Evil Dead: The Game – 2nd Closed Beta begins April 22nd!

twoodcock

3 years ago

This weekend from April 22^nd to April 24^th, we’re excited to invite all Xbox Insiders on Xbox to join the Evil Dead: The Game – Closed Beta for the second time. If you haven’t already joined, sign up now to secure your spot in the playtest.

Play as characters from throughout the Evil Dead universe and work together in a game loaded with over-the-top co-op and PVP multiplayer action! Fight for the forces of good or take control of the powerful Kandarian Demon to hunt Ash and other players while possessing Deadites, the environment, and even the survivors themselves as you seek to swallow their souls!

The 2^nd playtest includes new updates to the game. Please come check these out and give us your feedback. The new updates include:

Improved overall performance including fixes to freezes or stutters
Balance changes for Survivors and Demons to ensure a more balanced gameplay
Fixed an issue that caused input loss and HUD loss
Fixed multiple issues related to skills on the skill tree
Added all language localizations
Reduced the time needed to interact with pick-ups to be collected
Demons no longer get a level up when a survivor disconnects from the match

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

Sign-in on your Xbox console and launch the Xbox Insider Hub app (or install the Xbox Insider Hub from the Store first if necessary).
Navigate to Previews > Evil Dead: The Game – BETA.
Select Join.
Wait for the registration to complete to secure your spot for the Closed Beta!

NOTE: Evil Dead: The Game – BETA begins on April 22^nd at 10 AM PT. Joining now secures your spot for the playtest. Return to the Xbox Insider Hub on April 22^nd and select Show in Store to begin installing the game. You’ll also receive an Xbox Insider notification when the playtest begins.

NOTE: Limited space is available and offered first-come first-served.

NOTE: This playtest is confidential and we ask that you do not share gameplay or stream content. Please refer to the Terms of Use when joining for more information.

Playtest Times:

Start: April 22^nd, 10:00 AM PT (5:00 PM GMT)

End: April 24^th, 11:59 PM PT (6:59 AM GMT)

How to Provide Feedback

If you experience any issues while playing the Evil Dead: The Game – BETA, don’t forget to use “Report a problem” so we can investigate:

Hold down the home button on your Xbox One controller.
Select Report a problem.
Select the Games category and Evil Dead: The Game – BETA subcategory.
Fill out the form with the appropriate details to help our investigation.

Other resources:

For more information: follow us on Twitter at @XboxInsider and this blog for release notes, announcements and more. And feel free to interact with the community on the Xbox Insider SubReddit.