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Surprisingly, the beta will be available for all platforms.

Activision and Infinity Ward announced the beta test dates for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. The early beta for those who pre-purchase will take place on August 21 - 25 for PlayStation 5, XBOX Series X|S, and PC. An open beta then kicks off on August 28, at which time all of the previous platforms plus those on the Switch 2 will be able to participate. The open beta will then end on September 1 for all platforms.
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One of the big promised features of DLSS 4.5 is now available.

Dynamic Multi Frame Generation was one of the big features Nvidia talked about when DLSS 4.5 was announced. While DLSS 4.5 has been available since January, Dynamic Multi Frame Generation was not available publicly until right this second. As of March 31, 2026, those RTX 50 Series owners who download the latest Nvidia app beta will get access to DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation. DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Gener...

The first taste is not free.

A closed beta for The Expanse: Osiris Reborn will be made available starting April 22, 2026. This closed beta will be available on Steam, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 to everyone that purchases the Collector's Edition of Miller's Pack directly from The Expanse: Osiris Reborn's website.

This beta access does seem to be limited only to those pre-ordering through the website. Pre-orders of the game made elsewhere, such as direct through...

From game jam to full release in 9 years.

Double Fine Productions announced a release date for Kiln, the studio's upcoming online multiplayer pottery focused party brawler. According to a new post by Xbox Wire, Kiln will be released on April 23, with a beta running from April 9-11.

Kiln was first seen in 2017 when it was one of the creations during Double Fine's "Amnesia Fortnight" game jam event. This game jam runs for two weeks and allows the members at Double...

Like Palworld, but without guns.

At the most recent Game Awards, Kingsglory and Pawprint Studios shared a new trailer for their creature-catching RPG, Aniimo. Aniimo will be free-to-play and open-world and is currently in development for Xbox Series X|S, Mobile, and Steam.

The trailer, which was shown this past week at The Game Awards, showed off some of the game as well as shared that a "major" second closed beta will take place in early 2026 for Aniimo. The...

Get guaranteed access with a pre-purchase.

The beta for World of Warcraft: Midnight has officially begun! Those of you who have pre-purchased the Midnight Epic Edition or have been fortunate enough to gain access through the beta opt-in can begin testing right now.

The beta will be separated into different phases, with the first one obviously going on right now. The first phase includes the first four zones of Midnight, the ability to become a Void Elf Demon Hunter,...

Taste test the new expansion before release.

The second part of the Worldsoul Saga for World of Warcraft is almost ready for public testing. World of Warcraft: Midnight will have a beta test begin on November 11, 2025.

This beta test will be accessible for those that have pre-purchased or upgrade to the Epic Edition of Midnight as well as those who are randomly selected from the beta opt-in from the World of Warcraft: Midnight website (check the top right corner of the...

They talk about how it had the most players but don't actually give a number.

The two beta weekends for Battlefield 6 have come and gone, which means it's time for an infographic. Electronic Arts and Battlefield Studios made one such infographic, providing a lot of fun little stats about things that happened over the past couple of weekends.

First up, they say that the recent beta (or betas) made this the biggest beta in Battlefield history. The infographic itself also...

Play from now through Sunday.

The second Battlefield 6 open beta weekend is now live. This weekend is open to everyone, just like the second half of last weekend's beta. Battlefield Studios did make a few changes for this weekend's test and they shared what those changes are in a blog post that went up last night.

First off, the team made some adjustments to playlists. This weekend will feature "more variety and choice" with playlists rotating between multiple...

If you encountered this, the devs want to see it.

The Battlefield 6 open beta has come and gone, at least for the first weekend, but that doesn't mean the teams at Electronic Arts are taking a break. DICE developer Florian Le Bihan took to social media with requests from players to share video examples of "unexpectedly fast" time-to-death (TTD) encountered during the open beta.

It seems like some players have reported experiencing a TTD that, to them, felt...

That's like doubly open.

The Battlefield 6 beta is now open to everyone. Over the past two days, those with early access beta keys and those that had signed up for Battlefield Labs, have been enjoying time in the Battlefield 6 beta.

Now, it's your turn. Yes, you.

The Battlefield 6 open beta is now truly open to everyone on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. On the PC side, you can download and play through Steam, Epic, or the EA app.

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The thirst is real.

The beta for Battlefield 6 doesn't even start until 4 am (ET) on August 7th, but that hasn't stopped literally tens of thousands of people from launching the game and staring at what is essentially just a menu. IGN reported that one of their employees saw a queue when they launched the beta client on Steam.

IGN's Jesse Gomez booted up the Battlefield 6 Open Beta on Steam. Upon doing so, they were presented with a message saying that the game servers...

Here are the hardware requirements you'll need to play the beta comfortably.

The beta for Battlefield 6, both of the Closed and Open variety, is here in less than a week. Starting on August 7th, the Closed Beta will kick off for those that snagged a code from watching streamers and those that signed up for Battlefield Labs prior to July 31st.

If you're wondering if your computer will be able to run the Battlefield 6 beta, you've come to the right place (assuming you...

No, really. How many helicopters were either hit by an RPG, blown up, or crashed into buildings?

Well, Electronic Arts held their big multiplayer reveal stream for Battlefield 6 just moments ago. Right now, hundreds of streamers are streaming the game to their audiences on Twitch and maybe elsewhere online.

Beta

First off, yes you can get access to the upcoming beta if you watch any of those streamers. You will need to watch any of the Battlefield 6 streamers...

A new story trailer was also released.

Funcom announced that they will host a large-scale beta weekend for Dune: Awakening. This beta weekend will run from May 9 through May 12. This beta will grant players access to the first 20 hours of the game, which should cover most of the game's first act.

Access to the beta weekend can be requested through Steam for Dune: Awakening. In addition, you can watch a Global LAN Party Broadcast on May 10th where "tens of thousands...