Epic Games announces that early access is underway for Paragon, their new MOBA for Windows and PlayStation 4, with the Windows version is available through this page. The news is accompanied by this new video showing new players the basics of what they need to succeed. The post also says the game will enter open beta later this summer, and will be in stores on June 7th, which seems like a contradiction (we've asked about this and will follow up as is appropriate). Here's word:

Today is the start of Early Access for Paragon, we hope you join us on the battlefields of Agora.

Everyone on the Paragon team is looking forward to watching the game grow with our players. As we’ve written before, Early Access is something new to us, a real commitment to listen and refine the core game of Paragon alongside early players. Sure, you’ll notice our rough edges, but we’re building and improving at a rapid pace. Join us and you’ll be able to play new Heroes, earn new cards, and more every few weeks.

While Paragon is designed to be completely free-to-play in Open Beta this summer, our Founder’s Packs let you get in early. You can play in Early Access today, by purchasing a Founder’s Pack from the PlayStation Store or Paragon.com, joining us on the journey.

Our first new hero, Sevarog, ships in a couple of weeks; with Iggy & Scorch to follow. These Heroes, like all our Heroes, will always be free to play. More active cards (think in-game items) are in the pipeline as well. And never forget, all cards in Paragon are only earned through gameplay.

Whenever you choose to join us in Paragon, we hope you’ll follow along on the PlayStation Blog as we reveal new Heroes, cards, and more surprises.

Founder’s Packs are available at the PlayStation Store starting at $19.99. We’ve designed them to deliver an exceptional value on in-game content as well as letting you play early. Progress earned in Early Access is real and permanent, so get in and level up.

The Founder’s Packs start with access, then layer on more and more Master Challenges and boosts. Each Hero has its own Master Challenge, which is designed to give you extra rewards for playing that Hero, including exclusive skins and emotes that can only be earned through Master Challenges. They also include a permanent XP boost for that Hero. The higher level Founder’s Packs also contain a unique skin and an extra Founder’s Pack you can give to a friend.

Paragon will also be available in stores on June 7th. The Essentials Edition is designed to deliver a phenomenal value as well, and includes a unique Twinblast skin.

Please join us now in the Early Access Season or later this Summer in free Open Beta!