Backers of the campaign will be able to help test after it's successfully funded.

The Shards Online crowdfunding campaign still has about 20 days remaining to reach its goal, and yesterday Citadel Studios doubled down by releasing an update stating that all $20+ backers will receive a code to get in-game for pre-alpha testing sessions after the campaign successfully completes. In addition, Citadel is offering an extra three months of premium subscription time to all $20+ backers, on top of what the reward tier already grants.

There were more tidbits in the update including referral rewards and a Battle of the Backers event. The full update is available here. Citadel also gave a nod to Office Space as they vented on a laptop in an amusing new video yesterday!

On a more serious note, here's a look at their Kickstarter video, which includes some pre-alpha gameplay.

Ann "Cyliena" Hosler, Managing Editor