After a successful console multiplayer beta, Sledgehammer Games has announced that PC users can jump into the trenches and experience the action with an open multiplayer beta. The Call of Duty: WWII Multiplayer Beta will be available on Steam for PC gamers, running September 29th through October 2nd.
The developers from Raven Games and Sledgehammer will be following user comments on reddit and through their Beta Web Survey throughout the beta. The studio recently detailed some of the changes they plan to implement as a result of the closed console beta, and now PC players will have their chance to provide feedback and suggestions prior to the game’s launch in November. The beta is free and open to all — you don’t need to pre-order to get in on the action.
These are the minimum specs you’ll need to play the beta, although the developers cautioned that these may change for the final version in November:
In case you’ve been living in a foxhole for the last few months, COD: WWII is the latest iteration in Activision’s long-running franchise, with a single-player campaign and frantic multiplayer battles. After several forays into futuristic scenarios, with advanced weapons and even battles in space, the series began to lose some of its appeal with hardcore gamers. Sales began to decline, and now the creators are going back to where the series began with an authentic and gritty WWII experience.
The campaign focuses on the European conflict against the Nazis, following the Army’s 1st Infantry division through many of the bloody battlefields from 1944 and 1945 that led to the fall of Berlin. We’ve had our eye on this one for quite some time, and here’s a roundup of everything you need to know before you lace up your combat boots and hit the beach at Normandy in November.
This being a Call of Duty game, there are also zombies involved, with a co-op mode featuring undead Nazis that are ripe for the slaughter. Zombies are always fun, but it’s a rather silly addition into an otherwise serious game that realistically depicts the horrors of warfare. Not all gamers are happy with their inclusion.
If you want to get in on the beta you’ll be able to pre-load it early on Steam, and Sledgehammer will share more information about the features, modes, and maps available in the days ahead. Stay tuned, we’ll have lots more coverage of this big game leading up to the explosive launch for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on November 3.
The Call of Duty franchise has held a special place in my heart ever since I played my first Black Ops game back in 2010. That game's campaign was something else, with twists and turns that culminated in a mind-blowing finale. We can all admit that compared to those older campaigns, the recent CODs have been lackluster at best, and a complete and utter disappointment at worst. The reboot of Modern Warfare did give me some hope, as the first two installments were actually quite good, but the third game left such a bad taste in my mouth that I wasn’t exactly expecting much from Modern Warfare 4.
After recently finishing the campaign, I can say that this installment is nothing like the recent releases and instead feels closer to the franchise’s roots. For the first time in a long while, the campaign comes across as well-crafted rather than rushed to hit a release date. It arrives three years after MW3, and you can see exactly where all that time went. It seems the studio finally made listening to player feedback a priority.
Epic Games has just announced the 2026 Epic AI MegaJam, which is looking to see how much game development can be squeezed into a very short window. This is running from November 12 through November 15.
Participants can work alone or in teams of up to five people, build in Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and bring along “as many AI agents as you want.” Epic explicitly encourages coding agents, AI-generated assets, audio tools, writing tools, and other AI systems. The official event page literally says "Vibe your way to $50k.”
It’s turning into a pretty good time to be a Monster Hunter fan who plays on a phone. Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Outlanders will launch on Android and iOS on October 29, giving the series a new mobile-first game just as Monster Hunter Rise is also preparing to make the jump to smartphones through Netflix.
Outlanders is being developed by Tencent subsidiary TiMi Studio Group under license and supervision from Capcom. Unlike Rise, which appears to be the full console and PC game adapted for mobile, Outlanders is a free-to-play survival hunting game made specifically for phones.