Reminder: the Destiny beta's going bye-bye for a bit, for scheduled maintenance. The preview test of Bungie's sci-fi shooter will be down starting today and returns on 7/23, the first day Xbox 360 and Xbox One owners will have access to the beta. » 7/21/14 11:35am Yesterday 11:35am

Despite putting the game out in the open way back in 2011, Epic has remained relatively quiet about its cartoonish shooter Fortnite ever since. Now it's finally starting to put the game back in the spotlight by releasing promising footage like this new gameplay trailer. » 7/08/14 10:50am 7/08/14 10:50am

Still no news on when we can finally name our mounts in World of Warcraft, but that doesn't mean there can be no cool additions to the UI. One of these are some pretty cool brief descriptions of all the mounts in the game. » 7/03/14 9:40am 7/03/14 9:40am

The first wave of beta invites for Warlords of Draenor, World of Warcraft's next expansion are going out today and according to an official e-mail from Blizzard, the closed beta begins today as well, at 2PM PDT. Time to go back to the orcs' homeworld and establish those garrisons! » 6/27/14 7:00am 6/27/14 7:00am

Meet Bumblebee Girl. Isn't she adorable, with her little wings and pot of honey and ability to completely obliterate skeletons, pirates and trolls with her area-of-effect attacks? It may look cute, but LEGO Minifigures Online is a challenging Diablo-style game. » 6/23/14 11:55am 6/23/14 11:55am

You have an extra week to play the beta of Battlefield Hardline. The preview test of EA's upcoming cops-vs-robbers FPS was supposed to end this Thursday but the publisher just announced that they're extending it it until June 26. » 6/18/14 3:45pm 6/18/14 3:45pm

Yesterday at E3, EA announced that Hardline, the latest installment of the Battlefield franchise, would be in open beta immediately. So there's already plenty of cops, robbers, and helicopters to see. » 6/10/14 11:00am 6/10/14 11:00am

This Thursday, Cartoon Network is hosting an open beta test for its upcoming browser-based MOBA, Adventure Time Battle Party. Since this is the first time I'd heard of the game, I thought they might need some help spreading the word. » 5/13/14 3:46pm 5/13/14 3:46pm

Phase 2 of Final Fantasy XIV's PlayStation 4 beta test begins today. If you're new to the game, you can download the client through the PlayStation Store for free. The test runs until Monday, April 7, 1AM Pacific, and characters made during this phase will be playable after the game's April 14 launch. » 4/04/14 9:00am 4/04/14 9:00am

The Titanfall beta opened up to players on Xbox One yesterday evening, allowing anyone to join without using a beta key. The PC beta will become open soon, added Respawn Entertainment's Vincent Zampella, "maybe" even today. » 2/16/14 7:29am 2/16/14 7:29am

Last month Square Enix announced an April 14 release date for the PlayStation 4 version of Final Fantasy XIV, but that's not the date players were waiting for. It's almost beta time, kids, and the game is looking fantastic on PS4. » 2/12/14 9:44am 2/12/14 9:44am

What happens when you don't get a beta alpha key for Titanfall? Well, you pack a lipper, grab the camera and go to YouTube to sound your barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world. (Audio definitely NSFW. Use headphones.) » 1/18/14 1:00pm 1/18/14 1:00pm

Just 300 people in the U.S. were selected to participate in the Steam Machines beta, which shipped boxes to folks beginning on Friday. They know which number they are in the beta by looking at the row of 300 ventilation holes on the top of the unit and finding the position of the single countersunk hole on theirs. » 12/15/13 11:00am 12/15/13 11:00am

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. » 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. » 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." » 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] » 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). » 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. » 10/08/13 9:20am 10/08/13 9:20am