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Early Access Update

Hi everyone!

We've got a big announcement going out tomorrow (21st) but wanted to give you all a heads up before the rest of the world.

We've learned a huge amount about the way that gamers play our game throughout the Early Access period so far, and we're pushing hard towards finalizing the game for its 1.0 launch.

Early Access is a great opportunity for developers to make changes to their games and to adjust any aspect of the experience that they think could be better.

As you all know, we've added new factions, leaders and game systems during Early Access, but from tomorrow one fairly big thing about the game will change - its name.

From tomorrow, the game will be renamed from 'Stellaris Nexus' to 'Nexus 5X'.



We're leveling up the 4X genre with an extra X, which stands for EXPRESS.

We feel that one of the most unique features of our game is that it offers all of the strategic depth of a 4X game, but in a short-run (about 60 mins) format - which is why we're adding EXPRESS to the 4X genre and renaming the game to reflect that.

We'll also be announcing the 1.0 launch date of Nexus 5X tomorrow during the Future Games Show, so keep an eye out for that!

Thanks for all of your help and support throughout Early Access - we couldn't have done it without you!