The Finals is heading into a second closed beta.

Embark Studios sets the second beta for The Finals for June 14-21

Embark Studios announced that it will host a second closed beta for The Finals, its competitive shooter game that features team combat.

from June 14 to June 21, Embark Studios is hosting its second closed beta for the team-based, free-to-play shooter that pushes environmental dynamism, destruction, and player freedom.

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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.