CoD 4 beta opens up to all who signed up

by Dustin Burg { Aug 29th 2007 at 4:15AM }

If you signed up for the second wave of entry into the Call of Duty 4 multiplayer beta then boy oh boy do we have got great news for you.

As planned, Infinity Ward closed down the extended entry into the CoD 4 beta last night and prepared to send out entry tokens to a select random few. But soon after the sign up closed down we were informed of their new beta plans. Over on Fourzerotwo's blog he announced that, in an effort to apologize to the community for the last few days of craziness, Infinity Ward will be awarding CoD 4 multiplayer beta tokens to EVERY person who signed up. That's right, if you signed up for entry into the beta you are guaranteed a beta download token. Heck, your token could be sitting in your inbox right now. Fourzerotwo says that they'll be sending out beta tokens throughout the next few days, staggering the emails out a little bit so they can slowly ramp up the amount of beta participants. So, if you signed up and still haven't received your beta token, just be patient. You'll get it soon'ish. Oh, and Infinity Ward, we just want to say that you guys rock!

Tags: callofduty4, cod4, cod4modernwarfare, infinityward

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Kritz @ Aug 29th 2007 4:26AM

Wonder if this includes those devilish dogs from Unamerica who tried to get in even though they weren't supposed to?

Sure hope it does. >_>

elmersglue @ Aug 29th 2007 4:58AM

raaaad, I was actually not planning on signing up thinking that it would be pointless since i NEVER get chosen for these types of things... I'm sure glad i decided to go for it.

DocParanoia @ Aug 29th 2007 5:05AM

I signed up around this time yesterday and I got my email around midnight today. Hurrah.

zackiyp @ Aug 29th 2007 5:09AM

I have a question for people that got the token. Did you receive a "Congratulations" email first, then the token in a separate email later or just the token in one email altogether?

Richard Comegys @ Aug 29th 2007 5:12AM

I have a US Live Gold account, but live in Japan. Here's to hoping they don't discriminate by IP.

Rick-E @ Aug 29th 2007 6:04AM

I hope they let everyone in when it comes to the international beta

Boff @ Aug 29th 2007 6:03AM

Checked my emails and I've been sent a BETA download code. Only signed up with them yesterday!

And I live just 'outside' the US ;o)

Boff @ Aug 29th 2007 6:03AM

So unless there's a problem when I try to download it at home tonight, I'm in.

Otis Whitaker @ Aug 29th 2007 6:51AM

I got in.. and I was just playing the beta.. I wasn't expecting it to be this fun. CoD4 is a definite buy for me!

Marshall @ Aug 29th 2007 7:19AM

havent got mine yet. What's up with that? Anyone else? Are the emails done?

fLUx @ Aug 29th 2007 7:37AM

"havent got mine yet. What's up with that? Anyone else? Are the emails done?"

lol lol lol lol

You should really READ fourzerotwo's blog...it clearly says tokens will be sent out over the next few days, not all at once!!

Anyhow, so they have basicaly let nearly every US 360 owner into the beta, what about everybody else? Will we only get a few days to play, or will we have a first come first serve opportunity or lotto?

Once again, we are being robbed, not only do we have to wait longer for the beta, with no guarantee we will get in, but we will end up paying £39 ($80) for the full game!!

Gemini Ace @ Aug 29th 2007 7:43AM

I was practicing last night waiting for you guys. See you tonight in the beta.

http://www.360voice.com/tag/Gemini%20Ace

YoRone22 @ Aug 29th 2007 7:56AM

Well, playing last week was fun. Guess I can't play it now that everyone and their mother has it. Too many noobs. Did the level cap get raised yet?

FusionWhite @ Aug 29th 2007 8:12AM

IM IN!!!! Hell yes!!! Im at work now while the game is DLing but Im heading home for a "long lunch" to whore that $hit out.

M. Dizzy @ Aug 29th 2007 8:51AM

I figured that's what they were going to do...but forgot to sign up. Oh well, I guess I'll spend the first few weeks with the game getting schooled by people with beta experience :P

The Oggmonster @ Aug 29th 2007 9:01AM

I'm glad I signed up last night but I'm afraid I am not going to receive and e-mail from them because I had two accounts for the site. and for my first account I enter the right address and I have not received a validation e-mail from them (yes I have checked the junk e-mail) And when I made a new account I used a different e-mail address, And I still have now received a validation e-mail from them on that one. But for some reason it let me sign up for the Beta still.

HueHue @ Aug 29th 2007 9:03AM

@15
Schooled on three maps though. The rest is open season for all
@1, @5. Yea I played with a guy from outside the US yesterday. His connection was perfect (he was the host) everyone else who connected lagged out. SO he was 38k 5d, while everyone else left in frustration. Let me tell ya, that was really a lot of fun

Neeko @ Aug 29th 2007 9:04AM

I await word from my master...IW

Stephen @ Aug 29th 2007 9:20AM

I think I signed up yesterday...I put in my gamertag and my email address associated with my account and hit submit but was brought back to that same page with no info in it. I didn't get an email confirming that I signed up or anything.

Does that mean I didn't sign up properly or did this happen to everyone and I have to just wait? Thanks.

Boff @ Aug 29th 2007 9:26AM

@17: That's the only thing I'm worried about. I'm probably gonna get loads of lag playing against you Yankeedoodles across the pond.

So if you see someone moonwalking across the battlefield shooting at the wall it's just me!!

Jordan @ Aug 29th 2007 9:49AM

Now the beta will be sawmped! Ah well, the more the merrier, I guess.

Project Ekim @ Aug 29th 2007 10:04AM

im in 2 but i signed up with 4 names and only my main one got in.

Chuck @ Aug 29th 2007 10:15AM

SO i had to post this cause it just made me laugh. After 3 weeks of attempting to sign up for COD.com i got my confirmation email this morn so i can now sign up for the beta that is over......well atleast they changed the process and i am hopefully waiting on a token through the revised beta sign up, but wow thats some lag on there side for sending out there e-mails

Neeko @ Aug 29th 2007 10:44AM

@19
yeah i had the same problem with the page just reloadign after i put in my GT and email.THe fix was not using CAPS.. yeah i know that sounds dumb but everytime i used CAPS on my gamertag or email it wouldnt load.

Once i took off CAPS it loaded and went to the confirmation page right away.

evilpsycho @ Aug 29th 2007 11:17AM

My brother is the one that has his credit card and his name and his email for the gamertag, but I use that gamertag too. He was too lazy to sign up so I signed up with a different email other than the one xbox live is registered too. When i signed up for beta I still put my gamertag and no problems appeared. So will I get into beta?

Boff @ Aug 29th 2007 11:25AM

@Neeko (#24) Email addresses shouldn't be in capitals anyway. And common sense would tell me to enter my Gamertag exactly as it is on live. (Mine's all lowercase anyway.)

Not having a go, just saying.

But I thought the email address in lowercase was a no-brainer.

jeff @ Aug 29th 2007 11:52AM

can't wait to get home. Yippeee!

Dragod @ Aug 29th 2007 12:02PM

Still, this doesn't beat getting Halo 3 Friends and Family Beta on my birthday. The Same day I bought $500 in gaming stuff, saw Spider-Man 3, and got incredibly lucky in a card game. That day was amazing. May 11, 2007.

Edog Lost @ Aug 29th 2007 12:15PM

I didn't have to answer any questions did any of you?
I think I might have messed this one up. boo!
I signed up at like 6 in the morning. I wasn't really fully awake yet.

I'll wait for the email with my fingers crossed.

Dapper Dan @ Aug 29th 2007 12:38PM

no questions to answer, just sign up. i am still waiting for my e-mail as well.

Chester Cheetah @ Aug 29th 2007 12:41PM

this is frickin awesome!!

Dapper Dan @ Aug 29th 2007 1:06PM

it's odd how people who signed up for the beta after a lot of us are getting their tokens first.

zackiyp @ Aug 29th 2007 1:12PM

@32

Yeah, I noticed that, too. I signed up before it was even announced on fourzerotwo or X3F and I haven't gotten an email yet.

Platinum_Skeet @ Aug 29th 2007 1:14PM

COD4 BETA FTW!!!11

Mike show! @ Aug 29th 2007 1:24PM

still waiting for that email...
come on
...no more suspense!!

simon @ Aug 29th 2007 1:40PM

If you signed up through the firstwavelotto@beta.infinityward.com thing, do you still get in?

BananaBoat @ Aug 29th 2007 2:05PM

It would have been better if they had just sent them all out, but not told anyone for a few days, so the ramp up would be staggered by how many people checked their email. But what do I care, I got my token, weeeeeeeee silenced AK, weeeeeeee.

Brett Sterling @ Aug 29th 2007 2:49PM

Two words one feeling: Fucking awesome

Boff @ Aug 29th 2007 4:19PM

Well I've had a few games now and I'm loving it. Still haven't sussed it all out yet but getting there!

I've had hardly any lag issues either!
Bargain.

BananaBoat @ Aug 29th 2007 4:21PM

I just played my first game against a european (A brit to be specific) and my opinion of international players in this beta has flipped. Before, I was all for them getting in (just like how I'm all for US citizens and euro citizens getting Japanese demo's and vice-versa) but after having played a laggy, horrible game versus a brit host, I have changed my position from for to against (them getting in).

Europeans might have (arguably, tied with Asia atleast) the best connections in the world, but that doesn't mean jack **** when you factor in latency (The time it takes for my packets to get to his host machine for it to register). So seriously, international players, if you must play with us, atleast you could be considerate enough not to be the damn host. This kinda goes for all live enabled games, and shows why country filtering is necessary =/

Neeko @ Aug 29th 2007 4:24PM

@Boff #26.

I understand CAPS arent needed in the email adr. I was just stating what worked for me. With all the problems IW was having with there site. Wouldnt it be reasonable to believe that somehow that couldve been a quirk in their sign up form?

I know its weird but after trying for 10minutes to get past that page then only changing it to NONCAPS and it working i could only ASSUME that was the problem.

i know that dumb and basic but thats what i came up with.