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October 13th, 2008 @ 17:54
Eurogamer’s giving away 20,000 beta keys to Call of Duty: World at War as we speak. Go here. You’ll need to be registered to claim your code. If you are, it’s merely a case of pressing a button to get involved.
It’s a 360 thing only, so PS3 and PC gamers will have to wait.
The site got a proper kicking earlier but appears to be working fine now. There are plenty of keys left. So off you go.
Update: There’s a PC beta on the way, apparently. Press release after the break.
Update 2: It’s finished now. Unlucky if you didn’t get one.
CALL OF DUTY®: WORLD AT WAR LAUNCHES
MULTIPLAYER BETA FOR THE XBOX 360
Windows PC Multiplayer Beta Coming Soon
London, UK – 13th October, 2008 – The dogs of war are being unleashed today, as Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and developer Treyarch announced the launch of the multiplayer beta for Call of Duty: World at War on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Console players can guarantee themselves a token by pre-ordering the game at UK Game retail locations,* or online at http://www.game.co.uk/. Call of Duty fans that register to become members at www.callofduty.com are also eligible to receive a token, but these tokens are limited in supply, so register today. Additionally, Eurogamer will also be distributing keys from 5pm today on a first-come, first-served basis (http://www.eurogamer.net/).
Windows PC fans can expect a multiplayer beta soon and more information will be made available at www.callofduty.com/beta.
The Call of Duty: World at War multiplayer betas will provide players with an opportunity to play as U.S. Marines, German Wehrmacht, Japanese Imperial Army and Russian Red Army factions in a variety of game types (Team Death Match, Free-For-All, Capture the Flag and War), across three different maps:
§ Castle: The Imperial Japanese Army faces off against the Marine Raiders in a daytime battle, located on the grounds of an ancient, Japanese castle.
§ Makin: The U.S. Marine Raiders square off against the Imperial Japanese Army in a nighttime fight, set in an outpost on the Makin Atoll in the Pacific.
§ Roundhouse: The Wehrmact will fight the Red Army to the bitter end in a daytime struggle that features tank and infantry combat, set in a desolate, war-torn European train depot.
The betas will last for a few weeks; however, the full battle will commence on 14th November, 2008 when Call of Duty: World at War is released to retailers nationwide.
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October 13th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
The login system for Eurogamer is apparently completely screwed now…
Luckily I got my code
October 13th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
I have a key, will give it a quick blast but I’m really not big on FPS these days.
October 13th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Well they all went quickly. Seems like the site is being hammered as well.
October 13th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
600 left as of a couple of mins ago…..
October 13th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Its finished now, i was to late, though my pre-order SHOULD have one secured for me, thing is i dont trust the game store… Dang.
October 13th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
PS3 and PC to get the beta?
PC yeah but Acti said there was no PS3 beta.
October 13th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Forums over there are a beta related mess
October 13th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Yup they sure are I am not sure there are enough banhammers around to sort it out. It’s mayhem.
October 13th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
They sent me an email with my beta key because I was already a member of http://www.callofduty.com and I was in the CoD4 beta also.
I think the game is awesome and it will be better than CoD4. Just because it’s back in WWII doesn’t mean it’s gonna suck.
October 14th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
i have signed up on here, activision, and call of duty but still no code wat do i have to do to get one or am i doing something wrong
October 14th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
i register what do i do next to get my beta key i want to play really bad
October 14th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Your about 27 hours too late.
October 14th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
All the keys are gone now - guess you’ll have to wait for the game to come out
October 14th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
If it’s any consolation, it isn’t very good. Except for the dogs, they’re awesome.
October 22nd, 2008 at 2:54 pm
There are heaps of keys going cheap on ebay right now. I got one for 5 dollars… cbf waiting for this exclusive beta crap.
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:00 pm
You paid to get into a beta? O_o