Summary

  • The open beta for Splitgate 2, the shooter that conflates Halo and Portal, has commenced, giving players the chance to try out new features ahead of the full launch.
  • The most notable new addition is The Lab, the map creator, which allows users to make and share custom maps and game modes.
  • Also available in the beta is Takedown, a team-based mode where respawn times are shorter upon killing an opponent, and longer when the player is killed; Stadium 2.0, a remade map from the original; and new 24-player onslaught maps for those who enjoy the chaos of larger battles.
  • There’s also Hunt the Devs, an achievement to find 1047 Developers playing with a special skin can be exchanged for a Dev Killer skin for a respective faction.
  • One more surprise is promised, to be revealed at 1.0 launch, with no release date set yet.

By Oisin Kuhnke

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