{"id":88427,"date":"2016-04-06T17:01:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T15:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=88427"},"modified":"2016-04-06T17:04:47","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T15:04:47","slug":"doom-open-beta-launches-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/88427-doom-open-beta-launches-this-month","title":{"rendered":"DOOM Open Beta launches this month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The open beta for DOOM will run from 15-18 April 2016 and will not require any special conditions to enter.<\/p>\n<p>Players will be able to simply logon and enjoy the two game modes and maps available for the length of the event.<\/p>\n<p>The open beta is just a multiplayer test however &#8211; as the game will contain <a href=\"https:\/\/bethesda.net\/#en\/events\/game\/doom-multiplayer-maps-explored\/2016\/03\/16\/90\" target=\"_blank\">nine multiplayer maps<\/a> at launch, which creates a variety of possible experiences when combined with the<a href=\"https:\/\/bethesda.net\/#en\/events\/game\/doom-multiplayer-modes-revealed\/2016\/03\/21\/92\" target=\"_blank\"> six game modes <\/a>supported on release.<\/p>\n<p>DOOM will support the input of the community from launch, allowing players to create maps and scenarios with the SnapMap tool &#8211; an intuitive editor which promotes the creation of community content by simplifying the process.<\/p>\n<p>Following the release of the main game, Bethesda will release three multiplayer DLC packs for DOOM &#8211; priced at $14,99 each.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t feel like downloading DOOM to play it for only a few days, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/88183-hands-on-with-the-doom-multiplayer.html\" target=\"_blank\">our impression<\/a> of the closed beta.<\/p>\n<p>DOOM is set to release on 13 May 2016 for PC, Xbox One and PS4.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Hands on with the DOOM Multiplayer\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/88183-hands-on-with-the-doom-multiplayer.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Hands on with the DOOM Multiplayer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Compare The Division to actual New York City\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/87987-compare-the-division-to-actual-new-york-city.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Compare The Division to actual New York City<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to The best and worst video game movies ever made\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/87756-the-best-and-worst-video-game-movies-ever-made.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">The best and worst video game movies ever made<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doom&#8217;s Open Beta is available to play for a limited time in April 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":87110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,11681,4],"tags":[16475,883,903,261,8128,15397,1853,143,243],"class_list":["post-88427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc","category-playstation","category-xbox","tag-date","tag-doom","tag-launch","tag-multiplayer","tag-open-beta","tag-pc","tag-playstation4","tag-release","tag-xbox-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88427"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88431,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88427\/revisions\/88431"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}