Nailing the perfect landing in MMO flight game War Thunder? Not a problem! World War II fighters worked just like skateboards anyway and anyone could do a few flips before landing. Read… 11/27/13 8:30am 11/27/13 8:30am

Diablo III's closed beta test for the Reaper of Souls expansion will begin by the end of the year, Blizzard said today. It's underway now for "friends and family," of Blizzard—which includes "3,000 of our most active Diablo III players from around the world" in addition to VIPs and press. Read… 11/20/13 1:10pm 11/20/13 1:10pm

The Dark Souls II PS3 beta for North America was supposed to take place very early this morning. It didn't. Namco said they "thoroughly apologize for all of the confusion and issues," and will reschedule it for later. Anyone who was in last night's test will be allowed in the next one. "Your spot is secure." Discuss… 10/27/13 2:30pm 10/27/13 2:30pm

Bungie will post beta codes for Destiny this week on the game's Facebook page, if you're trying to get into it but haven't preordered. The studio says the codes will be given out randomly each day. The beta should begin in early 2014. [via StrategyInformer] Discuss… 10/20/13 5:25pm 10/20/13 5:25pm

Apparently, the tower's screen in the Battlefield 4 beta has a blue screen of death when it's collapsing. That's a nice little detail added to the Siege of Shanghai map (as long as it stays on the tower). Read… 10/10/13 8:30am 10/10/13 8:30am

Recorded and sped up on a PC, in spectator mode, YouTuber derbestefan's video shows a completely different Battlefield. Read… 10/08/13 9:20am 10/08/13 9:20am

When are we getting Final Fantasy XIV on PlayStation 4? Today Square Enix announced the beta for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will launch on February 22 for the PS4. Even better, owners of the PlayStation 3 version will be able to upgrade for free. Discuss… 9/09/13 7:45pm 9/09/13 7:45pm

We're just a few short weeks away from the grand re-launch of Final Fantasy XIV on August 27, but some folks are going to get to play even earlier than that. Break out your Lalafell swimsuit calendars as we mark down the final beta, early start, and welcome back campaigns for FFXIV. Read… 8/08/13 2:30pm 8/08/13 2:30pm

World of Tanks is coming free-to-play to Xbox 360 later this summer. If you want to get in on the beta preceding it, developer Wargaming.net is taking applications right now. Discuss… 6/15/13 2:00pm 6/15/13 2:00pm

New York City-based independent developers Heartonomy are bringing a unique sort of multiplayer strategy game to iOS this summer, and for some odd reason they named it StarLicker, which really negates the need for any explanation of gameplay. Read… 5/29/13 8:00pm 5/29/13 8:00pm

Thanks to the efficiencies afforded by Linux, "we skipped Valve time," jokes Valve, and the Left 4 Dead 2 Linux beta is available right now. Access to authoring tools and a beta dedicated server come with it, if you own the game already. Discuss… 5/04/13 5:00pm 5/04/13 5:00pm

Insanely popular multiplayer battle arena game League of Legends is now available in delicious Mac flavor. Discuss… 3/01/13 1:35pm 3/01/13 1:35pm

Square Enix the MMO dev, can they fix it? Phase one of the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn beta begins on Feb. 25. Discuss… 2/15/13 9:45am 2/15/13 9:45am

It's been years since I've walked the streets of Neverwinter, rapier swinging with every step, ready for whatever dangers lurked in the alleys of one of Dungeons and Dragons' most notable locales. It's also been awhile since I filled out a good old paper character sheet. Why not combine the two? Read… 2/11/13 5:30pm 2/11/13 5:30pm

Crysis 3's multiplayer beta will be from Jan. 29 to Feb. 12, on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Discuss… 1/23/13 10:28am 1/23/13 10:28am

Wait, God of War: Ascension is having an open multiplayer beta? Holy smokes, no one told me until now. But it's for real, it's open to all PlayStation Network users (Plus and otherwise) in North and South America, and will last through tomorrow (3 a.m. Tuesday EST, as the beta closes midnight PST.) Read… 1/20/13 7:30am 1/20/13 7:30am

The latest update for DOTA 2's beta now delivers a "Least Played" mode, which will match players who are forced to use characters other the 20 that have given them the most wins. It's meant to get players in the game's closed beta to explore the game's full roster, which now runs 96 character deep. Read… 1/18/13 4:30pm 1/18/13 4:30pm

The SimCity beta will be from Jan. 25 to Jan. 28, and registration is underway now on the game's official page, the SimCity Twitter feed said this morning. Read… 1/18/13 8:30am 1/18/13 8:30am

Team17's battling invertebrates hunger for the blood of a billion Facebook users. The original Lumbricus terrestris-based trajectory shooter is going social, and it craves your beta testing prowess. Read… 10/04/12 10:05am 10/04/12 10:05am

Closed beta for MMO Marvel Heroes is now live. You can still register to play the beta here, or read about it here. Discuss… 10/02/12 3:45pm 10/02/12 3:45pm

It's time to opt-in for the impending StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm beta! Blizzard's got the details. Discuss… 8/15/12 2:01pm 8/15/12 2:01pm

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale will get a public beta this fall, following a private beta that, over the weekend, was said to reveal eight more characters from the game's roster and what appeared to be all of its stages. Read… 8/02/12 10:00pm 8/02/12 10:00pm

Want in the final Guild Wars 2 beta weekend running later this month? Grab one of these 200 keys, drop it in at https://register.guildwars2.com/, and you'll be ready to ready to party or solo as you see fit. And stay tuned to Kotaku's Facebook page for a couple hundred more. Read… 7/15/12 8:09pm 7/15/12 8:09pm

There are five races in Guild Wars 2, but up until now we've only been able to play as three - the humans, the cat people, and the bigger humans. ArenaNet rectifies this the weekend of July 20-22, when the Asura and Sylvari finally get their chance to shine. Read… 7/09/12 1:15pm 7/09/12 1:15pm

The closed beta for LittleBigPlanet's racing spinoff, LittleBigPlanet Karting begins on Tuesday, with codes and invitations going out very soon to the anointed participants. Read… 7/08/12 6:00pm 7/08/12 6:00pm

This weekend, after the E3 smoke clears, ArenaNet helps players and press wind down with the next Guild Wars 2 beta weekend event. This weekend's festivities include plenty of new additions and tweaks, but the most intriguing has to be what designer Jon Peters calls "the sense of hitting." Read… 6/05/12 9:30am 6/05/12 9:30am

Players that have preordered pre-purchased (different thing) Guild Wars 2 for guaranteed access to the beta will be able to take advantage of said benefit April 27 through April 29, when ArenaNet hosts the first of many weekend events. Huzzah! Discuss… 4/18/12 2:30pm 4/18/12 2:30pm