Edge Case Games, developers of the team-based space battle game, Fractured Space, today announced it has reached the milestone of over 500,000 users in Early Access on Steam.

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Using an open development model, where the community actively participate in the game development, Edge Case Games is now gearing up to full release with a strong drive to develop its publishing capability. Former EA Dice and Atari industry veteran Martin Frain has joined as marketing director, along with new recruits in analytics (Scott Davis) and monetisation (Jorge Ezquerra).

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“Coming off the back of an amazing free weekend on Steam, the arrival of Martin, Scott and Jorge represents a huge step forward in creating a winning team in preparation for the full launch of Fractured Space later this year” said Chris Mehers, COO of Edge Case Games.

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“I’m delighted to join the team at Edge Case and help grow the player base for Fractured Space,” said Martin Frain, Marketing Director. “The open-dev nature of the studio means we already have a great dialogue with our Early Access players and they are helping us really hone and polish the game.”

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Fractured Space is a team-based space combat game fought in gigantic capital ships with the intensity of a shooter and the big-picture-thinking of a strategy game.Originally launched on Steam Early Access in November 2014 to critical and commercial success, Fractured Space has attracted over 500,000 users as the game continuously evolves using an open development model where the community is encouraged to talk directly to the development team, highly influencing the ongoing development of the game.

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