COD Vanguard Alpha Test Out on PlayStation Next Week, Multiplayer Reveal Sept 7, Beta Schedule Revealed

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As promised, during today’s Call of Duty League Championship Weekend, Sledgehammer Games gave us all a sneak peek at Call of Duty Vanguard! Not only did we get a new trailer for the game, but it’s been announced during the reveal that the COD Vanguard Champion Hill alpha will be available for PlayStation gamers this coming week!

Outside of the trailer and alpha, Sledgehammer Games also revealed the multiplayer reveal date which is September 7! We also got the full beta schedule available as well.

COD Vanguard Alpha Schedule:

  • Pre-load: August 23 at 3AM PT/6AM PT/6PM HKT
  • Live launch date: August 27 at 10AM PT/1PM ET/1AM HKT

So, what’s Champion HIll? It’s a mix of battle royale, and the Gunfight mode introduced in Modern Warfare 2019! Eight teams will face off in four arenas (maps), and the last team standing wins!

During the stream, the open beta schedule has also been announced!

Speaking of beta, we just reported that for those playing the beta on PS5, you’ll be using the PS4 game client for the beta per Activision’s listing.

Call of Duty Vanguard will be released this November 5 on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

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