{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c74f8f3a4790186279085124","clusterId":"c_9014af5227ff3e9b408c7c46","slug":"cinder-city-opens-alpha-test-signups-for-december-4-to-6","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"CINDER CITY Opens Alpha Test Signups For December 4 To 6","summary":"NC and developer BIG FIRE GAMES opened recruitment for the CINDER CITY alpha test, a three-day run from December 4 to December 6, 2026 (PST). Players in Japan can apply through the Request Access button on the game's Steam page until November 30. The test covers a 2.4-square-kilometer area, bosses, the open-world story through Chapter 3, sub-missions and instanced dungeons, and carries an NDA.","whyItMatters":"The alpha follows an August pre-alpha and opens a Seoul-set open-world shooter to Japanese players under an NDA, so the first public read on CINDER CITY will come from a capped, silent test rather than a wide release.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eApplicants must be 18 or older, and access is not guaranteed: successful applicants are notified later. The test build runs a 2.4-square-kilometer slice of the collapsed near-future Seoul setting, with bosses, the open-world story up to Chapter 3, multiple sub-missions and instanced dungeons.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCINDER CITY is a third-person shooter built for solo play, chance co-op with players encountered in the world, and raids in dungeons entered with a party formed in advance. Sharing footage, images, test content or gameplay impressions externally is prohibited under the NDA. Japan-time guidance for the test window will be announced later.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"CINDER CITY's alpha caps the open-world story at Chapter 3, so testers see the opening arc, not the full map. The 2.4-square-kilometer slice is what BIG FIRE GAMES chose to put under an NDA.","twitterPost":"CINDER CITY's alpha covers the story only through Chapter 3, so testers judge the opening arc, not the full open world.","threadsPost":"CINDER CITY's alpha stops the story at Chapter 3 and covers 2.4 square kilometers. Testers are judging the opening arc under an NDA, not the full world BIG FIRE GAMES plans to ship.","newsletterBlurb":"NC and BIG FIRE GAMES opened alpha test recruitment for CINDER CITY, the open-world third-person shooter set in a collapsed near-future Seoul. The test runs December 4 to 6, 2026 (PST), with applications through Steam until November 30 and players in Japan eligible at 18 and older. The build covers a 2.4-square-kilometer area, bosses, the story through Chapter 3 and instanced dungeons, all under an NDA.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/13/174817.html\",\"title\":\"Open-world co-op freedom! PvE/TPS 'CINDER CITY' alpha test open to players from Japan starts December 4 - participants wanted\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5612,"outputTokens":830,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794519863,"createdAt":"2026-11-12T21:38:48.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-12T21:43:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-12T21:43:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9014af5227ff3e9b408c7c46","canonicalTitle":"オープンワールドで自由に共闘！PvE・TPS『シンダーシティ（CINDER CITY）』日本からも参加可能なアルファテストが12月4日開始―参加者募集中","representativeArticleId":"a_a323bbac85283a97e6437edf","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Cinder City\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-12T21:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-12T21:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-12T21:43:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/13/174817.html","title":"オープンワールドで自由に共闘！PvE・TPS『シンダーシティ（CINDER CITY）』日本からも参加可能なアルファテストが12月4日開始―参加者募集中"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Cinder City"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Players in Japan can participate, and applicants must be 18 or older.","The test build includes a 2.4-square-kilometer area, bosses, the open-world story up to Chapter 3, sub-missions and instanced dungeons.","An NDA prohibits sharing footage, images, test content and gameplay experience externally."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["cinder-city"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"cinder-city","supported":1,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":7,"overall":"green","story_count":4,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}