The first beta details for FirstPlay have emerged. FirstPlay is a interactive magazine similar to Qore but targeted to the European market. The magazine is currently in private beta before being released to the general public. The latest installment of the FirstPlay beta features an HD video review of explosive new shooter Battlefield: Bad Company 2, plus exclusive preview footage from Lost Planet 2 and Super Street Fighter IV.
Developers of MAG, Zipper Interactive, have revealed the statistics to the latest MAG Beta which took place earlier this month. Just like the statistics for the previous betas, the Beta 5 stats were astonishing, with over 1 million downloads of the beta client and over 619,000 gaining at least one experience point in the six-day window that beta was available on.
Soon, Europeans will have their chance to take part in the ModNations Racers Beta. The US has been enjoying the beta since December 15th 2009. On January 22nd 2010, 100,000 people from Europe will get access to the beta. To get access to the beta, simply be one of the first to log on to the PSN store on Thursday 21st and download the Beta. Once downloaded, the fun will start when the lights turn green on Friday 22nd of January.
The Battlefield: Bad Company 2 beta is soon coming to a close, and has been running since November 19th 2009. DICE has shared some useful statistics about the beta, which as seen over 300,000 players and over 45 million kills in total. Once the beta finished, you will not be able to play the game until a multiplayer demo is released prior to the game’s release in March 2010. Check out the statistics below.
If you are a fan of Final Fantasy and love beta testing new games, we have some good news for you. The Final Fantasy XIV Beta Registration page is now open. You can sign-up to take part in either the PlayStation 3 or PC beta trial, and need to fill out a long registration form as well as sign-up for a Square-Enix account. The beta will run in multiple phases, with the total number of participants increasing each time. Unfortunately, the start date for the beta is currently unknown.
The MAG Beta is now over, after running for the past few months. With the end of the Beta, the only thing left to look forward to is the launch of the game on January 26th 2010. The official box art for North America has been revealed (see below) as well as some statistics from the beta. In short, over 42,000 matches were played during the beta test. Between November 9th and December 5th, over 65,000 players logged on, making almost 18 million kills. See the full statistics below.
Qore subscribers will already know that the ModNation Racer Beta will be starting next week. For Europe, Liam Quigley, the European Product Manager for ModNation Racers, has revealed a localized beta test will starting in early 2010. The beta will run for two weeks and will feature exclusive European content to give gamers a taster of what it to come in ModNation Racers. Details on how to sign-up for the beta will be revealed in the next few weeks, but in the mean time, check out the sticker and layering walkthrough video below.
The MAG Beta is coming to an end this week, making it the last chance to play the game until it is released early next year. The beta will end on Saturday 5th of December, at midnight. To bring the beta to an end, Zipper Interactive have organized a challenge for tomorrow evening (Friday, December 4th 2009). All you have to do is log on when the time is right, join a queue, and look for players with the distinguishable Zipper clan moniker to see if you have what it takes to beat Zipper.
Qore Episode 19 will be available to download from the PlayStation Store later today. The December Episode features a in-depth preview of Capcom’s Dark Void, Level-5 Inc’s White Night Chronicles and EA’s The Saboteur. Following from last month’s coverage of ModNation Racers, Qore subscribers will receive exclusive access to the ModNation Racers Beta Test.
So what can you expect from the PS3-exclusive Battlefield Bad Company 2 beta, exactly? DICE Producer Gordon van Dyke joined Sony via PlayStation Eye chat to talk about the Arica Harbor map, the destruction you can cause due to the game’s Frostbite engine, and how you can win your way into the beta, if you are live in North America.
