Over the weekend we three were in deep thought over which of the wonderful entries we received in the "You and your PS3" would reign supreme over the others. And after much deliberation, we finally decided upon this entry titled "Anything can be a weapon if you're holding it right.":
This was submitted by our very own resident forum barbarian, Nome. Congratulations!
CCP CmdrWang just updated us on the status of Fanfest attendees PSN codes distribution as well as MPT opt-ins:
Dear Players,
We will begin to send PSN vouchers to our Fanfest attendees next Wednesday, May 16th and to selected EVE Online players who have registered for the MPT soon after. We apologize for the slight delay, but are looking forward to seeing more of you in the DUST 514 Closed Beta soon.
The DUST 514 Development Team
If you've seen our previous announcement about us giving away some beta keys, the wait is now over. Submissions are now open!
For DUST 514 Art, submit here.
For photos of you and your PS3, submit here.
For submissions of why you're DUST 514's biggest fan, submit here.
Please make sure you submit your entries to the right sections. If you don't, chances are your entry won't judged!
In addition, we have decided to extend the due dates of all the contests by a day. As such, these are the new closing dates:
DUST 514 Art: 13/05 (Sunday)
You and your PS3: 11/05 (Friday)
DUST 514's biggest fan: 12/05 (Saturday)
To all of you entering, good luck!
Yes, that’s right. We have a grand total of three beta keys to give away to the lucky winners. So how do you get your hands on them? Well, read on and find out for yourself.
The time has come for you to put all your brain cells at work for one single goal: Name a monkey for a beta key!
CCP Navigator posted on EVE Online forums about the current state of beta and what "Replication" is going to bring!
Downloads: Dropbox - mp3, iTunes - CAST 514, Zune - CAST 514 and CAST 514 RSS Feed.
CAST 514 Episode 5 is all bout the community and DUST 514 Community Manager! Special PC & PS3 guests: Rhapsodyy, Cazaderon, Rucdoc and Numbz, as well as special interview with CCP CmdrWang, DUST 514 Community Manager in "Life of a Community Manager" feature. Enjoy!
Hosts: Broadcastorm & Grideris.
CCP Navigator just posted on EVE Online site to clarify when fanfest attendees can expect to get into the beta and play. Here is what he had to say:
In traditional or mainstream FPS games, the mission area, i.e. the layout of objectives, structures, and spawn locations, are fairly static, thus making missions predictable after playing them a few times.
Update #1: It seems that you guys broke it! CCP knows about this issue (when you press Continue - nothing happens) and are working hard to fix it! "beta redeem page is experiencing tech issues. We are looking into it." -@CCP_CmdrWang
Update #2: Page is fully functional and you should receive your email saying that you are in a pool of testers from this point.
The wait is over, Fanfest 2012 attendees! Redeem page just went live and you can enter your beta codes that you received in Iceland. Enjoy your beta, and keep in mind that you are under NDA so don't record any videos, post screenshots or talk about your experience outside of DUST 514 official forums! Also, this means that brand new build of DUST 514 will be deployed on servers and that you will be able to experience even better beta than the one that was at Fanfest - with a lot of bug fixes and additional features.
Keep in mind that you still need to receive your PSN code to get the game itself on your PS3 - and that code should arrive soon to your inbox. Give it a few days! Sit back and relax now.
We will see you on the battlefield!
