taken offline and removed from sale following "turmoil" that had been going on at Idea Fabrik? Remember when it was announced that the game would be moving to Unreal Engine 4 and a smaller survival game based on the engine that would be later used for it, Fragmented, was being developed [...]
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Over the weekend, Above and Beyond Technologies announced that everyone who owns The Repopulation on Steam should have been given a copy of Fragmented automatically. If all worked as intended, it should be sitting in each owner's Steam library. I can confirm that I received my copy and that I have successfully downloaded the title via Steam. A small FAQ [...]
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Above and Beyond Technologies has announced that The Repopulation's survival spin-off Fragmented "should be" launching on Steam Early Access on April 26th. The Steam store page is already up. Unfortunately, the price still hasn't been announced. If you own The Repopulation, however, you may remember that you are getting the game for free. Your key should be made available to [...]
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If you own The Repopulation, you can get a chance at testing Fragmented. Anyone who registers their key for The Repopulation on the website will be put into a pool with other owners of the game that the Above and Beyond Technologies will then draw from when choosing more testers. If you bought in during Early Access and have yet [...]
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The Repopulation's survival spin-off, Fragmented, was previously announced to be entering testing in February. Earlier this week, closed testing sign-ups went live, allowing users a chance at playing an early version of the game. The test version will be distributed via Steam and will require a 64-bit OS and DirectX 11 support. A quad core CPU, 8GB of RAM, 10 [...]
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The Repopulation was taken offline and subsequently removed from sale last month due to issues with Hero Engine and Idea Fabrik. For the past month, backers and players alike have been kept in suspense about the game's future. Rumors floated around about moving to a new engine, but nothing was confirmed—until now. After carefully considering possible solutions, the team at [...]
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This past year was somewhat of a mixed bag. The gaming industry at large saw several incredible releases, including but not limited to Metal Gear Solid V, Rocket League, and The Witcher 3, many of which completely redefined the way we looked at a specific series or genre. For the most part, this redefinition was undoubtedly a good thing. Many [...]
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The Repopulation is a 3D sci-fi themed sandbox MMORPG with open ended, player driven gameplay. The Repopulation offers a mix of RPG and shooter style gameplay with skill-based progression. Publisher: Idea Fabrik Type: Sandbox MMORPG PvP: Faction Based Release Date: December 19, 2014 Shut Down: January 11, 2023 Pros: +Vast, feature rich game world. +Player driven economy. +Hybrid RPG/Shooter combat. [...]
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