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CCP will roll out the Dust 514 open beta next week
After being available in closed beta for some time now on PlayStation 3, Dust 514 will be entering open beta on January 22, 2013, CCP Games announced today. And the timing couldn't be better. Arguably the most interesting aspect of Dust 514 is the direct, real-time connection it shares with developer CCP's long-running MMO EVE Online, despite the two games being on different platforms. Last week, the studio united the titles on its Tranquility server, setting up the potential for some rather neat cross-community functionality. With the arrival of this open beta, there will be no more character resets. Closed-beta players who take part in a match before the big day will get a 100,000 Skill Point bonus, which can be done by grabbing the Dust 514 Mercenary Pack (40,000 Aurum, items, and beta access) for $19.99 on the PlayStation Store. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
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3:00 AM on 04.19.2013 FireFall goes into open beta this JulyAfter what seems like forever, FireFall is finally getting ready to go into open beta come July 9, 2013. Developer Red 5 Studios will continue rolling out updates leading up to the open beta, and current players can expect a ...
1:45 PM on 04.12.2013 MOBA Prime World enters closed betaIt's been a long time since we took a look at Prime World, Nival's castle-building MOBA. You should definitely check out Hamza's interview with the developer from 2011, though, because it all takes place on a bouncy castle. ...
3:30 PM on 04.11.2013 WildStar opens up beta sign-ups to the publicWildStar, the new MMO in town, is gearing up for beta testing, and you can be a part of it by signing up here. A representative for NCSoft has informed Destructoid that these beta events will not be mere "weekends," instead o...
6:15 PM on 03.28.2013 Company of Heroes 2 beta opens soon for pre-orderersIt's nice to hear that Relic Entertainment is still plugging away at development on Company of Heroes 2. Leading up to the full June 25 release, the studio will soon hit the obligatory "closed beta" milestone. Open first on A...
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1:30 PM on 03.21.2013 Here are 5,000 Beta Weekend 3 codes for Neverwinter![Update: Codes expired! Hope you had fun!] Destructoid has partnered with our friends at Perfect World to bring you 5,000 codes for this weekend's leg of the Neverwinter beta! Set in The Forgotten Realms campaign for Dungeons...
1:30 PM on 03.20.2013 Steam adds 'early access' section for unfinished gamesValve has launched a new section on Steam called Early Access which better organizes "games that evolve as you play them, as you give feedback, and as the developers update and add content." You'll find familiar names like Ar...
10:30 PM on 03.16.2013 Check out the Skyrim beta for 'Legendary' featuresBethesda has opened up testing of features coming to the next update of Skyrim to those who opt in to the beta on Steam. Version 1.9 will add a new difficulty setting and allow players to tag any of their rating 100 skills as...
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| 5:00 PM on 05.17.2013 Review: Dust 514 |

Dust 514 is one of the most ambitious games of all time. Not content with just offering a shooter within the EVE Online universe, CCP Games seeks to actually connect the game to EVE itself, allowing both titles to influence e...more
| 2:30 PM on 02.18.2013 PS Plus Update: Free Vanquish, Mega Man Maverick Hunter |

In case Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance isn't enough action from Platinum Games for one week, PlayStation 3 owners can step up to the plate for a second helping in the form of Vanquish. The high-energy third-person shooter arr...more
| 10:30 AM on 01.22.2013 Dust 514 now in open beta on the PlayStation 3 |

CCP's ambitious first-person shooter Dust 514 is now in open beta. The free-to-play shooter, as you may already know, is linked to EVE Online, the crazy space game that's an actual viable export of Iceland. I'm not joking.&n...more
| 11:30 AM on 10.30.2012 Dust 514: 'Way of the Mercenary' trailer |

This new trailer from CCP Games is a fine introduction to their free-to-play multiplayer FPS, Dust 514. It walks you through how your initial selections and preferences determines your eventual role on the battlefi...more
| 11:00 PM on 10.12.2012 CCP has a five-year roadmap for Dust 514 |

EVE Online developer CCP has high hopes for its PlayStation 3-exclusive Dust 514. Chatting with GamesIndustry International, executive producer Jonathan Lander revealed "Our plan is that we want in another ten years to be hav...more
| 1:30 PM on 08.17.2012 gamescom: Dust 514 is looking a lot better |

Dust 514 made its gameplay debut at the EVE Online Fanfest event earlier this year where I got some extensive hands-on time with the game. Back then, I thought the overall concept was great, but the visuals and controls neede...more
| 3:00 AM on 08.14.2012 PlayStation Plus subscribers getting beta of Dust 514 |

To celebrate what CCP Games calls the "Precursor" phase for Dust 514, the developers have announced that PlayStation Plus subscribers can get in on the closed beta for Dust 514 from August 21 through September 4. Joining Merc...more
| 11:15 AM on 06.26.2012 Want into the Dust 514 beta? Try this $20 Mercenary Pack |

Early access can be had to CCP's Dust 514 closed beta, but it will cost you. Today they announced their Mercenary Pack, which offers early access to the beta for this upcoming first-person free-to-play shooter, but also gives...more
| 4:35 PM on 06.04.2012 E3: Dust 514 gets PlayStation Home area, Vita app |

There's a hot new trailer for Dust 514, the upcoming free MMO FPS for PS3 by CCP. (OMG!) Watch as people get attacked by tanks before taking revenge with an orbital strike from massive spaceships. You can still sign up ...more
| 12:00 PM on 05.13.2013 New redaction-heavy The Bureau: XCOM Declassified trailer |
There was a rocky period there where I wasn't so sure 2K would keep the XCOM shooter going. To hear that it's back, albeit with new branding, and still looks more or less like what I was hoping to get out of the game in its ...more
| 12:45 PM on 05.10.2013 Gears of War: Judgment gets another free map next week |
While it would have been nice for Gears of War: Judgment to come out of the gate with more content, the fact that some of the post-release DLC is free helps reduce the sting. Following the Haven map and Execution mode, anothe...more
| 12:00 PM on 05.09.2013 Kick the day off with six minutes of Saints Row IV |
Miss out on the pre-alpha demonstration of Saints Row IV at PAX East? Me too. We can finally stop crying in the corner together now that Volition has put together a video of exactly that walkthrough. If this is the first you...more


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