2K games and Gearbox Software today showed off more their upcoming first person shooter title Battleborn. In addition to revealing a brand new trailer of the games’ competitive multiplayer modes, the developers also announced exclusive, early access to the Battleborn Open Beta that is coming in early 2016 for PlayStation 4 gamers.
Battleborn features a story mode as well as competitive multiplayer modes with loot, character progression, and 25 playable characters who are part of the fight to save the last star in the universe from complete destruction.
Characters in Battleborn vary from a man mountain character and talking mushrooms to a laser-sword wielding space vampire samurai and everything in-between. The 25 valiant heroes will all be available for 5v5 firefights in Capture, Meltdown, and Incursion, the three competitive multiplayer modes.
Battleborn Open Beta
The Battleborn Open Beta will be made available in “early 2016,” and with the game set for release on 9 February 2016 this can only mean that the beta may well be in January of next year. The games’ developers are working in Tandem with Sony to bring early exclusive access to PlayStation 4 gamers.
In addition to the early access there will also be a closed technical test which starts on Thursday, October 29 2015. The Closed Technical Test gives players a chance to sample one of Battleborn’s competitive multiplayer mode, Meltdown, as well as new story mission called “The Algorithm.” Players will also be able to play as 15 of the games’ 25 playable characters during the technical test.
As just one of the many PS4 exclusives announced at the 2015 Paris Games Week by Sony, the Battleborn Open Beta is just another confirmation that PlayStation 4 is the leading gaming platform at this moment in time. Gamers on PS4 have already had a stellar lineup of titles in 2015, and 2016 looks set to be no different.
Check out the trailer above for more details and a first sneak peak at what to expect when the Battleborn Open Beta is opened next year.
