Category Archives: Beta

You can now buy your way into the closely-guarded SpyParty beta, netting yourself a copy of the finished game in the process.

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Having been on the waiting list since the game’s announce, imagine my delight at getting a Firefall invite this morning. Unfortunately for any aspirations to elitism I may have had, this one’s an open testing session – everyone is invited to Red 5′s final round of testing before the shooter goes live next month.

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Uber Entertainment has released a timeline of its development plans for crowd-funded RTS Planetary Annihilation, with the most pertinent entry granting early access to backers in just over a week.

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Neverwinter players who are playing the beta may have noticed a rollback, after Crytpic was informed by players of an exploit which some players used to their economic advantage. Recall the recent exploit in Diablo 3 which resulted in the Auction Houses being brought down and you get the idea.

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Dragon’s Prophet will go into open beta next week, and to get you ready for some dragon riding action, SOE has released a new trailer showing the mounts and battle partners in action.

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Valve has announced Steam Trading Cards, a new service that rewards gamers for gaming on Steam, is in beta. Outed on Saturday through the Steam Database, the service allows customers to earn Steam rewards for “playing the games they love.”

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After quietly and temporarily escaping custody last week, CD Projekt’s REDkit, a modding suite for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, has finally made its official debut.

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UFO Online is now in open beta and you can get in on the tactical MMO browser battle, by protecting the Earth from extraterrestrials who are out to probe your special place.

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Infinite Crisis has gone into closed beta, and Turbine will be sending out keys to a pool of registrants who signed up to test the MOBA. On top of this, a new Champion Profile has been released and its The Joker. Sign up for the beta here, and check out a look at Batman’s nemesis below.

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Marvel Heroes will be the recipient of another closed beta this weekend starting on Friday, April 26 at 8.00pm EST until Monday, April 29 at 2.59am. Invites started going out last night, so check your email. Gazillion Entertainment said the beta will be focused on bug smashing so if you have a key, they kindly request your presence. In-game currency will also be handed out so as to test cash shop purchases. All cash, and all other progress, will be wiped once the tester is finished. Marvel Heroes is slated for release on June 4. Thanks, Lorehound.

Blue Byte’s free-to-play, browser-based take on Anno 1404 has gone into closed beta; sign up now to check out Anno Online.

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The next beta build of DUST 514, Uprising, will make significant changes to the skill system.

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Want to get on board the Company of Heroes 2 beta? The application process is among the easiest the industry has ever fielded. Just go ahead and Like the game’s Facebook page. Congratulations, lucky winner! You have been selected for a beta testing position. Say thank you. The strategy title is expected on PC on June 25.

Thanks, CVG.

A video has turned up online showing almost 20 minutes of The Elder Scrolls Online, presumably captured from a recent beta event. It demonstrates the character creator, dialogue, and the player dashing about a sandy environment, fighting wolves and doing emotes.

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Carbine Studios has opened Wildstar beta registration to all comers; you can get on board here. NCSoft told Destructoid that the beta won’t follow the usual weekend-only pattern, with testing periods expected to run for a week or more at a time. Wildstar is expected later this year; its conceit is that it offers a cartoony sci-fi world to explore with a kind of wild west feel. It hopes to offer long-term end-game value.

Bohemia pinged us to point out that the Arma 3 alpha has been updated. There are plenty of changes to take in but the key items include improved network performance, reducing vehicle lag; an end to some peculiar crashes; and that you can no longer throw grenades under water. Okay, maybe that last one is interesting mainly to me. Full patch notes are available on Steam.

Firefall’s latest major update went into beta testing during PAX East this weekend, kicking off the Chosen invasion, adding a ton of dynamic and local events, and much more.

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The next patch for the PC version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim allows for optional removal of the level cap; a higher difficulty setting; and about a gazillion bug fixes.

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Sci-fi platform sandbox Edge of Space is looking for beta testers from 7:00PM EST March 8 through the same time on March 10. To grab a code, just visit the game’s website; a trailer through the break should give you a taste of what’s to come. Edge of Space will sell for $15 when it launches later this year but is $10 on both Desura and Rain while in beta, and once you buy in you’ll have unlimited beta access. If you like it, why not give it an upvote on Steam Greenlight?

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After word went around yesterday of a Modern Warfare 4 beta scam, the website’s owners have shut it down. Fusible reports the organisation responsible claims it was itself scammed by a company it engaged to help grow its Facebook page, despite posting encouragement to sign up on said Facebook page.