- August 7: PlayStation preorder beta access begins
- August 14: Xbox and PC Preorder beta access begins, PlayStation open beta also begins
- August 21: Open beta begins on all platforms
Beta dates for Marvel’s Avengers
Crystal Dynamics will host a second War Table presentation on July 29 at 10 am PT detailing what players can expect from the beta. While we’ll have to wait a few weeks to get all the details, Creative Director Shaun Escayg teased that the beta will include a little bit of everything: campaign content, co-op missions, hero progression, and exploration in War Zone and Drop Zones. , the latter of which is a new quest type to be detailed in the War Chart.
“We created the beta in such a way that you can experience most of the things that you will do in the full game,” Escayg said in a statement accompanying the announcement. “That means playing a part of the original Avengers single-player story campaign, battling through cooperative missions, experiencing hero and world progression, and exploring War Zones and DROP ZONES, a new type of mission we’ll talk about in the next War Table on July 29. This beta is meaty, but it’s only a small part of the finished game. “
The first War Table demo showed gameplay, new story details, and a bit of how the hero progression works. IGN was practical with the Thor level shown, as well as a Kamala Khan level.
To learn more about Marvel’s upcoming adventure, listen to lead combat designer Vince Napoli about each playable hero’s unique approaches in Marvel’s Avengers, find out more about why the team chose Kamala Khan and MODOK to help tell a story. Unique to Marvel, and stay tuned to IGN for more in the coming weeks.
Jonathon Dornbush is IGN’s Senior News Editor and Podcast Host Beyond! Talk to him on Twitter @jmdornbush.
