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Shack PSA: Blur Multiplayer Beta Open to All on Live

By Brian Leahy, Apr 06, 2010 11:20am PDT

Last week, Bizarre Creations revealed that the Blur multiplayer bet

"wow, this game is fun and came out of nowhere for me. Played with some friends and its a blast"

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Xbox 360 Blur Beta Will Open to All; No PC or PS3 Beta

By Brian Leahy, Apr 02, 2010 2:40pm PDT

Speaking on Kotaku's podcast, Bizarre Creations' lead designer Gareth Wilson revealed that the currently-underway Xbox 360 multiplayer beta for the...

"That's so weird. Aren't the PC and PS3 always the ones to get the open betas instead? (see: Bad ..."

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Heroes of Newerth Enters Open Beta Tomorrow

By Brian Leahy, Mar 30, 2010 5:30pm PDT

Heroes of Newerth has been in closed beta for a long time now, but that all changes tomorrow. The "Defense of the Ancients (DOTA)" hero-arena game...

"No, there are a lot of horrible players. I couldn't play a game without having 10 years bitch ..."

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Starcraft 2 Beta Friend Code Issues Resolved

By Jeff Mattas, Mar 18, 2010 7:00pm PDT

The folks over at Blizzard Entertainment have expanded the StarCraft 2 multiplayer beta by sending a friend referral codes to many of the current...

"Same here, I've been inticipating receiving my SC2 beta key "any day now" since it was released. ..."

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Blur Xbox 360 Beta Key Giveaway (Updated)

By Brian Leahy, Mar 02, 2010 1:00pm PST

Update: And just like that, we're out of keys. Thanks for participating, all! Got an Xbox 360 and an urge to check-out the multiplayer beta...

"Wack! I even tried to recover the password but it said the username/email account doesn't exist ..."

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MAG Beta 5 Stats Revealed

By Jeff Mattas, Jan 15, 2010 6:00pm PST

With the release of their massively-multiplayer online shooter MAG (Massive Action Game) due in less than two weeks, developer Zipper Interactive...

"I agree after playing the BC2 beta, and then this beta i was just like...what a waste of time ..."

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ModNation Racers Player Customization Trailer and Beta Details

By Jeff Mattas, Dec 07, 2009 4:17pm PST

United Front Games announced an upcoming beta for its customizable kart-racing game, ModNation Racers, beginning on December 18th and running...

"Burnout revenge can be had on the cheap and is hella fun split screen. If you are looking for ..."

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Atlus MMO Neo Steam Enters Open Beta

By Chris Faylor, May 27, 2009 3:55pm PDT

The Atlus Online-published, JoyImpact-developed PC MMORPG Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent today entered open beta, with the official website...

"[StrongBad] It looks like it was done by a four years old girl! [/StrongBad] "

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BattleForge Goes Open Beta

By Chris Faylor, Mar 10, 2009 10:15am PDT

As EA Phenomic prepares to release its unique trading card strategy game BattleForge on March 24, it today launched an open beta for the PC title...

"Paying to buy cards didn't turn me off. The missions, gameplay and clunky controls turned me ..."

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Plain Sight Open Beta: Kill Yourself

By Nick Breckon, Jan 22, 2009 3:45pm PST

The chaps over at Beatnik Games have released the PC open beta of their XNA-developed multiplayer game Plain Sight. The $10 title is aiming for a Q1 showing on PC, with an Xbox 360 release to follow later in the year. Plain Sight is all about k

"Every time you kill someone you get a point. The more points you have, the bigger and faster ..."

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