Wargaming's WG Labs announces that early access to Master of Orion will begin on February 26th, offering a first chance to check it out before all the Xs have been crossed in this 4X space strategy game. The Master of Orion website now features this trailer on the topic along with the following details:

Early Access gives you the first hands-on of Master of Orion gameplay. Start playing February 26 by purchasing the Collector's Edition on Steam or GoG! Visit the Steam and GoG pages to follow our progress and start connecting with the community and development team.

The first round of Early Access on February 26 includes the core gameplay experience and these key features:

• Six playable races
• Three victory conditions: Conquest, Diplomatic, and Excellence
• Tactical battles
• Multiplayer
• Ship designer
• English and Russian localization and voice overs, with additional language support arriving later in Early Access
• Playable on 64-bit Windows