Tag Archives: Open Beta

Capcom has announced an open beta for Monster Hunter Wilds, giving fans a chance to try the next-gen title a few months ahead of release.

Techland has been hard at work delivering new content updates for Dying Light 2, carrying on its tradition of lengthy post-game support. Soon, there will be a massive new multiplayer event added to the game – a raid. If you want to check out this new mode, then there will …

Throne and Liberty finally has a global launch date. The MMORPG, developed by NCSoft and published by Amazon, will be available on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S consoles starting on September 17th. However, we'll be able to play it earlier during the open beta scheduled for July. Following …

Last night during the Xbox Partner Preview stream, we got a new trailer for The Finals, a new multiplayer game developed by Embark Studios, which was founded by former Battlefield developers. Now, you can dive into the game and try it for yourself thanks to the open beta.  The Finals' …

Earlier this summer, Square Enix officially announced plans to bring Final Fantasy 14 to Xbox, with plans for an open beta test ahead of launch in 2024. Now, we have more details, with the beta taking place in January.  The Xbox version of Final Fantasy 14 will include all available …

Payday 3 is just a few weeks away from release but we'll all have an opportunity to play it a little early. Following on from a closed beta test in July, a fully open beta has now been announced and it kicks off later this week.  The beta will be …

For some, Devil May Cry represents the peak of action combat – pushing the genre further with each new entry in the series. Capcom now looks ready to bring this experience to mobile devices, announcing an open beta for Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat. Releasing a trailer onto YouTube, …

Capcom has run a series of closed beta tests for Street Fighter 6 over the last few months. Now as we near the game's June release date, Capcom has announced dates for the game's open beta.  The Street Fighter 6 Open Beta will be available from the 19th to the …

Street Fighter 6 has so far been met with a great deal of optimism. Whether it be thanks to the many details shared online by the publisher, or due to the multiple closed betas, excitement surrounding SF6 seems to be at an all-time high less than one month from the …

The Diablo 4 beta is just around the corner, with early access beginning this week. Ahead of the beta, Blizzard has announced preload plans, so you can get the game installed ahead of time and avoid waiting for the download when the beta goes live.  Pre-order customers will get early …

A few weeks ago, Diablo 4 producer, Rod Fergusson, made it clear on Twitter that an open beta announcement would be happening soon. Many of us anticipated that this would line up with IGN Fan Fest over the weekend and that turned out to be exactly right. During IGN's stream, …

Blizzard has been making good progress with Diablo 4 this year. Not only did we finally get a gameplay trailer back at E3, but the development team has also been posting monthly updates on the game's progress. In the latest update, Blizzard set out plans for Diablo 4's beta.  We've …

Infinity Ward is returning to the forefront this year with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and its Battle Royale companion game, Warzone 2. At this point, we know that the main game will be launching in October, but pre-order customers will get campaign access much earlier. A new leak …

MultiVersus is an upcoming free-to-play, platform fighter which takes many of WB’s biggest IPs and characters and pits them against one another in a similar vein to Nintendo’s highly successful Super Smash Bros. series. Following a lengthy marketing period and a closed alpha, MultiVersus is finally almost here, with an …

Previous leaks via Amazon pointed to an August start date for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta. However, it would appear that the beta has been pushed back a bit closer to the game's October release date.  According to Call of Duty leaker, Ralph Valve, Activision is …

Anyone interested in this year's Call of Duty will want to clear some hard drive space this weekend, as the Vanguard beta is set to go live. Starting tomorrow, Call of Duty: Vanguard enters open beta, allowing anyone on PC, Xbox or PlayStation to install an early version of the …

Last night, DICE and EA announced that Battlefield 2042 would be moving from its planned October release date to the 19th of November. As a result, the game's open beta has also slipped, with reports now pointing to a beta in October rather than September.  Battlefield 2042 is now releasing …

Yesterday, early reports began to emerge claiming that DICE was going to delay Battlefield 2042. Today, the studio is making that official, pushing the game back by five weeks due to “unforeseen challenges” during the final stretch of development. Battlefield 2042 was initially going to launch on the 22nd of …

Age of Empires IV is just over a month away from release and after successful closed alpha and beta tests, the developers are ready to open the game up to all. This weekend, there will be an open Age of Empires IV stress test, allowing anyone to download and play …

Back in July, we had the chance to play a good chunk of Amazon’s upcoming MMO, New World, in closed beta. Now, with the game’s release date just on the horizon, Amazon is holding an open beta for the game.  The closed beta was limited to pre-order customers, but the …

Back in June, rumours began swirling that Battlefield 2042 would enter public beta testing in September. Now, it seems we have some more specific dates, with an early access beta set to begin as early as this week, followed by a full open beta later in the month.  Typically, DICE …

Last month, we had the chance to play a good chunk of Amazon's upcoming MMO, New World, in closed beta. Now, with the game's release date just on the horizon, Amazon has announced dates for the game's open beta.  The closed beta was limited to pre-order customers, but the upcoming …

Indie studio, 1047 Games, has found itself thrust into the spotlight this summer thanks to the open beta for Splitgate. The team's new shooter has been in open beta for a while and was due to fully release in August, but due to unexpected popularity, the team has been scrambling …

Now under Blizzard's umbrella, Vicarious Visions has been working away on a remake of Diablo 2 for a while now. This week, we'll all have a chance to see it in action for ourselves, with Diablo 2: Resurrected set to enter open beta this weekend.  Diablo 2: Resurrected's open beta …

Just a couple of weeks ago, Nvidia and Turtle Rock Studios announced that upcoming co-op zombie shooter, Back 4 Blood, will support DLSS at launch for RTX-series graphics cards. As it turns out, we'll be getting an early look at the performance gains DLSS brings during the beta, which kicked …

Earlier this month, Battlefield 2042 was officially announced, with DICE promising a beta ahead of the game's October release. Reportedly, the open beta will be taking place in September, giving anyone a chance to download and play the game ahead of release.  According to fan-site ‘Battlefield Bulletin‘, the Battlefield 2042 …

Turtle Rock Studios' upcoming game, Back 4 Blood, finally returned to the spotlight last night during Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest. During the event, the game's open beta was announced, which is now officially taking place in August.  Turtle Rock Studios has been working on Back 4 Blood for a …

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare was one of the most popular multiplayer PC games back in the early 2010s and over the years, the studio has been working on a big sequel to compete with the likes of For Honor and other modern multiplayer brawlers. Chivalry 2 is coming in less than …

We learned back in February that Final Fantasy XIV would be getting a free update to take advantage of the PlayStation 5's more powerful hardware. Now, the PS5 version of the MMO is in open beta, complete with new visual enhancements and smoother frame rates. Over on the PlayStation Blog, …

Asus is doing a massive update to its GPU Tweak app with the launch of the open beta of GPU Tweak III. Similar to MSI Afterbuner and EVGA PrecisionX, GPU Tweak III software allows users to monitor, tweak, and overclock their GPUs. To the users coming from GPU Tweak II, the …