Rare’s closed beta for Sea of Thieves is set to go live today. Or rather, it was “live” as of a few hours ago. Players on the game’s sub-Reddit have reported their inability to play the beta. This is manifested in the “You’re Too Early” message on Xbox One.

The developer acknowledges the issues and says it’s investigating. One method to gain closed beta access is by preordering the game and Rare is currently looking into possible issues for Xbox One and Windows 10 consumers who preordered.

In the meantime, release notes for the latest closed beta are available. Xbox One players will need to download 7.40 GB while Windows 10 users required a 13.30 GB download. There’s only one Trading Company available (the Gold Hoarders) and changes have been made to the progression and economy. If journeys turn out to be longer, shop prices doubled to account for more rewards or cursed chests appearing more abundantly (or less), then just remember that it’s a beta.

Sea of Thieves is currently slated to release on March 20th for Xbox One and Windows 10.

We're still investigating ongoing issues with launching the Closed Beta. Until then, please check our resources for solutions:

Closed Beta FAQ: https://t.co/k3zeuFHgO3

Installation Support:https://t.co/xLQYO1zZpb

Thanks for your patience!

— Sea of Thieves (@SeaOfThieves) January 24, 2018

Phoenix Labs’ Dauntless has been gathering some attention, mostly because it’s very Monster Hunter-like but available for PC, a platform the franchise has traditionally avoided. If you’re interested in trying the game, then you’re in luck – the closed beta has recently begun and it’s possible to gain access with a Founder’s Pack available on the official site.

The $40 option includes Closed Beta access, a “champion status” that lasts for 90 days and confers more drops from Behemoths. You also get some consumable items, a title to be used in-game, a forum icon and exclusive flare. Then there’s the $70 pack which has all of the above with 10 Chromo Cores and 10 Transmog Stones.

Dauntless still doesn’t have a release date but it will be available as a free to play game by 2017 end. There will also be an open beta at some point but Phoenix Labs isn’t saying when. As it stands, there will be regular updates and content for the game including new weapons, Behemoths and story missions so you won’t be running out of things to do.

Gazillion Entertainment confirmed recently that its action RPG Marvel Heroes Omega would be heading to PS4 and Xbox One. The closed beta for the PS4 version is now set to begin on April 21st with information on the Xbox One closed beta to follow later.

If you purchase any of the Founder’s Packs from the PlayStation Store or the official website, then you’ll gain closed beta access. For PlayStation Plus subscribers taking part in the closed, there are other benefits including discounts on in-game currency, limited time access to certain heroes and a Daredevil costume for free.

Marvel Heroes has been available on PC since 2013 with Omega being the latest version will all of the different modes, updates, content and campaign included. It’s had a fairly decent following thus far so it’s not surprising to see it head to consoles. The full game currently doesn’t have a release date for PS4 and Xbox One.

Blizzard Entertainment’s closed beta for Overwatch has received a new patch, roughly 1.5 GB, which adds a ton of new features to the game.

These include an expansion of Play of the Game to include different kinds of “moments”, comparing with others to find the best; the new Highlights which are essentially clips that players will receive once finishing the match with up to five stored in a single session; a new map with Route 66; and a new mode called Weekly Brawl which creates a different custom game with varying rules (similar to Tavern Brawl from Hearthstone). Though it’s on a weekly rotation, the mode will change daily during the closed beta.

That’s not all. Players will also now receive an experience bonus when completing multiple matches together. Joining a match in progress no longer nets you a loss if you fail but it will grant a win if you succeed in turning things around (along with additional EXP). Be wary though – leaving a match in progress grants a loss to your record and doing so continuously results in a penalty to EXP gained in future matches.

Check out the full patch notes here – there’s certainly a lot to go through with changes and balances to heroes also made.

Taking a break from the open beta for Tom Clancy’s The Division and happened to pre-order IO Interactive’s Hitman on PC? You’re in luck then because the closed beta is now live for PC after launching a week prior on PS4.

The closed beta includes a prologue mission exploring Agent 47’s induction into the ICA and his first meeting with handler Diana Burnwood. There are also two “free-form” training hits which encourage you to attempt different means to assassinate your targets. Though the full game won’t require you to always be online, you’ll require a constant Internet connection for the closed beta.

The PC closed beta began on February 19th at 8 AM PST/11 AM EST and will conclude on February 22nd, 8 AM PST/11 AM EST. Hitman will be releasing on March 11th for Xbox One, PS4 and PC. If you happened to try the beta out already, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and stay tuned for more.

DICE has released a new trailer for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst after teasing an announcement earlier this week. If you were wondering what shenanigans good ol’ Faith Connors gets into, then you won’t be disappointed. Check it out below.

What’s a bigger surprise is the announcement of a closed beta for the game on Xbox One, PS4 and PC. You need an EA account aka Origin to register for the beta and there’s no guarantee that you’ll receive access. It also seems that a constant internet connection will be required and in-game progress will not carry over into the full game. Details on the starting date for the beta have not been revealed as of yet.

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst will be releasing on May 24th for PS4, Xbox One and PC. What are your thoughts on the gameplay footage and the announcement of a closed beta? Let us now your thoughts below in the comments and stay tuned for more information.

Ubisoft’s closed beta for Tom Clancy’s The Division is currently undergoing maintenance, likely to prepare it for launch on PS4 and PC platforms. The maintenance period began at 1 AM PST and is expected to last for three hours. After this, the beta will be live for all platforms.

The PS4 and PC beta will start at 12 PM GMT /7 AM EST/4 AM PST while the Xbox One version already went live yesterday at 1 AM PST. Thus far, we managed to experience the first main missions, side-quests, a small portion of the city map and a healthy amount of Dark Zone PvP gameplay. It’s been a pretty wild ride thus far and we can’t wait to see what the full game holds in store for players.

Ubisoft also announced post-launch updates for The Division yesterday, which includes three expansions packs with the Season Pass. The Division will be out on March 8th for Xbox One, PS4 and PC.

The closed beta for Tom Clancy’s The Division is nearly upon us with pre-loading having gone live for the Xbox One today. It’s 25.82 GB which is slightly smaller than the PC version. GamingBolt has access to the PS4 version of The Division and we can reveal that the PS4 version of the closed beta will be 26.099 GB. It should be interesting to see what differences arise from both console versions and the PC version.

The Division beta will be going live on January 28th for Xbox One and January 29th for PC and PS4. The closed beta will be ending on January 31st. Ubisoft Massive has reportedly fixed more than 10,000 bugs from the alpha along with expanding on the Dark Zone, improving weapon balance and the user interface.

The full game releases on March 8th. Are you taking part in The Division‘s closed beta? Let us know in the comments and stay tuned for more information from the beta along with our impressions of the same.

Blizzard Entertainment’s beta for multiplayer shooter Overwatch will be taking place on October 27th in the America regions, according to a recent announcement. The closed beta will begin with a few players and eventually add more with tests coming to Europe and then to Asia later.

There will also be beta test weekends for the game which will consist of a larger group of players in order to test the capacity of server hardware for heavy loads. Beta test weekends will be available worldwide shortly after the end of the upcoming Blizzcon. You can sign up for the beta here, after which you will receive an email for either the closed beta or beta test weekend.

Overwatch was announced last year by Blizzard Entertainment and will be the company’s first competitive FPS featuring a large cast of heroes to play as. It’s expected to launch sometime in 2016 for PC. Stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks.

343 Industries is still working feverishly to fix the matchmaking issues that plague Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Despite some improvements after launch, there are plenty of problems that multiplayer fans continue to face.

The developer promised a new update and a closed beta test to see how it panned out. However, not only has the update been delayed but 343 Industries is now evaluating “the timing and need” for it all.

“As this update contains the biggest changes to the Matchmaking system yet, we’ve identified that additional time and testing is required. We are currently evaluating both timing and need for a CU beta with the Xbox One Preview program, as well as the final public release date in February.”

What are your thoughts on this delay as well as the ambiguity of the closed beta for the update? How has your experience been with Halo: The Master Chief Collection since launch? As always, let us know in the comments.