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Not tried out the Battlefield 1 beta yet? You've still got time. The Battlefield Twitter account has revealed that the beta will finish on Thursday September 8 so that's another 48 hours or so of World War One action.
The war's not over yet. The Battlefield 1 Open Beta will end on Thursday, September 8. pic.twitter.com/FkWPE9trX9September 5, 2016
It's worth noting though that things might get a bit bumpy. The team will be doing stress tests on the servers to simulate "extreme launch situations." That's a very dramatic way to describe what happens when everyone buys the same game.
Starting today, we are simulating extreme launch situations to test BF1 servers. You may experience downtime throughout the stress test.September 5, 2016
If you haven't already got involved, here are our top tips for the Battlefield 1 beta. You might even still have time to earn those beta exclusive dog tags by reaching level 15. As is always the case, your progress in the beta won't transfer over to the full game.
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Louise Blain is a journalist and broadcaster specialising in gaming, technology, and entertainment. She is the presenter of BBC Radio 3’s monthly Sound of Gaming show and has a weekly consumer tech slot on BBC Radio Scotland. She can also be found on BBC Radio 4, BBC Five Live, Netflix UK's YouTube Channel, and on The Evolution of Horror podcast. As well as her work on GamesRadar, Louise writes for NME, T3, and TechRadar. When she’s not working, you can probably find her watching horror movies or playing an Assassin’s Creed game and getting distracted by Photo Mode.


