Thanks to the awesome people of Megarom, we can cordially invite you to try to join us to play Destiny this weekend. But there are only 50 slots, so you need to enter now. Also, more cool news about Destiny inside.
Go on over to this page to check out Megarom’s cool offering – cool because I’m sure it will include beer if Gavin has anything to say about it. You can join us for all the pew pew pew as well as seeing community members and fellow gamers. All you need to do is go fill in the form over here, and you could be playing the Beta with us on Saturday. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, so register now.
As for some new Destiny news, in an email to GameStop employees, we learn that there will be
four story chapters, four competitive multiplayer maps, a cooperative Strike and a huge world to explore with your own unique Guardian.
Also posted to Reddit, it appears that Xbox One versions of the demo will weigh in at 12.63GB – here’s hoping that they let you pre-load the demo. That’s quite hefty and gives me hope that the Beta will also be a rather large piece of the game to explore.
Over on the Bungie blog, they remind excited gamers that this is, indeed, a Beta:
The Destiny Beta is a test. Make no mistake. This isn’t some circus stunt. This is science – and you’re the lab rat.
[…]We’d love to tell you that everything will go according to plan, but that wouldn’t be any fun. That wouldn’t teach us a thing. Even if the Beta is working perfectly, one of the alpha-geeks in the operations center is gonna kick it to see if it still works. Fortunately, we’ll be going to great lengths to keep you informed and keep you in the game.
This is the pure truth – a Beta is about testing the game and finding all the bugs and problems possible so that when the game actually launches it does so without any issues. We are all willing test subjects, mice that are willingly signing up to have lipstick smeared all over them. And I think I’m going to enjoy it. Just don’t smear lipstick on us on Saturday, I will be less than amused.
If you haven’t already, it’s a good time to pre-order your copy of the game so that you can jump into the Beta, and don’t forget to register to play the Beta with us on Saturday.
Last Updated: July 14, 2014
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 14, 2014 at 15:20
Bah
Ragnar Lothbrok
July 14, 2014 at 15:20
And here I thought this is only Beta keys, nope it’s a real life event and you require your own Beta key and need to live in Joburg…. ok then, no thanx.
Jonah Cash
July 14, 2014 at 15:24
Hey has anyone who pre ordered on PS4 received their beta codes yet? I am starting to get worried over here, it seems we should have gotten it by now. Even on twitter Bungie said we should have them. But Playstation SA’s told me that I need to phone part serve to take it up with them… but that just sounds wrong to me!!!
Devon Stanton
July 14, 2014 at 15:25
You can only get a beta key on pre-order through BT-Games
Jonah Cash
July 14, 2014 at 15:27
But on the PS4 it says pre order to get in on the beta???? I will phone part serve, but haven’t had too many good dealings with them as yet!!! And the Beta is lying in my downloads separate from the game, just worried it won’t download and open on Thursday if I don’t have a beta key….
Jonah Cash
July 14, 2014 at 15:37
Don’t worry Beauty at part serve just told me that I would get a key before or on Thursday…. I feel so relieved now…. NOT!!!!! She had me on hold for 6 minutes and she sounds so far from certain she might as well have said that I will have a house on the moon by the end of 2014!!! Might just cancel it and go and pre order from BT Games, that is what I get for trying to go digital!! Yes it is 2014, but this is still Africa!!
Jonah Cash
July 14, 2014 at 15:58
OK cool just found a post on Bungie.net that says that if you ordered trough PS4 then you will be in the Beta, you will be able to download it on the 17th. There won’t be any beta keys for us, the download will just be ready or you will get a message on your PS4….
Just if anyone else is freaking out like me!!
Nikola
July 15, 2014 at 08:55
I have been freaking out for about a week now dude lol thanks for that hahaha I was like where my code at!!!
Jonah Cash
July 15, 2014 at 09:16
I’ve really had to do some digging to get to the bottom of it!! The playstation SA twiiter handle couldn’t help and the lady at Part serve was just unhelpful and that is putting it mildly!!!
They better not be wrong or I am going to be one very unhappy person come Thursday night!!
Nikola
July 15, 2014 at 10:32
Oh dude I just started downloading the beta on my PS4 now so it works…all you have to do go to your downloads delete the destiny beta there when it tried to download it and then just go to your library and start downloading it’s 14GB btw so yeah…
Jonah Cash
July 15, 2014 at 11:27
Thank you for the info!!! Just started the download!!! What is your PSN ID? We might link up a bit for some missions????
Nikola
July 15, 2014 at 12:45
No problem. Yeah definitely add me it’s Nikola_Domazet
Jonah Cash
July 15, 2014 at 14:43
My download changed to 179mb two times…. It downloads only that and then it is done… Did yours download all of the 14 gig?
Nikola
July 15, 2014 at 17:35
It’s downloading in the background once your 179mb download finished go to the beta press the options button on your controller and then go to information there you will see download status!
Jonah Cash
July 15, 2014 at 17:46
Dude you are a life saver!!! Adding you now!! My PsN ID is Castertroy03
Hammersteyn
July 15, 2014 at 18:43
Mine is Hammer_Steyn. I’m also downloading the Beta
Nikola
July 16, 2014 at 08:56
awesome we might have a team for some Strikes:)
Hammersteyn
July 16, 2014 at 10:00
Cant wait to see what the fuss is about
Sageville
July 15, 2014 at 21:25
PSN ID – Sageville
Pieter Smal
July 14, 2014 at 16:27
Are these Beta codes for PC?
William Francis
July 14, 2014 at 21:11
Done, Really really hope I get an invite, would be super fun to join you all there for some strike action!
Nikola
July 15, 2014 at 10:33
BTW on PS4 you can start downloading the BETA now to pre-load it just heads up its 14GB…