The Leipzig Games Convention is moving onwards and
upwards with a new name this year: GamesCon. The last time Infinity
Ward attended the event was way back in 2007 shortly before the release
of ‘Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’. Xboxic was at the event first hand
to play the game before release and witness the press conference which
included a Beta announcement. It seems likely through leaked
information handed to Xboxic yesterday that Infinity Ward are planning
a Déjà Vu moment and will announce details of the upcoming ‘Modern
Warfare 2 Beta’ at this years GamesCon event in Germany.
The GamesCon event will take place next week on August 17th – August
19th. Information has been handed to Xboxic which leads us to believe
that Robert Bowling (aka FourZeroTwo) the community spokesman for
Infinity Ward will announce details via a press release of a Beta
signup through modernwarfare2.com, with those who have pre-ordered
‘Prestige Edition’ of the game having immediate access. It is assumed
that the retailers with exclusive pre-order sales will soon start
emailing web site tokens to customers when the Beta is live. The web
site token will then need to be registered at modernwarfare2.com with
your email address to later receive your chosen Xbox360 or PS3 Beta
console redeem code.
The Beta is rumoured to go live by September 10th and close towards
the end of October. Until Infinity Ward release an official statement
this can only remain a rumour. The Gamescon convention with Robert
Bowling confirmed as in attendance will take place next week – so only
time will tell if the information we received is correct.