Call of Duty: Vanguard Open Beta release date and details revealed

The release date for Call of Duty: Vanguard open beta early access has been revealed with players being able to try out the game this weekend.

The open beta early access is only available for those who pre-ordered the game. You can read our first impressions of the multiplayer here. Players will be able to try out the game’s multiplayer over two weekends. Note that internet access is required.

This weekend, between Friday, September 10 at 10 AM PT to Monday, September 13 at 10 AM PT, PS5 and PS4 owners who pre-ordered the game can try out the multiplayer.

Players can experience the following:

• Three brand-new Vanguard maps: Hotel Royal, Red Star, and Gavutu.
• Three traditional game modes to try — Team Deathmatch, Domination, and Kill Confirmed — and a new one called Patrol, available during Weekend 1.
• A return to Champion Hill, now with a new weapon set.

Those who participate in the Beta and reach level 20 will receive a Weapon Blueprint for Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone (available in Vanguard following the game’s launch on November 5 and in Warzone when the new main map launches later this year). Call of Duty: Mobile players will receive an Arthur Kingsley Operator after the end of the beta.

The second weekend will be the crossplay beta. It will be from Thursday, September 16 at 10 AM PT to Saturday, September 18 at 10 AM PT. More details will be revealed next week.

You can pre-order the game here. The release date of Call of Duty: Vanguard is November 5, 2021 on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S, PS4 and PS5. For more information, visit the Call of Duty website.

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