http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png http://kotaku.com/tag/beta http://kotaku.com/tag/beta As the internet (and our comments) stirs with news about the upcoming Guild Wars 2 press beta weekend, rest assured that Kotaku will be there, doing Guild Wars-y things. You'll read all about it Monday, February 20. More »
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If you're an MMO fan and you haven't heard of TERA yet, then you're missing out. A beautiful and fluid MMORPG that features real time combat, it's the kind of game that even hardened MMO vets like me have been waiting for. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5876271&view=rss&microfeed=true There's a fair amount of buzz surrounding the upcoming sci-fi/western mash-up from LightBox Interactive. You'll finally get to see what all the hollering's about when Starhawk's public beta goes live on January 18th. More »
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We've shown you armor, weapons and vehicles from Dust 514, the persistent online shooter from the makers of EVE Online. Now, a select few will finally be able to get their hands on the game and how all those elements feel. More »
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The character customization in the Gotham City Impostors beta is pretty robust. You can change the way your gang member will look or tool around in the very extensive loadout section. I was surprised by how many different gadgets they let you play with in the beta, it gets me excited to see what they add to the full game. More »
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I finally got around to playing Starhawk's beta, and while I am terrible at the game I do enjoy it a lot . During the beta you play 8v8 matches of Capture the Flag on two different maps. Constructing different buildings allows you to access everything from Starhawks (a transforming mech/fighter jet suit) to anti-air turrets that help you defend your base. More »
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Now that November's PC beta test has come and gone, Warner Bros. and Monolith are ready to get console players into the dopple-gangbanger fun of Gotham City Impostors. More »
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UFC Undisputed 3, which releases on Valentine's Day, will get a closed pre-release beta, according to the game's producer and a THQ representative. Though no other details are available, given the online difficulties faced by THQ's WWE 12, it's widely assumed this will cover the game's multiplayer features. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5866542&view=rss&microfeed=true The beta for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is available now on Steam. You'll need a beta key and a PC to play it. Valve's limiting the first run to 10,000 players. Two maps are available: Dust and Dust2. More »
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The private beta for Starhawk, the spiritual descendant of 2007's downloadable hit Warhawk will commence on Tuesday, says Sony Computer Entertainment America. The beta will be "slow-rolled," so those who don't get an invitation on day one, don't give up hope; one may be on the way soon. More »
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Now that the full version of Battlefield 3 is out, we can take a look back at some of the best glitches that the beta brought us, courtesy of this YouTube video! More »
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At 3:00 of this unboxing video for Battlefield 3 we're shown the card for Mass Effect 3's multiplayer beta, which says it will take place in January. Anyone who buys Battlefield 3 gets into the beta. More »
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When Hi-Rez Studios contacted Kotaku about giving away 100 codes good for entry to the Tribes: Ascend beta test, I thought long and hard about the most efficient and fair way to distribute those codes to our readers. More »
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Three races vie for control over the one planet in the universe that contains an abundant supply of the element necessary to further technological advancement in Prime: Battle for Dominusm an upcoming science fiction MMO I really should have told you about sooner. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5850926&view=rss&microfeed=true Xbox Live's Major Nelson has the details on how you can sign up to test the next version of the Xbox 360 dashboard, complete with new boxy interface and magical new features of magic and wonder. [Major Nelson] More »
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Battlefield 3's in beta, which means that bugs will pop up. This might be one of the more entertaining ones we've seen so far, where the plane being piloted disappear around the player. You'd think a guy floating in mid-air would be a sitting duck against a fighter jet, right? Wrong. More »
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Battlefield 3's Caspian Border, packed with vehicles and jets, is getting one last test before the open beta shuts down. More »
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Pretty much anything involving the word "Origin" and "ban" has PC gamers on a hair-trigger, and news yesterday from Battlefield 3 developer DICE certainly won't lower anyone's blood pressure. More »
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About a week before the Battlefield 3 beta began, the game's community manager had decided he'd heard enough shrill complaining about the fact that "Operation Metro" and not some other map would the only one playable. And so he went off. More »
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In today's rapidly aging edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, old man commenter AcornPop hangs up his first-person shooter guns, unless a loose cannon of a young partner can drag him back in. More »
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The closed beta for Diablo III Beta kicked off a bit earlier today, granting a lucky few access to an early build of the much-anticipated dungeon crawler from Blizzard. More »
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Hurry! To the Battle.net account! Blizzard Entertainment has just dropped word that the long-awaited closed beta for Diablo III has begun and that the developer has "started issuing the first wave of invitations to participate in the testing process." More »
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Have you heard the news? Battlefield 3 Beta drops on Sept. 29 and will run through to Oct. 10. But what system specs do I need on a computer? How do I install the beta? Do I need Origin? More »
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After an agonizingly long wait, Funcom has finally opened up beta signups for The Secret World, the modern day supernatural massively multiplayer online role-playing game where nothing is as it seems and every dark legend comes true. More »
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Does your Team Fortress 2 backpack runneth over? With the newly launched Steam Trading Beta, you can turn your excess in-game TF2 items into other in-game items or, more importantly, a gifted copy of Left 4 Dead. More »
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The importation of original Left 4 Dead maps into Left 4 Dead 2 rolls on, with the latest update to "Dead Air" delivering a new version of the Terminal map. Valve says the update brings matters "pretty close to being complete" but "at this stage what we really need is more testing." It's found a way to get you to do that. More »
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Commenter gametr4x loves hunting for bugs in PC games so much, he's got multiple email accounts set up so he can apply to beta tests to his heart's content, but it only took one account to be featured in today's Speak Up on Kotaku. More »
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Our own Michael McWhertor spent the better part of a day last week meeting with Blizzard and playing through a healthy chunk of Diablo III. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5826558&view=rss&microfeed=true 1.9 billion kills, 48 billion shots fired, and more than 362 years worth of matches later, the Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta was the largest ever held on PlayStation Network. More fun facts can be found on the PlayStation Blog, or check out McWhertor's detailed impressions of his time spent in the beta. More »
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Naughty Dog pulled the plug on the Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception multiplayer beta this Friday. I was online, jumping from one round of Team Objective to another when those multiplayer servers went dark. I'll miss you, Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta, because I learned a lot during our three weeks together. More »
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Now that the beta test for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is in full swing, commenter B-Money kicks off a discussion of its pros and cons in today's triumphant episode of Speak Up on Kotaku. More »
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Now that the Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception multiplayer beta is underway, the Playstation Blog has a post up with a video from the developers along detailing what features you can look forward to. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5816662&view=rss&microfeed=true Naughty Dog co-president Evan Wells wants gamers ready around 2 p.m. PDT tomorrow to download Uncharted 3's multiplayer beta. This release is only for certain people. The rest of us have to wait until July 4. [via Twitter] More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5815876&view=rss&microfeed=true Invites for Call of Duty Elite beta invites are going out, with the beta kicking off on the middle of next month. COD: Elite will finally launch in November with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. [Thanks, James!] More »
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Microsoft sent out a big thank-you email to every participant in the monthlong Gears of War 3 beta, noting the outrageous stats it compiled and directing everyone to a set of desktop wallpapers and a printable target-practice poster. That might come in handy, as it took 25 rounds per kill, on average. More »
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Ms. Splosion Man is full of surprises. First, it's called Ms. Splosion Man. Second, you can control two Ms. Splosion Mans at the same time with its "2 Girls 1 Controller" mode. And now there's an early access beta? More »
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I've been impressed with SpyParty since the day I first played it, but soon you'll no longer have to take my word for it. The game's creator, Chris Hecker, is about to pull a Minecraft and launch a $15 beta. More »
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