http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=221588

Here's a pair of new Modern Warfare 2 images from Germany, in case you're interested.

Activision has told CVG at Gamescom that there'll be be no multiplayer beta for Modern Warfare 2. You may remember that the first MW game had a huge open beta test that you could say was a massive success in bringing people round to Call Of Duty's multiplayer options. But it looks like there's no need to do that this time round. The sequel will be big enough, thanks.




GamesCon Footage

NOT COOL MAN. I was looking forward to watching what people say about it. I bet they are just making us soooo hyped up, I am hyped.

Yeah 402 said there's no beta, some guy asked if there was and he said no..
I find a lot of info from www.modernwarfare247.com

Check the original post, I added some video footage from GamesCon

i dont mean to sound like an idiot, but what does this mean?

This means there will be NO Beta for Modern Warfare 2 meaning, they will not give out tokens for people to play a couple MP maps before the release like they did for CoD4 and CoD WaW.

ah right ok then got it. thank you.

i dont like the idea of not having a beta. they are going to release it and have the community asking lots of questions. but the only way they are going to be able to fix problems are over patches. but if they were to have a beta they could maybe get some problems out of the way before they release the game

xxCrazzyGuyxx wrote:

i dont like the idea of not having a beta. they are going to release it and have the community asking lots of questions. but the only way they are going to be able to fix problems are over patches. but if they were to have a beta they could maybe get some problems out of the way before they release the game

I agree with you 100%

I like how fluid MW2 looks..from like going from that first area to the hangar.. then reloading looks clean..xD

That' sounds weird..

i cant wait to play the mission with the snowmobile that one going to be awsome

That article by CVG has been confirmed as a rumor. Fourzerotwo himself has smashed that rumor.



I know I was thinking this earlier, but now it's been proven. Just because they aren't announcing it at GamesCon doesn't mean that we won't ever get one. If we want legitimate news, we should wait to hear from an Infinity Ward Developer, specifically we should listen to Fourzerotwo.

Edit: Clarification from Fourzerotwo: http://forums.infinityward.com/viewforum.php?f=13

Post from IWF by 402

Link here, http://forums.infinityward.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=77480



I wanted to clarify the supposed "news" coming out of GameCom this morning regarding no MW2 Beta.

First, nothing has technically changed by this news. As I've told you many times in the past, expect no Public Beta unless we announce otherwise. That is still the case. We would never say something as definitive as "No Beta Ever!" as that's simply not how we work. We'll do an internal beta, if we feel a public one is needed, we'll explore that route as well.

It is true that we have not announced a Public Beta for MW2, and that remains true unless I announce otherwise.

However, while no Public Beta is currently announced we do plan on running an extensive Closed Beta among Infinity Ward, Activision, and possibly 1st party partners worldwide. The internal beta will allow us all the benefits of a public beta test without the impact it takes on the time required to prep, distribute, & manage a public beta during this crucial time in development.

Remember, Multiplayer has been in development since Day 1 of working on Modern Warfare 2, and this is the essential run up to launch when we’re playing everyday, hammering away on it to make sure it’s as polished as can be by launch. As always, our internal QA team has daily multiplayer tests in addition to company-wide nightly MP tests we hold from the moment MP is in a running state throughout development.

Once the internal beta is completed, if for any reason we feel we didn't receive the feedback, address the issues, or have the result we expect. We would consider pushing forward with a public one, however at this point only an internal Closed Beta is planned.

That said, any fears that no Public Beta will result in any quality loss in the final multiplayer game is completely unfounded; Multiplayer has always been and will always remain a major focus for the team at Infinity Ward and we would never ship a product we didn’t feel lived up to the high standards we hold ourselves to.

While we love public betas for all the obvious reasons, an internal Closed Beta allows us the extra freedom and flexibility to give the entire multiplayer a chance to be widely beta tested without requiring excess development time simply to prep the game for public release instead of an internal beta test which is ran on dev kits / test kits. That fact alone, allows us to have a smoother and faster process of iteration when addressing issues and pushing fixes out to beta participants.

This decision allows us to deliver a more polished experience, which in the end, is what we all want.

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Infinity Ward | Community Manager
Modern Warfare 2 updates on Twitter

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Stay informed on Multiplayer

Don't worry. We'll be filming plenty of Multiplayer videos for you to get a glimpse of new perks, features, killstreak rewards, and other additions you can look forward to in Modern Warfare 2's Multiplayer. Keep an eye on our Twitter feed (@fourzerotwo) for when we post new videos and subscribe to the Official Infinity Ward YouTube channel.

In addition to the official multiplayer videos and features we release, we'll be doing more and more multiplayer press from now until launch so you can get your fill of intel before jumping online day 1.