The inclusion of a dedicated button for potential beta testers means that the whole clunky process of filling out forms on a website may soon be dead.

Anthem may be out in February of the far-off future year of 2019, but it looks like anyone wanting to hop into a Javelin and do an exo-suit assisted hurricanrana off the top rope (Citation needed), will be able to do so as early as next month. If you’re lucky enough that is. EA and Bioware have announced that Anthem will drop a closed alpha test in early December, for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Bungie. Halo progenitors severed ties with Microsoft and committed themselves to a 10 year deal with Activision. They’ll be creating a new IP, a new universe – and this will culminate in a brand new, multiplatform game. Now they need your help. They’re enlisting the hordes of Bungie devotees to help them playtest their next game. Your missions, should you …