Following today’s surprise reveal of the Call of Duty Vanguard alpha is available to play next week for PlayStation gamers, Activision has also shared the Call of Duty Vanguard alpha download links, as well as give players a primer on just what the alpha’s mode — Champion Hill — will be like.
Call of Duty Vanguard Alpha Download Links (Multi-Region):
Schedule: From August 27 at 10AM PT/1PM ET/1AM HKT to August 29 at 10 AM PT/PM ET/1AM HKT
Preloading and Regional Download Links
Preloading will begin on August 23 at 3 AM PT ahead of the Alpha’s scheduled launch on August 27 at 10 AM PT.
Download the free Alpha at the links below for your respective region:
PlayStation 5:
Download Free PS5 Alpha: Americas.
Download Free PS5 Alpha: Europe, Middle East, Australia, or New Zealand.*
Download Free PS5 Alpha: Japan.
Download Free PS5 Alpha: Asia.
PlayStation 4:
Download Free PS4 Alpha: Americas.
Download Free PS4 Alpha: Europe, Middle East, Australia, or New Zealand.*
Download Free PS4 Alpha: Japan.
Download Free PS4 Alpha: Asia.
So what is Champion Hill? Here’s the official primer from Activision:
Champion Hill — The Basics
In 2019, Infinity Ward broke ground through Modern Warfare® Multiplayer with Gunfight, a new mode based on quick-action, close-quarter small-squad combat that is easy to learn but hard to master. For the next two years, both IW and Treyarch continued to innovate, introducing the concept of Gunfight Tournaments to reward the best Duos with exclusive rewards and allowing the mode’s frenetic small-scale maps to see action in more traditional modes like Team Deathmatch in playlists like Face-Off.
Now, Sledgehammer Games introduces Champion Hill, a tournament-style, multi-map and multi-life game mode where tactics and strategy go beyond the pull of a trigger.
In Champion Hill, your squad — either a Duo (2v2) or Trio (3v3) during the Alpha — will compete in a round-robin deathmatch tournament against other squads. Your mission is to reduce all other squads’ life count to zero before your whole squad is eliminated.
Everyone starts with the same Loadout, and while it can be lethal, collecting Cash — earned by taking enemy lives and picking up drops scattered around the map — will allow you to upgrade your starting weapons and purchase new armaments, equipment, Perks, and Killstreaks during Buy Rounds that happen between Combat Rounds.
Champion Hill also takes place on one large map split up into five sections. Specifically, there is a central Buy Station Area and four arenas for Combat Rounds: the Airstrip, the Trainyard, the Market, and the Courtyard. Once you are eliminated, you can watch how the tournament ends from the Buy Station Area spectator platform, but ideally, you survive long enough to see victory for yourself.
There will be an in-depth guide to Champion Hill before the alpha kicks off on August 27!
Will I get anything for participating in the Vanguard alpha test?
All participants will receive a Calling Card and an Emblem, accessible in Call of Duty: Vanguard upon its release – as well as Warzone following the integration of Vanguard – just for being the “tip of the spear” and participating in the Alpha.
How to Access the Alpha
Those who have Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®, Call of Duty®: Warzone™, or Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War installed can access the Call of Duty: Vanguard Alpha through the main menu after it is downloaded.
Within any of those released game’s menus, selecting the Alpha menu blade — to the far left of the main menu screen — either brings you to the Alpha to jump in and play if you’ve already downloaded, or redirects you to its download page on the PS Store.
Once we have more details regarding Champion Hill later this week, we’ll let our readers know.
Source: Call of Duty