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Jacob Blazewicz, 08 April 2021, 15:31

Minecraft players can check out more highlights of the upcoming Caves & Cliffs update. With Snapshot 21w14a, instead of blocks of iron, gold and copper, we will mine raw versions of these metals.

Adrian Werner, 08 April 2021, 13:58

In just a few hours, open beta tests of Enlisted, a F2P network shooter that will enable us to take part in World War II battles, will begin.

Filip Wegrzyn, 02 April 2021, 20:15

A closed beta of a new battle royale game called GRIT has just appeared on Steam. Saddle up and take on other players in the Wild West.

Jacob Blazewicz, 01 April 2021, 12:37

Minecraft has received more new features from the Caves & Cliffs update. Snapshot 21w13a lets you test goats and light blocks and introduces quite a few fixes.

Adrian Werner, 30 March 2021, 14:18

We found out the open beta launch date of the shooter Enlisted. The developers also revealed what changes will be introduced to the game along with the start of the open beta phase.

Agnes Adamus, 28 March 2021, 19:08

Will Wright is recruiting people who will participate in closed beta tests of his newest production. He's looking for volunteers among The Sims modding community.

Bart Swiatek, 24 March 2021, 12:41

Developers from Blizzard Entertainment announced that they have started sending out invitations to beta tests of The Burning Crusade Classic expansion for the classic version of World of Warcraft.

Agnes Adamus, 23 March 2021, 15:13

Today, the open beta of Magic: Legends, a free MMORPG set in the multiverse of Magic: The Gathering, launches on PC. The title can be tested via Epic Games Store.

Hubert Sledziewski, 22 March 2021, 21:13

Capcom has announced that we will be able to play the open beta of Resident Evil RE: Verse on PC and consoles in two weeks.

Jacob Blazewicz, 17 March 2021, 20:55

Coffee Stain Studios released new content in Satisfactory Update 4. Level 8 novelties as well as lighting and air transport will be available for testing only on the experimental server for the time being.

Adrian Werner, 16 March 2021, 14:28

The team at CCP Games launched the beta of EVE Anywhere, a streaming service that lets you play EVE Online in the browser.

Michal Ciezadlik, 15 March 2021, 15:34

SCS Software shared details regarding changes in Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator. Both games will receive a much improved lighting model in the upcoming patch 1.40.

Jacob Blazewicz, 11 March 2021, 14:09

Minecraft has received another sample of new features from the upcoming Caves & Cliffs update. Snapshot 21w10a introduces lush caves, new Deepslate variants, and support for OpenGL Core 3.2 shaders.

Jacob Blazewicz, 11 March 2021, 11:04

Enlisted - an unusual FPS from the creators of War Thunder - may begin open beta tests as early as this year. The information was provided by Sergey Kolganov from Darkflow Software.

Milosz Szubert, 25 February 2021, 16:22

Mojang AB released a new Snapshot for Minecraft, marked as 21w08a. Among other things, it renames the recently introduced block type - Grimstone - to Deepslate.

Jacob Blazewicz, 25 February 2021, 11:11

Valve has started testing a new Steam client. The beta enables us to check out an enhanced version of the Remote Play Together service, which lets us invite people without an account on the platform to play together.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 17 February 2021, 15:50

Euro Truck Simulator 2 is getting prettier and prettier. You can see for yourself what the upgraded in-game lighting looks like by participating in the testing of the Open Beta 1.40 version.

Bart Swiatek, 12 February 2021, 10:45

Developers from Torn Banner Studios announced that Chivalry 2 will launch on June 8, this year. The game will be available on PC, as well as last- and current-gen consoles.

Milosz Szubert, 11 February 2021, 16:15

Minecraft has received a new snapshot, marked as 21w06a. It showcases a new method of generating caves, which will officially arrive in the game with the Caves & Cliffs update.

Agnes Adamus, 05 February 2021, 19:45

Spiders has started looking for people willing to test SteelRising, an action RPG set in an alternative version of reality. Everyone interested can apply.

Jacob Blazewicz, 04 February 2021, 12:58

Mojang AB released Snapshot 21w05a for Minecraft. The snapshot introduces more lush vegetation in caves, but there were also various improvements and fixes related to snow powder and sculk sensors, among other things.

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 January 2021, 16:15

Mojang has released another preview of the Caves & Cliffs update for Minecraft. This time, players can light up their voxel world with the help of glowing lichens and squids.

Michal Ciezadlik, 15 January 2021, 20:17

Blizzard is working on a new version of Battle.net app. Beginning with January 14, fresh launcher features can be tested by North American users as part of beta testing.

Tom Borys, 14 January 2021, 21:47

Capcom has announced an event called Resident Evil Showcase that will reveal a ton of information about the upcoming Resident Evil Village. A beta of a mysterious project set in the same universe is also planned.

Jacob Blazewicz, 17 December 2020, 20:11

Mojang has released a new snapshot from Cliffs & Caves update for Minecraft. Snapshot 20w51a adds more animals to the game, namely axolotls.

Bart Woldanski, 16 December 2020, 16:00

Amplitude Studios shared a scenario called Lucy OpenDev with players who pre-ordered Humankind. In addition, gameplay footage from the said demo version of this 4X strategy was presented.

Jacob Blazewicz, 13 November 2020, 19:52

Closed beta-tests of Enlisted, a WWII online shooter, have begun. The game co-produced by Gaijin Entertainment can already be checked by all players, as long as they are willing to pay for access.

Jacob Blazewicz, 13 November 2020, 18:51

Minecraft received another snapshot with new features from Caves & Cliffs. Snapshot 20w46a adds snow dust, freezing as an affliction and a handful of changes and fixes to the content from the previous update.

Paul Musiolik, 05 November 2020, 16:22

Valve is introducing another facility for developers on Steam. The Steam Playtest option enables them to easily manage access to game tests prepared for players.

Jacob Blazewicz, 05 November 2020, 14:54

Mojang has released a trial version of the Caves & Cliffs update for Minecraft. Snapshot 20w45a enables us to check out some of the novelties from the upcoming update, such as amethysts, candles and lightning rods.

Jacob Blazewicz, 29 October 2020, 17:17

Mojang released a beta version of the new update for Minecraft. Together with it we received a foretaste of the news from the upcoming Caves and Cliffs expansion, including goats.

Adrian Werner, 29 October 2020, 13:11

Open beta tests of the standalone expansion Fallen God for SpellForce 3 have started. The tests will last until November 1, so if you want to check out the game, we advise you to hurry up.

Paul Musiolik, 18 October 2020, 22:28

Thanks to the huge support of the community, Activision and Treyarch decided to extend the duration of Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War's open beta.

Karol Laska, 15 October 2020, 21:09

Fans looking forward to the next installment of Call of Duty will be able to spend this weekend with it thanks to the beta. From today it is open to all PS4 owners (as well as PC and XOne users who pre-ordered), with rest of the players following later.

Bartlomiej Sagan, 07 October 2020, 15:18

Treyarch revealed the system requirements of the open beta of Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War. It was also announced when the test version will be available for download.

Paul Musiolik, 02 October 2020, 14:57

Rogue Company is a new game from Hi-Rez. After a year of testing, the shooter was made available for free on PC and consoles.

Bart Swiatek, 01 October 2020, 16:34

Xbox Insider is testing a new version of Xbox Game Bar application. It contains a widget offering similar capabilities to the Task Manager.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 20 September 2020, 21:05

The latest benchmarks suggest little performance difference in games between the RTX 3090 and 3080.

Milosz Szubert, 16 September 2020, 19:09

The beta tests of EA Desktop, the application aimed at becoming the successor of Origin, have started. Currently, all owners of EA accounts can take part in them.

Darius Matusiak, 09 September 2020, 22:21

Treyarch revealed the online mode of Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War. We will test the new and traditional elements in the game in October.

Jacob Blazewicz, 04 September 2020, 20:51

Nvidia has released new worlds for Minecraft RTX beta test participants. Each of them can be downloaded for free to test the advantages of ray tracing in the popular game from Mojang.

Agnes Adamus, 31 August 2020, 22:33

The date of the first beta of Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War leaked to the web. The first tests will take place on October 8 and will be accessible to those who have submitted a pre-order on PS4.

Milosz Szubert, 27 August 2020, 12:23

Devs at Torn Banner announced that Chivalry 2, the successor to the online FPP knight action game from 2012, will not debut until 2021. The title will launch simultaneously on PC, PS5, PS4, XO and XSX.

Milosz Szubert, 26 August 2020, 12:50

Square Enix sent an e-mail to people who participated in Marvel's Avengers beta tests. The company's representatives thank the users for trying out the title and present some statistics.

Adrian Werner, 21 August 2020, 11:17

The open beta of Marvel's Avengers has begun. The game can be tested on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Small bonuses in Fortnite have been prepared for test participants.

Bart Woldanski, 14 August 2020, 12:20

The source files of the recently released Marvel's Avengers beta revealed superheroes previously unannounced by Crystal Dynamics. What characters may appear after the release of the full version?

Jacob Blazewicz, 13 August 2020, 11:51

Square Enix disclosed the system requirements for Marvel's Avengers PC. The beta tests, which will soon be launched on PC and Xbox One, were also mentioned.

Adrian Werner, 07 August 2020, 12:00

KING Art released the 0.11.2 update for the open beta of the RTS Iron Harvest. The update removes the 60 fps cap and introduces many bug fixes.

Milosz Szubert, 03 August 2020, 13:40

SpaceVenture, a three-dimensional adventure game created by the devs of the iconic Space Quest, has launched open beta-tests for players. Access to the early version of the title was granted to those who supported it on Kickstarter. Just for the record, the fundraiser ended over 8 years ago.

Adrian Werner, 31 July 2020, 12:20

We are still a month away from the launch of Iron Harvest, but we can already check out this RTS as part of open beta on PC.