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  • Wargaming have just opened beta test sign-ups for their Xbox360 edition of World of Tanks – which has been in the online gaming market on the PC since 2011. With an Xbox Live Gold account the game will eventually be free-to-play and it doesn’t seem like they will be lifting the restrictions for Xbox Live Silver accounts even at a price. In turn, this means that to be able to partake in this testing you will also need a Gold Account. Do note as well that participation is limited to those in the United States and Canada, but they hope...

    Beta Sign-ups Begin for World of Tanks on XBox360

    Posted on June 16, 2013 | No Comments
    Wargaming have just opened beta test sign-ups for their Xbox360 edition of World of Tanks – which has been in the online gaming market on the PC since 2011. With an Xbox Live Gold account the game will eventually be free-to-play and it doesn’t seem like they will be lifting the restrictions for Xbox Live Silver accounts even at a price. In turn, this means that to be able to partake in this testing you will also need a Gold Account. Do note as well that participation is limited to those in the United States and Canada, but they hope...

  • Ubisoft have today unveiled that fans whom have yet to play a beta test of Anno Online will need wait no longer, with the game hitting Open Beta phase. Developed by the team at Ubisoft Blue Byte, Anno Online is a free-to-play (F2P) strategy simulation game that attempts to combine the gameplay of their Anno franchise with the web-features required of any online game. Ubisoft claimed that Anno Online was a great success due to the high stability and good performance they claim to have recorded…. but of course by opening the gates for every single user you can expect...

    Anno Online Enters the Open Beta Phase

    Posted on May 15, 2013 | No Comments
    Ubisoft have today unveiled that fans whom have yet to play a beta test of Anno Online will need wait no longer, with the game hitting Open Beta phase. Developed by the team at Ubisoft Blue Byte, Anno Online is a free-to-play (F2P) strategy simulation game that attempts to combine the gameplay of their Anno franchise with the web-features required of any online game. Ubisoft claimed that Anno Online was a great success due to the high stability and good performance they claim to have recorded…. but of course by opening the gates for every single user you can expect...

  • In partnership with Reto-Moto, Square Enix have today announced that the open beta for Heroes & Generals is now open. Developed by the Copenhagen based studio Reto-Moto, the game is now available for everyone to play for free. Heroes & Generals is a new Free2Play Massive Online FPS with a Strategic Multiplayer Campaign, set in the midst of World War II Europe, where Axis and Allies fight for control. The game uniquely merges epic first-person shooter action with a rich strategic layer, where your decisions have the power to turn the tide in a battle among thousands of online players....

    Square Enix / Reto-Moto Confirm Heroes & Generals Now in Open Beta

    Posted on March 1, 2013 | No Comments
    In partnership with Reto-Moto, Square Enix have today announced that the open beta for Heroes & Generals is now open. Developed by the Copenhagen based studio Reto-Moto, the game is now available for everyone to play for free. Heroes & Generals is a new Free2Play Massive Online FPS with a Strategic Multiplayer Campaign, set in the midst of World War II Europe, where Axis and Allies fight for control. The game uniquely merges epic first-person shooter action with a rich strategic layer, where your decisions have the power to turn the tide in a battle among thousands of online players....

  • Ubisoft and Nadeo have today announced that the ManiaPlanet line of games and services – including the upcoming multiplayer first-person shooter, ShootMania Storm, will be accessible via Valve’s Steam service. With the addition of ManiaPlanet, it is also TrackMania² Stadium that makes its debut on Steam. Both these games which are currently in open beta can now be accessed via Steam alongside the full TrackMania² Canyon game. ShootMania Storm is currently in open beta, inviting gamers of all levels from around the world to have a try the fast-paced competitive slugfest. The open beta will allow Nadeo to fine-tune and refine...

    ManiaPlanet Now Available on Steam

    Posted on February 28, 2013 | No Comments
    Ubisoft and Nadeo have today announced that the ManiaPlanet line of games and services – including the upcoming multiplayer first-person shooter, ShootMania Storm, will be accessible via Valve’s Steam service. With the addition of ManiaPlanet, it is also TrackMania² Stadium that makes its debut on Steam. Both these games which are currently in open beta can now be accessed via Steam alongside the full TrackMania² Canyon game. ShootMania Storm is currently in open beta, inviting gamers of all levels from around the world to have a try the fast-paced competitive slugfest. The open beta will allow Nadeo to fine-tune and refine...

  • Discover ShootMania Storm, the First-Person Shooter by Nadeo, makers of the TrackMania franchise! ShootMania Storm will be available on April 10, 2013, exclusively on PC. Join a thriving competitive community, show your skills as a player and create your own maps, videos and game modes using the powerful tools provided. Following in the steps of their TrackMania line of games, Ubisoft and Nadeo have been at work on ShootMania Storm, a first-person shooter with a focus on custom levels produced through a built-in edit mode. Originally planned for launch in January, the companies chose to delay it until April 2012...

    Ubisoft Start Open Beta Test for Shootmania Storm Prior to April Launch

    Posted on February 13, 2013 | No Comments
    Discover ShootMania Storm, the First-Person Shooter by Nadeo, makers of the TrackMania franchise! ShootMania Storm will be available on April 10, 2013, exclusively on PC. Join a thriving competitive community, show your skills as a player and create your own maps, videos and game modes using the powerful tools provided. Following in the steps of their TrackMania line of games, Ubisoft and Nadeo have been at work on ShootMania Storm, a first-person shooter with a focus on custom levels produced through a built-in edit mode. Originally planned for launch in January, the companies chose to delay it until April 2012...

  • Square Enix and Bigpoint have recently announced that their GameGlobe service has reached Open Beta status, meaning anyone from the public can dive into the tools allowing them to create and play user-generated stages. Hapti Co., the team behind Gameglobe have marked this milestone and Halloween by giving the community a range of props including scary skeletons, pumpkin pie health pick-ups and coffins crammed with baddies that’ll come crawling out of the woodwork when you least expect it to use in your own levels. You can dive into the Gameglobe experience HERE, or check below for some of the best...

    Gameglobe Reaches Open Beta Status, Get Developing your Halloween Inspired Levels

    Posted on November 1, 2012 | No Comments
    Square Enix and Bigpoint have recently announced that their GameGlobe service has reached Open Beta status, meaning anyone from the public can dive into the tools allowing them to create and play user-generated stages. Hapti Co., the team behind Gameglobe have marked this milestone and Halloween by giving the community a range of props including scary skeletons, pumpkin pie health pick-ups and coffins crammed with baddies that’ll come crawling out of the woodwork when you least expect it to use in your own levels. You can dive into the Gameglobe experience HERE, or check below for some of the best...

  • Electronic Arts and Danger Close have today announced that on the 5th October 2012, gamers will be able to represent their nation on the battlefield through the Medal of Honor Warfighter open beta coming exclusively to the XBox360. The beta will feature a brand new multiplayer mode called Hotspot, where players attack and defend randomly-selected locations on the Sarajevo Stadium map in Bosnia. Inspired by real life operations, players team-up in pairs using the game’s unique co-op Fireteam system for a competitive advantage on the battlefield. Gamers can choose from among 12 Tier 1 units including the British SAS, German KSK,...

    Electronic Arts and Danger Close Announce Multiplayer Beta for Medal of Honor Warfighter

    Posted on October 4, 2012 | No Comments
    Electronic Arts and Danger Close have today announced that on the 5th October 2012, gamers will be able to represent their nation on the battlefield through the Medal of Honor Warfighter open beta coming exclusively to the XBox360. The beta will feature a brand new multiplayer mode called Hotspot, where players attack and defend randomly-selected locations on the Sarajevo Stadium map in Bosnia. Inspired by real life operations, players team-up in pairs using the game’s unique co-op Fireteam system for a competitive advantage on the battlefield. Gamers can choose from among 12 Tier 1 units including the British SAS, German KSK,...

  • The team at GPotato have today announced that after the recent closed beta event they held for upcoming online game release Sevencore, they are ready to take it to the open beta phase. Open beta is slated to begin on the 6th September, and with it hopefully the bugs from the closed beta quashed and product we will hopefully see when it comes to launch in the future. Sevencore plans to immerse players in a war-torn world filled with intrigue, rebellion, and ancient mysteries with a greater focus on mounts and control of in-game regions. Battle on land, sea, and sky on...

    GPotato Announce Sevencore to Enter Open Beta This September

    Posted on August 24, 2012 | No Comments
    The team at GPotato have today announced that after the recent closed beta event they held for upcoming online game release Sevencore, they are ready to take it to the open beta phase. Open beta is slated to begin on the 6th September, and with it hopefully the bugs from the closed beta quashed and product we will hopefully see when it comes to launch in the future. Sevencore plans to immerse players in a war-torn world filled with intrigue, rebellion, and ancient mysteries with a greater focus on mounts and control of in-game regions. Battle on land, sea, and sky on...

  • While we are still waiting for an announcement of an English localized release of this title, NCSoft in South Korea have recently put their online game Blade & Soul into Open Beta testing. The game features eight classes spread over four races – the humanoid Jin’s, giant sized Gon, the small animal-like Lyn and the female-exclusive race Kun. For those who are not familiar with the game, below is a trailer released in 2010 which showcases the games battle system and some of the character classes available. There is currently no word on when we will be seeing an international...

    Blade & Soul Goes Open Beta

    Posted on June 23, 2012 | No Comments
    While we are still waiting for an announcement of an English localized release of this title, NCSoft in South Korea have recently put their online game Blade & Soul into Open Beta testing. The game features eight classes spread over four races – the humanoid Jin’s, giant sized Gon, the small animal-like Lyn and the female-exclusive race Kun. For those who are not familiar with the game, below is a trailer released in 2010 which showcases the games battle system and some of the character classes available. There is currently no word on when we will be seeing an international...

  • Unveiled by Sony Computer Entertainment last year and having been in Closed Beta since November 2011, the company today announced that the open beta of their Playstation Suite SDK will be available to content developers in April 2012, with the intention of the official version being released later on this year. Through the introduction of these SDK’s, they will be able to offer a more streamlined content development environment for developers and further expand the Playstation to open operating system based portable devices. The closed beta version was originally available to limited content developers in Japan, the United States and...

    Playstation Suite to Hit Open Beta for Developers in April

    Posted on March 7, 2012 | No Comments
    Unveiled by Sony Computer Entertainment last year and having been in Closed Beta since November 2011, the company today announced that the open beta of their Playstation Suite SDK will be available to content developers in April 2012, with the intention of the official version being released later on this year. Through the introduction of these SDK’s, they will be able to offer a more streamlined content development environment for developers and further expand the Playstation to open operating system based portable devices. The closed beta version was originally available to limited content developers in Japan, the United States and...

  • Ragnarok Online 2 has taken without a doubt a VERY VERY long time to see any form of release, due to them completely scrapping the first version of the game which had released Closed Beta and was not very well recieved.  Based on the original and highly popular online game Ragnarok Online which was my first MMORPG, Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second is set to bring back many of the fan favourite aspects while bringing a more modern design and gameplay improvements to it. Now in Open Beta throughout South Korea last week, it is set to make...

    New Trailer Previewed for Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second

    Posted on February 26, 2012 | No Comments
    Ragnarok Online 2 has taken without a doubt a VERY VERY long time to see any form of release, due to them completely scrapping the first version of the game which had released Closed Beta and was not very well recieved.  Based on the original and highly popular online game Ragnarok Online which was my first MMORPG, Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second is set to bring back many of the fan favourite aspects while bringing a more modern design and gameplay improvements to it. Now in Open Beta throughout South Korea last week, it is set to make...

  • You may recall many months back that I mentioned a new “Online” visual novel series called Sentou Gakuen which was due to hit English shores at the end of the year. Well, while I never actually got that pre-release review out (Sorry guys!), you can now completely forget the review and dive into the title yourself as it has just entered Open Beta. While there are still kinks to be ironed out, it is still very much so a playable release and should appeal to all of you who both enjoy visual novels and want to see something different done...

    Sentou Gakuen in Open Beta – Try Out One of the First English Online Visual Novel Experiences in the English Market!

    Posted on December 31, 2011 | No Comments
    You may recall many months back that I mentioned a new “Online” visual novel series called Sentou Gakuen which was due to hit English shores at the end of the year. Well, while I never actually got that pre-release review out (Sorry guys!), you can now completely forget the review and dive into the title yourself as it has just entered Open Beta. While there are still kinks to be ironed out, it is still very much so a playable release and should appeal to all of you who both enjoy visual novels and want to see something different done...

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