![]() The Back 4 Blood beta is live now (August 5-9) for those who pre-order the game (or get an early access code), while it’ll be open to everyone on August 12 to August 16. Well be sure to let you know when the open beta is announced and what times and dates. While our time with the beta was short, I really am digging the current direction Back 4 Blood is heading in, and as long as it stays on this path, Back 4 Blood should satiate zombie hunters’ thirst for the undead when it releases on October 12, 2021. Back 4 Blood is currently in development for the PS5, PS4, PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and Xbox One. We’re curious to know how the matchmaking will be in real-world situations, which we can’t really know until it’s being played by people around the world. The new hub waiting area is a nice place to have target practice with your teammates when waiting for a match, though I couldn’t speculate on how long the actual wait times will be, as only members of the press/influencers were invited to early access of the open beta. Pre-order and get Early Access to be one of the first to slay starting August 5 Early Access Period: August 5 at noon PT - August 9 at noon PT Open Beta Period: August 12 at noon PT - August 16 at noon PT Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. ![]() But I imagine (and hope) that we’ll know more content about the PvP mode once we’re near launch to break up the cycle. PvP does need some work as it stands now, it’s very repetitive, and feels like it would get old after a few hours of the same scenario. PvP is a blast to play, even with the now limited amount of zombies you can choose. There still isn’t much of an actual story in the campaign for now, but it seems that the newer levels have been reworked to be a bit shorter with more consistent breaks (which is handy if you either have skillless randos or you are dealing with the lovely AI). Unfortunately, the AI in the campaign still needs to be worked on, as it usually has no clue what’going on, but that’s why we have betas, right? To iron stuff out. with a few hours’ worth of playtime spread between PvE and PvP. Turtle Rock Studios granted us early access to Back 4 Blood beta. The videos embedded are raw gameplay taken fro our playtest sessions. ![]() Thankfully, players won’t need to wait long to know how it plays, as the beta is kicking off this month! Before that though, we here at MP1st got the chance to play the game in a preview event! We managed to get some time with both the PvE and the PvP modes, and here’s our quick look at it and the game mechanics. Both of the Back 4 Blood Betas will start at the aforementioned time on their. If there’s one studio that can replicate the magic of Valve’s PvE zombie-slaying adventure, it’s Turtle Rock given they are the same developers who developed the game. Remember, the Early Access Beta begins on August 5th - 9th whilst the Open Beta runs from August 12th - 16th. Later this year, the spritual successor of the Left 4 Dead franchise is set for release with Turtle Rock Studios’ Back 4 Blood.
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