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Battlefield 3 beta codes have now landed in the inboxes of PC players who either pre-ordered Battlefield 3 on Origin, or purchased the limited edition of Medal of Honor last year. The news comes following a Battlefield 3 beta client download going live on PSN earlier today. Of course, the Battlefield 3 beta isn’t actually …

Valve has announced a ‘Steam Trading’ feature that allows players to swap virtual items, games and other gifts. “Team Fortress 2 items and Steam Gifts can currently be traded in the Steam Trading Beta,” it says. “Any game you’ve purchased from the store as a gift, or received as an Extra Copy, can be traded …

It’s been about 200 years in the making, but Natural Selection 2 is nearing completion. In fact it’s so near that we’ve got some gameplay footage to show you in the form of the very first competitive matches, courtesy of NaturalSelection2HD. Let’s see how beta build 179 shapes up.

Sony has released a LittleBigPlanet 2 ‘Arcade trailer’ ahead of the game’s release in the US tomorrow and the UK on Friday. The video pays tribute to the glory days of gaming using a number of user-generated levels created during LBP2′s beta.

Media Molecule has confirmed a beta for LittleBigPlanet 2 is on the way “soon”. That was is for specifics, the brief announcement only confirming that it’s coming and there’ll be limited spaces for eager fans to get in. “There will be an LBP2 beta soon. We will have some more news on how we will …

It’s Thursday, there’s probably nothing on the TV, so what better way to waste nine minutes of your life than another MMO Report.   This week’s episode talks about the Korean government’s role in the mega MMO, Tera, the Final Fantasy 14 Beta, and there’s the now mandatory viewing of Uncle Casey’s mailbag. Watch it!

If you haven’t had the chance to play a Bad Company 2 mod the Medal of Honor beta, or are waiting to get some impressions of it before pre-ordering, fortunately BashandSlash have uploaded a video of the beta’s gameplay. The beta thus far has been plagued with BC2-esque problems, and with the Bad Company 2 …

Realtime Worlds have announced that until June 6th, the servers for the APB Closed Beta will be permanently live. No more Sunday slots for me! If you’re part of the beta, see you in San Paro! If you’re not, keep checking back for beta key announcements. In related news, there will be a period of …

Customisation in the APB Beta has gone into overdrive of late, and with that in mind, I bring you a selection of the community’s cars, again probably a major breach of the NDA, but it’s still a great advert for the game, so why should anyone object? Incoming search terms: apb cars apb car apb …

Just a quick heads up to APB Beta testers – the Beta weekend which was due to start at midnight tonight seems to be live at the moment. Servers may be up and down before the official playtest, but it’s worth checking to see if you can get online. Oh, and here’s a few more …

Realtime Worlds has sent news that this weekend’s beta testing session will last for a full 48 hours, starting Saturday 15 May 2010 00:00 GMT and finishing Sunday 16 May 2010 23:59 GMT.  Not such great news for those who aren’t involved with the beta, but should be a great indicator as to whether it’s got longevity …

Don’t get your hopes up, it’s only by one hour this Sunday and it’s probably over by the time you read this.  However, seeing as I had such a fun time in my APB Beta play test today, I’ll share some highly illegal (according to the NDA) screenshots of Plapska in action with you.   Don’t …

The huge APB beta update this week spawned quite a few movie clips that we’re not allowed to show you due to the NDA. Just a shame I can’t show you the opening cinematic or something (Note: if the movie disappears from Youtube, I wouldn’t be surprised!). Incoming search terms: apb opening cinematic

The APB beta playtest this week has some huge changes by all accounts as rumours start to fly that an open beta is approaching. This week’s patch update can only be described as a monster.  4.6GB in size and with more fixes and changes than you can shake a stick at.  This is the official …

With the tenth anniversary of Guild Wars upon us, developer ArenaNet has put out what they’re calling their “design manifesto” for the upcoming sequel. In it, they describe much of what they consider to be wrong with traditional MMORPGs, and how they plan to go about fixing them. “It sometimes feels like our industry has …