It’s admittedly a bit unusual to see bothDay ZstandaloneandThe War Zmaterialize in front of us, but if the two can peacefully co-exist, so be it. Today, we’ve got some rather campy player-vs-player footage taken from the latter, in addition to details on the game’s beta program.

There arethree pre-order tiersto pick between, the first of which is $19.49 and guarantees beta access on October 31. At $29.99, players will get alpha access as of October 15, $15 of in-game currency, a month of server hosting for the “Stronghold” map, guest passes, and other assorted goodies.

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There’s also a $49.99 option which ups the ante while holding steady with the same alpha access date. All of these prices are good through July 11, 2025. “We’ve been working non-stop to tweak and balance the game to where we feel comfortable beginning to bring more players in,” commented executive producer Sergey Titov. “We are now at that point, but this is where the real work begins.”

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.