Back 4 Blood, the co-op first-person shooter from the creators of the Left 4 Dead franchise, will launch its open beta next month with a range of features including the game's all-new PvP mode, Swarm.
The open beta will begin with early access from August 5 to August 9. During this time, fans who have pre-ordered the game will make up the majority of its player count, however, players can also register their interest on the official Back 4 Blood site for a chance to receive one of a smaller number of additional beta access codes during this time. Following this, the Open Beta will then continue from August 12 to August 16 where it will be available for all players.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/07/28/back-4-blood-open-beta-trailer"]As for what's actually in the Back 4 Blood Open Beta, Warner Bros. Games and Turtle Rock Studios have confirmed that it will feature the following content:
Back 4 Blood Open Beta Content
- Two maps for the Swarm PvP mode
- Two co-op maps to fight off Ridden with your friends
- Play as Mom for the first time, as well as other Cleaners: Evangelo, Holly, Walker, and Hoffman
- Play as six different Ridden variants in Swarm, including the Bruiser, Retch, Hocker, Exploder, Crusher, and Stinger
- Various weapons to check out, cards to build decks, and Ridden to slay
- Explore the Fort Hope communal hub
- Cross-play and cross-gen support
In an interview with IGN last month, Matt O' Driscoll, Lead Producer at Turtle Rock Studios, broke down the game's new "Swarm" mode and how players would interact as they face off as cleaners (humans) and ridden (Back 4 Blood's take on zombies) when the open beta launches. In the interview, O' Driscoll said that players will "team up with three of your friends and go into PvP, or Swarm mode as we call it."
Once in the mode, each team will either be "a set of cleaners or a set of ridden" where they will take each other on head to head across three rounds. "It's really who can survive longest as the cleaner over three rounds becomes the winner." said O' Driscoll before explaining how the new mode earned its name.
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Back 4 Blood's open beta opening times, worldwide. (Source: Warner Bros.)[/caption]
"The reason we call it Swarm mode is because after each round, there's like a ring of deadly infected insects that are around the map. Each round insects come in closer and closer and closer to the map [which] gets a lot tighter [and] a lot more intense as the rounds go on." said O' Driscoll. With the option to play two separate Swarm maps during the Back 4 Blood open beta, players should be able to get a good sense of what the new mode is all about.
The open beta will be playable on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One Consoles, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC. If you're looking forward to the Back 4 Blood Open Beta, then why not find out more about the game's impressive PC exclusive features or take a look at the Official Back 4 Blood trailer.
[poilib element="accentDivider"]Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
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