Activision Publishing, Inc. and developer Treyarch has just made it known that the multiplayer beta for Call of Duty: World at War on the Xbox 360 has just been launched. This also means console gamers will be able to snag themselves a token as long as they pre-order the game from North American GameStop retail locations or take the online route. Fans who register to become members here also qualify themselves to receive a token, but these will be limited in supply so it is a case of first come, first served. Gamers on the Windows platform will have to hold the fort a little bit longer since the multiplayer beta will be rolled out in due time.

The Call of Duty: World at War multiplayer betas will provide players with an opportunity to play as U.S. Marines, German Wehrmacht, Japanese Imperial Army and Russian Red Army factions in a variety of game types (Team Death Match, Free-For-All, Capture the Flag and War), across three different maps :-

• Castle: The Imperial Japanese Army faces off against the Marine Raiders in a daytime battle, located on the grounds of an ancient, Japanese castle.
• Makin: The U.S. Marine Raiders square off against the Imperial Japanese Army in a nighttime fight, set in an outpost on the Makin Atoll in the Pacific.
• Roundhouse: The Wehrmact will fight the Red Army to the bitter end in a daytime struggle that features tank and infantry combat, set in a desolate, war-torn European train depot.

These betas will last for a few weeks, so why not give yourself a first taste of the action? Full battle will commence come November 11, 2008 when Call of Duty: World at War is released to retailers nationwide.

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