Sign-ups open for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide beta test, coming in October

pcgamer.com:

The four-player co-op shooter Warhammer 40,000: Darktide(opens in new tab) is coming to PC in November, but before it gets here there will be a beta test, and you can sign up for a shot at access right now.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is essentially a WH40K version of Vermintide, the four-player Warhammer Fantasy co-op action games originally released by Fatshark in 2015(opens in new tab) and 2018(opens in new tab). They were excellent, and our June hands-on preview(opens in new tab) of Darktide strongly suggests even better things ahead: It's more gun-focused, as you'd expect from the 40K setting, but still awash in lore, weirdness, and «frankly enormous hordes of enemies.»

«It's a game I would've happily played all day even in that [pre-release] state,» Wes wrote. «I don't know yet how well the changes to loot and leveling will play out here, but the action is everything I wanted from a 40K version of Vermintide.»

The Darktide closed beta test will run from October 14-16, and will be available exclusively on PC through either Steam or the Windows Store. (The full game is also coming to Xbox Series X-S consoles.) There will be more content and features in this beta than were offered in the previous technical test, and more players will be supported, but only a limited selection of weapons, enemies, maps, missions, and other systems will be available—less than the full game—and progress will not carry over.

To get into the Darktide beta, you'll need to pop 'round to the signup page(opens in new tab) and give them your email address. At some point after that, you'll receive an email with a link to a survey asking for more detailed information, ranging from basic system specs and internet connection speed to your location