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Weekend one of the Modern Warfare 4 beta ends at 6pm BST on Tuesday 25 August: level 20 is the ceiling and only cosmetic rewards carry over. Weekend two opens on Friday 28 August, free for everyone, including Switch 2.
Riot is ending active development of 2XKO at the end of 2026. Purchases on or before 20 August are being refunded. Cosmetics stay in accounts, and servers stay on past 2026 on the current plan.
Modern Warfare 4's Early Access beta runs 21-25 August for pre-orders on PS5, Xbox and PC. The open beta is 28 August to 1 September, including Switch 2, with no pre-order required.
Hands-on previews of Patrice Désilets' long-awaited passion project paint a picture of a gorgeous, historically obsessive world let down by combat that isn't ready for prime time.
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