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Bungie enlisting beta testers with chance to get in on secret project

by Griffin McElroy on Nov 19th 2010 11:00AM

Look, it's likely that Bungie's next game is going to be a casual, monster-collecting/kart-racing/trivia/MMA fighting game. Don't you want to get in on that -- on the ground floor? You could be among the first to try Bungie's upcoming, unannounced opus by signing up to become a "Bungie Beta Tester" on the studio's forums. Enlisting in this manner makes you eligible to participate in playtests, surveys and -- as the title suggests -- alpha and beta tests, but Bungie notes, "Not all who enlist will be selected."

Signing up for a chance to participate in a beta test for a game that hasn't even been announced yet may sound kinda odd, but it's a much saner idea than becoming a "Bungee Beta Tester," which is better suited for crash test dummies and other human-shaped things.

Source: Bungie

Tags: activision, beta-test, bungie, bungivision, microsoft, playstation, ps3, xbox

Reader Comments (32)

That's one way to avoid paying a QA team.

@Jack Kevorkian Minus the fact that their (and Activision) QA department is massive -_-

@jynxycat Minus the fact that activation keeps firing their QA staff.

@Jack Kevorkian

More than likely this will be a multiplayer network stress test and a way for them to collect real world play data for balancing akin to what we've previously seen with Halo 3 and Halo: Reach. This isn't a replacement for a QA team, that's just absurd.

@Jack Kevorkian

It's part of Bobby Kotick's master plan to begin charging people to beta test a game so that the beta testers ultimately end up funding the development of the game and when it releases he makes more profit

@Xcrucio Obviously I'm not on the dev team but don't you think it's a bit early for beta testers? We have no announcement for anything, they just completed Reach and where is the alpha?

Seems far too odd to me they are looking for beta now.

My 2 cents

Kotick owns 0% of Bungie.

I'm not sure why people are complaining, I actually like beta-testing awesome free games.

@Jack Kevorkian They've said a few times that they've been working on a new title well before Reach was finished.

@Jack Kevorkian
What Saint said, plus it doesn't hurt to actually start building up a stable of testers before a game is released, not the first time its ever happened. The fact they are looking for testers already seems to point that they are probably close to announcing something about this game at least.

Yes I saw this yesterday and signed up, hopefully I'll be come a Bungie beta tester on the PS3:P

In like Flynn.

@jozanovic More like, "It's on like Donkey Kong." ™

@Lance001 You better not have made any money off of that comment, cause a lawsuit would be "on like...Tron."

Sounds like another FPS. Love me some marathon and halo though so I'm all in.

So, Halo MMO?

@Faceless Troll MS owns Halo so doubtful.

Am I the only one excited to see what Bungie can build besides Halo?

I'm pumped!

Bungie finished this new "unreleased" project's engine before Halo Reach was released, so they're already full speed ahead to get this out next year.

@danomak Heck no, I'm excited as well. I'd love for it to be a non shooter but that's doubtful given bungies history.

@Jack Kevorkian Well, Marathon was supposed to be an RTS and Halo made them famous. Maybe they can make a really good shooter / RTS hybrid.

@danomak
umm yes, the only thing ive played from bungie is the halo games and i am all too excited to see what else they can come up with. plus who doesn't want to try out a game before it comes out? thats just awesome! hope i get picked!

@Karmastocracy

Next year? If they announce it next year then that would make more sense.

@danomak

hell yeah. though i wish they could do an episodic halo game at the same time...

Sweet hoping I get picked for one. I've never purchased a game that I have been in a beta for though.

I smell leak...

Bungie has made RTS & Shooters. Shooters being the one that made them famous (Marathon & Halo) I think if Bungie is smart, they'll stick with what they're good at & build upon that. A shooter is what Bungie fans like. Hardcore Bungie fans will buy anything they put out. Bungie will stay with their shooter stage until they gain enough ground to start something new. I mean people who want s Bungie game on a PS3 want something like Halo on a PS3 so if Bungie doesn't want to regret developing for PS3 then they would stick to their big guns.

@Prboi

Um. i just wanna add i think Halo is o.k and i think is over hyped....

and if they made a PS3 game i like to see them do something non-halo and if they can make something besides a FPS that's really good then i think Bungie's the real deal. but too me they are just a group of people who made a game that alot of people love and worship. i'm not in that crowed so really .... Bungie is a o.k studio but i wanna see something new from them.

@HardBoiled2009 I agree with you, loved the first halo, and it was all down hill from there for me. I played up till 3, skipped odts and stopped in the middle of reach. But I fear the ps3 will make their weakness apparent. Really hope they can score another block buster.

Bungie on the PS3 section! woho never thought this would happen :P. looking forward to their first PS3 game

So how do I make my email valid/active?

I would love to get in on this, but I am sure that once I find out it's not a "monster-collecting/kart-racing/trivia/MMA fighting game" I'm going to be seriously let down.

In all seriousness, I'd love to see them make something other than an FPS right now.

Not another halo game.... when will it ever end?

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Posted: Nov 19th 2010 11:09AM Jack Kevorkian said

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