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Blackout map in Black Ops 4.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout battle royale beta hits PC/Xbox One on September 14

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Activision and the publisher’s Treyarch studio announced via Twitter today that the Blackout battle royale map of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will have an open beta test starting on September 14. Previously, the developer announced that the PlayStation 4 beta will happen on September 10.

Beta tests are important teasers for game publishers. They help further stoke interest in preorders and on social media. And this is key for Activision, as Call of Duty remains on of its cash cows. Call of Duty: WWII brought in more than $1 billion last year after being on the market just seven weeks.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.