Shards Online and Citadel Studios are ready to embark on the next big phase of the game’s development by moving from pre-alpha to alpha and then to Steam Early Access not long after. This weekend, players who have had a key at any time in the past will see it reactivated to be able to jump into the game from Friday, September 23rd through early Monday, September 26th to see what’s new — and it is a lot. We had the chance to speak with Derek Brinkmann to learn the scoop behind the latest build.