Brotherhood Beta Confirmed, Pre-Order To Grab A Slot
We knew the beta test for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood would be exclusive to the PlayStation 3, but now we have the full details.
Today, Ubisoft and Gamestop have announced the pre-launch multiplayer beta for the upcoming entry in the critically acclaimed series. Exclusively available on the PS3, the beta will be open to customers who pre-order the game at GameStop in North America. You might be surprised to learn that Brotherhood won Best Online Multiplayer Game of E3 2010 by Game Critics Awards; this beta will "serve as a final stress test for the online systems." However, there are a limited number of slots available in this play test, so as of August 9, it's basically a first-come, first-served situation. If you have already pre-ordered the game, take your receipt down to the store after the date above and claim your access code. It'll be your first chance to see the new AC and to sample the all new multiplayer mode; the latter has never before been included in the franchise. Of course, Ubisoft still promises that the single-player campaign will remain just as robust as ever...and it better.
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood will be ready to go on September 13, although the final product will be available on multiple platforms.
Tags: assassins creed, brotherhood, brotherhood beta
8/5/2010 12:22:07 PM Ben Dutka
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phantomMenace
Thursday, August 05, 2010 @ 7:43:00 PM
Underdog15
Thursday, August 05, 2010 @ 2:10:59 PM
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hellish_devil
Thursday, August 05, 2010 @ 3:22:04 PM
johnld
Thursday, August 05, 2010 @ 4:01:44 PM
johnld
Thursday, August 05, 2010 @ 4:04:23 PM
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Qubex
Thursday, August 05, 2010 @ 9:20:35 PM
Issue is, developers want to get games into players hands, they need money, they know Gamestop is the biggy in the industry, why should they restrict Betas to Plus users only, when they need to maximise sales, especially the block buster titles.
Maybe for the smaller titles Plus users think they are getting a good deal, they get a Beta of a game that has an I.P. which is not really well known, or new. Doing it this way at least gets people "into it" to some degree... if nothing else...
BUT, don't forget, for Sony studio exclusive games such Killzone3 (and GT5, Uncharted 3 etc), it is likely that Plus users will be privileged enough to get onto the Beta's before us mere mortals... it is the least Sony can do. I don't think they have much control over their multi-plat heads as they do with their exclusive studios.
So Plus users, in my opinion, will see more "privileged" content come through from Sony specifically rather than other studios...
However, it could be a numbers game too... and probably is. If Sony get half their user base to upgrade to Plus, their non-exclusive studio partners may be keen then to initial restrict "privileged" game content to Plus users for a few weeks before the rest of us get it... but the numbers in the end will tell the whole truth, and nothing but the truth... so help us Sony!
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Mr Bubbles IGR
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Thursday, August 05, 2010 @ 12:56:25 PM
Let us know fellow American gamers what it's like then :)