Shadowrun public beta: testers wanted

by James Ransom-Wiley { Nov 28th 2006 at 11:30PM }

FASA has begun registering participants for a public beta testing of its eventual cross-platform ('Live Anywhere') FPS Shadowrun. The beta is scheduled to begin by mid-December and will run through March 2007. Testing applies to the Xbox 360 version only (sorry, no early access to Vista for you). You have to be a US-based Xbox Live Gold member to participate. Anyone still interested, read on for registration details...

[Via Press Release]

Visit our Web site at http://connect.microsoft.com.
Click on "Invitations" on the left-side menu.
You will need to sign in using a valid Windows Live ID before you can continue to the "Invitations" page. (If you have already registered for the Connect site, skip to Step 5.)
Please read and accept the Terms of Use Agreement then follow the instructions to register for the Connect site.
Enter your Invitation ID in the blank field. Your invitation ID is: SHBS-6YMT-YKHC
Click "Go."
Complete and submit the short questionnaire. Please enter 201 for the beta code when asked at the beginning of the questionnaire.
If you are not redirected immediately to the "Shadowrun" Beta Selection homepage after completing the questionnaire, click the My Participations link on the left hand navigation bar then click the "Shadowrun" program link. This will redirect you to the "Shadowrun" Beta Selection Homepage.
Once you are on the "Shadowrun" Beta Selection Homepage, you will need to complete the rest of the registration process by signing up for the forums by clicking the Join the Forums button then click the Welcome to the Official "Shadowrun" Community Forum Sign In button.
Wait patiently for us to contact you with further instructions. Check back at http://connect.microsoft.com for further beta announcements.

Tags: beta, FASA, Live Anywhere, LiveAnywhere, multiplayer, online, Shadowrun, test, Xbox Live, XboxLive

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Mike @ Nov 28th 2006 11:34PM

To bad I'm not living in the US.

BklynKid @ Nov 28th 2006 11:49PM

Too bad this game has "meh" written all over it.

Marc @ Nov 28th 2006 11:43PM

that link is a dead end
I get "Service Unavailable" when i open it
any answers as to why, has it not opened yet or what??

Lawtowns Finest @ Nov 28th 2006 11:46PM

what's the warning about? i was gonna sign up. i made a account and everything. i only needed a parent to sign a paper and too bad i don't have a printer. oh well, i missed a great free offer....

Iced_Eagle @ Nov 29th 2006 12:36AM

BklynKid: Then join the beta and give your feedback to make it better. ;)

Ah, I love not having parent/guardian signatures for NDA's.... The joys of being an adult.

Chaos320 @ Nov 29th 2006 12:51AM

yea i keep getting the Service Unavailable screen when i click the link to :( I WANNA PLAY!!

The Dude @ Nov 29th 2006 1:04AM

Anyone remember the snes Shadowrun?

That would be Wii VC worthy.

Joshua Hyles @ Nov 29th 2006 1:05AM

I registered at the connect site, but it is saying the User invitation code you entered is invalid, assigned to another person, or else the program is no longer accepting invitations.

What gives? I would really like to participate

Vrian_Sinth @ Nov 29th 2006 1:11AM

Same here. I get service unavailable.

blindfromthesun @ Nov 29th 2006 2:02AM

I was trying to sign up for the beta yesterday via TeamXbox's link and I received the same service unavailable message. However, earlier today I checked out IGN and was able to sign up. All you need is an Window's Live ID and/or an Xbox Live account to sign up. Activation requires a quick survey + info and registration in the FASA forums. Hope this helps.

kl00t @ Nov 29th 2006 3:49AM

I signed up and it didn't mention anything about being U.S. only.

Nick @ Nov 29th 2006 6:17AM

"The system has encountered an unexpected error. We apologize for the inconvenience. The issue will be addressed as quickly as possible.

If this error continues, click the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page to report the issue and include this error ID in your e-mail: 2216bf2a-c22e-4c42-806a-ef0f01b7c309 "

Thats all I can get right now when trying to register :(

Cdaghostie @ Nov 29th 2006 6:18AM

.....im supposed to be getting high speed internet right before christmas so i don't have xbox live dernit

AntiHero @ Nov 29th 2006 7:37AM

#12

You need to fill out the form using IE, you cannot use firefox or any other browser, it wont work. I had the same problem.

Jeremy @ Nov 29th 2006 7:56AM

Yes, Shadowrun for SNES was IMO one of the greatest games ever released for the console~

Josh @ Nov 29th 2006 9:22AM

All I get is:

The system has encountered an unexpected error. We apologize for the inconvenience. The issue will be addressed as quickly as possible.

If this error continues, click the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page to report the issue and include this error ID in your e-mail: 61780168-c1fd-4177-ade6-d2e43e8a27bc

We broke MS

Atilac @ Nov 29th 2006 10:01AM

I originally received an error message while signing up. But that was because (I think) I was using Firefox, I switched over to internet explorer for the sign-up and problem solved.

Brian @ Nov 29th 2006 10:24AM

Who cares? How the fuck are they going to make Shadowrun as an FPS? Had they ever even played the pen and paper game?

ohnoes @ Nov 29th 2006 1:27PM

gotta use IE, firefox nor opera work right.

Mark @ Nov 29th 2006 1:04PM

For everyone getting that error: I got the same message. Basically, you get that message after you log in to your .net account for whatever reason. so after you login and get the error, click back on the left hand side to either 'invitations' or 'connect home', whichever is available. (i forget.) this will bring you to the actual sign up page. (it brings you to a weird unnecessary registration page before. the actual one is different. dont ask me why.)