MAG (PS3)

[Michael321]

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Yeah definitely agree with everyone else. BFBC2 blows this game away. I don't see me getting this now. I'll just wait till march for BC2.

[Flawless]

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MAG is Gold, Beta for Everyone Soon

We realize that the wait is still more than a month away, which is why we’re also pleased to announce a cool little surprise (or should I say, a “great, big surprise?”) to tide you over. In an effort to give you a taste of what to expect with the final version of MAG, Zipper and Sony Computer Entertainment will team up on January 4 to bring you our final and 100% open PSN beta.

But what’s so great about MAG Beta 5? Well, to start, it will take place worldwide — so if you’re in a territory with a PlayStation 3 and an Internet connection, you qualify to be a part of it. What’s more is that you won’t need any special permissions or code keys to participate, you’ll just get it and go! Complete access to the game’s 64-player sabotage and 256-player Domination modes are pretty good reasons to get excited too.

Of course, the best news about MAG Beta 5 is that you’ll be able to download the client in North America starting tomorrow, December 22! Additionally, PS3 owners in Asia can start downloading the file on December 25, while the European store will make it available on January 4. Check back for details on Japanese PSN store access in the near future.

Now that you know where to get the MAG Beta, your path to playing it is a simple three-step process:

• Log on to the PlayStation Store (tomorrow) and download the MAG Beta file like you would any other freely-available PSN video or demo (298 MB)

• Launch the MAG Beta program from your XMB to download a special patch that will restart MAG once the update has been received (another 38 MB)

• After the reboot, the beta will reconnect and download the actual game data so that you can play (1.8 GB – 2.3 GB depending on your region)

Complete the steps above and you’ll be ready to rock ‘n roll — and shoot things and blow stuff up — until the beta ends on January 10 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time. Keep in mind, though, that you won’t actually be able to play the MAG beta directly until the servers go live at 5 am Pacific on January 4. But hey, look at the bright side: this is the last time you’ll ever have to download a MAG file this big (since the data will already be on the retail disc when it ships next month), and you’ll save a whole lot of extra shooting time by downloading what you need early on; thus allowing you to jump into the action immediately on the 4th.

[Flightwhite24]

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I was in the Beta back in Aug of this year. Is that beta still playable at this point or do I have to wait until Jan 4th to play again? Thanks in advance

[Tiko7523]

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Wow seems like no one likes the beta or isn't that impressed I wonder if this game is gonna flop

[Flightwhite24]

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Wow seems like no one likes the beta or isn't that impressed I wonder if this game is gonna flop

Not much talk about it at all it seems. I messed around with the Beta for about 15-20 minutes max and I had no clue as to what I was doing. Seemed like total chaos. It was mentioned that it just takes a while to fully understand what its going on.

[Sausage]

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I am very excited about this game. I plan to dedicate my time to MAG as soon as I reach level 70 for MW2. After that I plan to probably take a long break or sell it.

[RandyMoss84]

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tonights the night....

[bcruise]

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tonights the night....

Tomorrow morning, actually. The message when you start up the game says 7:00 AM Central time.

[countryboy]

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Not much talk about it at all it seems. I messed around with the Beta for about 15-20 minutes max and I had no clue as to what I was doing. Seemed like total chaos. It was mentioned that it just takes a while to fully understand what its going on.

I didn't feel the beta. I played for several hours over the course of several days and I just didn't like the game. I'd much rather play Battlefield 2.

[Flawless]

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I hope this new beta is a nice step up in terms of weapon and sound feedback. I see the potential, but it feels like I'm shooting paintball guns and for such a high player count, it sure doesn't sound like large scale combat is going on.

[Flightwhite24]

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I'm just hope it does not turn out to be another Socom debacle. I somewhat want this game and at the same time just don't trust game developers as much anymore. I may take a wait and see approach or even rent it and make a decision at that point. I am gonna give the beta a fair shot this week and that might help me make up my mind to buy or just stay with Socom which I am totally happy with since the patches/DLC as of late.

[Sausage]

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I'm just hope it does not turn out to be another Socom debacle. I somewhat want this game and at the same time just don't trust game developers as much anymore. I may take a wait and see approach or even rent it and make a decision at that point. I am gonna give the beta a fair shot this week and that might help me make up my mind to buy or just stay with Socom which I am totally happy with since the patches/DLC as of late.

The developers working on MAG are Zipper, the group that developed the Socom's on the PS2. Slant 6 developed Socom on the PS3. So I believe we are in good hands, and have a real good game coming our way.

[Eton Rifles]

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my concern is that this game does not make a good 1st impression and people don't buy it because of bad word of mouth.

[Smiley79]

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I've already got my copy of MAG preordered, just waiting for release. Because of everything else that I'm playing now, I probably won't jump back into this last beta period. I, for one, absolutely love the game. Domination mode wins me over every time I play it. I would like to see what other changes they've made since I last played, but I'm probably just going to wait until it releases at the end of the month.

[LingeringRegime]

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I am going to spend some time with this new beta. I don't know if I played it enough to give it a fair shake during the last time.