Naughty Dog announced today that the multiplayer demo will be available for everyone to download on the PlayStation Store starting at 11 a.m. PST / 7pm BST. The demo has been available to those who pre-ordered the game for a few weeks now, and will continue until October 12th. Once the retail version of the game is released, all stats from the Beta server will be reset.
Moments ago we received (another) MAG beta invite, but this time on our European PlayStation Network Account. If you happen to live in Europe, check your inbox to see if you have been lucky enough to have received a code. The beta in Europe will run until October 9th 2009 from 17:00 to 20:00 BST and 00:00 and 03:00 BST.
Check your inbox as LittleBigPlanet Water Beta invites are being sent out. If you are lucky enough to be given a beta invite, you will be rewarded with exclusive items such as Beta Test Vest as a thank you for your participation. It will also be possible to earn a Beta Bug Blaster Hazmat costume, a prize we give only to those testers who go above and beyond the call of duty to provide us with bugs and feedback, or generally make themselves very useful.
If you are a Qore subscriber, the first wave of voucher codes for MAG have been sent. If you haven’t received your code yet, don’t worry as more invites will be send over the next few days. The beta starts this Thursday, September 17th 2009 and runs until November 8th, so you have plenty of time to play the game. The email subject of the email is “You’re in: Welcome to the MAG Beta”.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has officially gone gold in North America, which means development on the game is complete. That means only 32 days until it hits store shelves. If you can’t wait for the game to come out, pre-order the game and get exclusive access to the multiplayer beta which is scheduled to start later this month.
MAG is due for release on January 26th 2010 if you live in North America. If you pre-order your copy now, Sony and Zipper Interactive are willing to throw in something extra. Depending on where you pre-order your copy of the game (Amazon, GameCrazy, GameStop etc.), you can get access to the public beta, exclusive PlayStation Home Space or a exclusive in-game character. See below for all the details and where you can pre-order from.
Want to take part in the SuperCar Challenge Beta? System3 is giving away thousands of free codes on their website. At last check, there are still over 2000 codes left to claim. Simply fill out the online form on the website and you will immediately receive your code to download the demo. Head over before its too late.
An image has surfaced on the internet indicating that a Gran Turismo 5 beta is coming soon, and could already be in the private beta stage. The image clearly shows a PS3 download screen for the highly anticipated Gran Turismo 5. A beta for the game, due to release this winter, hasn’t been officially mentioned or announced yet. However, it’d be no surprise that a game on this scale would need some sort of beta testing phase to make sure that the online mode was up-to-scratch.
As you may already know, the MAG Private Beta is currently taking place, and it will soon be rolling out to the public. On September 17th 2009, MAG will launch into public beta, allowing regular players to take part in huge 128-player and 256-player skirmishes online. We at XTREME PS3 are lucky enough to be taking part in the Private Beta, and let me tell you, its a very impressive game. Unfortunately, due to a NDA we cannot post up any videos or information about the game until the public beta launches.
The first phase of MAG Beta codes are now being sent out. We got an email earlier this morning with our beta code attached (see screenshot below). The MAG beta only runs during certain hours, and funny enough, you can’t play on the weekends. Currently, the playable hours are Mon-Fri, 10:00AM – 1:00PM PDT and 5:00PM – 8:00PM PDT (thats 6:00PM – 9:00PM BST and 1:00AM to 4:00AM BST).
