{"id":252190,"date":"2025-10-05T21:52:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T21:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/?p=794420"},"modified":"2025-10-05T21:52:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T21:52:34","slug":"back-4-blood-is-getting-an-open-beta-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/back-4-blood-is-getting-an-open-beta-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Back 4 Blood is getting an open beta in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/back-4-blood-is-getting-an-open-beta-in-august.jpg'><img src='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/back-4-blood-is-getting-an-open-beta-in-august.jpg' alt='Back 4 Blood' title='back_4_blood_keyart_1' width='600' height='428'><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Back 4 Blood,<\/strong> the spiritual successor to <strong>Left 4 Dead<\/strong>, is getting an open beta in August, and anyone that pre-orders the game can join a bit earlier.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-794420\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>During Summer Game Fest Live Kick-Off, developer Turtle Rock announced that its upcoming multiplayer action game will be rolling out a beta for the game on August 5-9 for players that pre-order the game, and a separate open beta will go live August 12-16 that anyone can join.<\/p>\n<p>Both Open Beta portions will be playable on Xbox Series X\/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC, and both include cross-play and cross-gen support, too. You can learn more &ndash; and sign up for the betas &ndash; at <a href=\"https:\/\/back4blood.com\/en-gb\/beta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Back 4 Blood beta site.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"video\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/3DyHQHgOkjw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3DyHQHgOkjw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Turtle Rock also provided a new trailer for the game &ndash; you can check that out above.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Back 4 Blood is a first-person co-op zombie shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise and features thrilling, dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay and highly variable, customizable action to keep players coming back for more,&rdquo; says a blurb for the game. &ldquo;The Back 4 Blood story takes place after a catastrophic outbreak where most of humanity has either been killed or infected by the parasitic Devil Worm. Hardened by unspeakable events and emboldened to fight for the last of humanity, a group of apocalypse veterans called the Cleaners have rallied to take on the infected horrors known as the Ridden and reclaim the world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Originally slated to release on June 22, Back 4 Blood <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2021\/03\/25\/back-4-blood-delayed-october\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was recently delayed to October 12<\/a>. According to Turtle Rock Studios, the team needed more time to make the game the best it can possibly be upon release.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Back 4 Blood will launch on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X\/S on October 12.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2021\/06\/10\/back-4-blood-getting-open-beta-august\/\">Back 4 Blood is getting an open beta in August<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\">VG247<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2021\/06\/10\/back-4-blood-getting-open-beta-august\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back 4 Blood, the spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead, is getting an open beta in August, and anyone that pre-orders the game can join a bit earlier. During Summer Game Fest Live Kick-Off, developer Turtle Rock announced that its upcoming multiplayer action game will be rolling out a beta for the game on August 5-9 for players that pre-order the game, and a separate open beta will go live August 12-16 that anyone can join. Both Open Beta portions will be playable on Xbox Series X\/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC, and both include cross-play and cross-gen support, too. You can learn more &ndash; and sign up for the betas &ndash; at the Back 4 Blood beta site. 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