Command and Conquer 4 public beta begins

29 January 2010

Developers Electronic Arts today confirmed that those players who are unwilling to wait until mid march to play upcoming RTS instalment Command and Conquer 4 will be able to access the public beta program, which kicks off today.

The beta feature a five versus five multiplayer program and is “PUBLIC and open to anyone and everyone around the world,” says the game’s official website.

According to GameSpot, prospective players will need to do the following to register:

1.    Visit the C&C 4 Gamespot Beta page starting at 9AM PST Thursday, here

2.    If you are not logged in, you are prompted to log in to your free GameSpot account, or register for one.

3.    Once you are logged in, you will see registration fields already populated for you, based on your GS profile. Just hit Submit.

4.    The page now includes new information, including your key (the URL), and instructions on what to do.

5.    If Gamespot is temporarily out of keys, DO NOT WORRY, you will be placed on a short waitlist if necessary. You do notneed to re-register. Once Gamespot releases more keys, you will be assigned a key in the order you joined the waitlist.

Your own key is displayed on the page, as well as sent to you by email.

“We will be monitoring our server load as we are still in Beta phase, however, Gamespot will be issuing thousands of keys in the first wave. In the event you are placed on the waitlist, do not fear, we will be activating users daily and quickly” added Electronic Arts.

 

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