It's here! The new Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Beta 2 is underway. The new beta adds a new map -- Valley -- which features four new GDF vehicles to try out. Keys are limited, although some keys are being reserved just for FilePlanet subscribers.

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Of course, if you're already in the beta and already have a key, you can just Download the New Beta Client.


The new map rages across picturesque Yosemite Valley in the United States. Strogg agents are attempting to poison the water supply here to make the inhabitants susceptible to Stroggification... unless the GDF can put a stop to it. This is a GDF offensive map, starting in the Southern part of the valley and loaded with vehicles. Engineers can set up forward bases and rebuild the bridges in order to claw their way across the map.

New vehicles are available -- my favorite being the gunboat, which the GDF can use to rapidly swing up and down the valley via water. Of course, here at FilePlanet, we've only gotten a taste of the new map. The real action happens this weekend once the servers fill up with Strogg and GDF fighters.

During the first beta, everyone spent some time getting a feel for the game. Lots of people ignored the map objectives just to play around with the different weapons or classes. I'm predicting that that won't be the case this time around; get to know the map quick, because the combat is going to be brutal!


Aside from FilePlanet, the epicenter of the Quake world this weekend is near Dallas, Texas, where QuakeCon 2007 is already underway. GameSpy's got a man on the scene -- Check out GameSpy's QuakeCon Coverage, which includes previews of other maps that will be in the full game. While playing the Quake Wars beta this weekend, you might run across QuakeCon guests partying hard on the Internet servers...


There are a limited number of keys for this beta. We've set aside a number of keys for subscribers, but both subscriber and non-subscriber keys will go fast. Hop into the Beta!

      -Fargo