Forget every single game you’ve ever been psyched about. Seriously, like even the ones you told your friends were groundbreaking and had them rolling their eyes. Call of Duty? Nah, out. Marathon? Goodbye. Battlefield 6? Meh. It’s all about Splitgate 2 right now. I mean, ever since the first Splitgate dropped, merging Halo and Portal vibes into some weirdly perfect game soup, I’ve been hooked. Sure, it was a diamond in the rough, more like a cool prototype than a full-fledged experience. But now? Now they’re getting it right with Splitgate 2. And here’s the kicker: the open beta? It’s on. No end date. Play forever. Well, basically.
Okay, picture this: I jumped into Splitgate 2 a while back during some playtest thing. The game’s running on Unreal Engine 5 now, so it’s like walking through a world painted by wizard-coders. Smooth, colorful, better everything. That signature gunplay is all there, with some wicked new skills to play around with thanks to the whole class abilities jazz. Portals are still the main attraction — like a circus act that requires a PhD to master. But spectacular.
Look, I get it. Making a game live—alive?—in today’s crazy market needs more than just hope. The team at 1047 Games seems to know that. They’re tossing in all these game modes and maps like candy at a parade. Whether you’re into old-school shooting matches or more chaotic 24-player madness, you’re covered. Maps? Oh yeah, fresh ones in the beta too. And did I mention the Borealis? Some fancy new weapon — a chargeable carbine. Sounds like a mouthful, but it’s awesome.
Oh! Almost forgot. They’ve got this neat trick where you can go bounty hunting for the game devs while you’re playing. They’re marked by these ‘flaming disco ball’ outfits, so they’re not exactly hiding. Take one down, and you score a special skin. Like a trophy. A digital, virtual, sort of bragging-rights trophy.
Now, here’s the cherry: there’s this Lab mode — pretty much like Halo’s Forge. You can make your own crazy maps. Bring your friends, have a group project going. Up to 16 brainiacs on one idea. Imagine the mayhem. Perfect for those lorem ipsum kinda days when you’ve got more creativity than you know what to do with.
Anyway, Splitgate 2’s open beta is live, right here, right now. It won’t disappear till the game officially launches this summer. And your hard-earned progress isn’t just poofed into pixels; it sticks. You can jump into this world on PC, Steam Deck, Xbox, Playstation… pretty much all the tech toys.
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