Warhammer 40K: Darktide’s closed beta is underway, which you in all probability already know in the event you’re one of many folks granted entry to check the co-op shooter. If you do not have entry nevertheless, there’s nonetheless time as you’ll be able to nonetheless apply and extra gamers might be let in over the course of this weekend. You may additionally get pleasure from watching some streamers play so you might have a greater sense of it forward of its launch in November.

Developers Fatshark launched a quick video intro to the beta:

The beta started yesterday and runs till October sixteenth. You can request entry over on Steam, the place extra gamers might be granted entry in waves. Key drops are additionally enabled for sure streamers over on Twitch, if you wish to hold on the market and hope you get a key that manner.

Darktide has been delayed a number of occasions, most not too long ago again in July when these checks had been first introduced. Ed had an opportunity to play it at Gamescom although and located it enjoyable, if acquainted:

I’m uncertain if gun really feel and luxurious sledgehammer smacks made up for a mission that hadn’t significantly pushed the warboat out, you understand? It was as you’d count on from a sport of this sort, a la Vermintide or Left 4 Dead: discover the change, add the info whereas warding off waves up the wazoo, carry three barrels whereas warding off extra waves up extra wazoos. Maybe missions later down the road combine issues up significantly, or our demo was purposefully predictable to maintain issues easy at a giant present and showcase the core of the sport, however I hoped for a contact extra proof that the wave-bashing style had progressed a bit.

My suspicion is that the wave-bashing style has not progressed, but in addition that it would not matter. I like bashing waves with friends. Darktide is at the moment aiming for launch on November thirtieth, with a base version costing £33/€40/$40.