Call of Duty: Rise of the Hive Beta

"You're early, my friend. Armoury don't open up until December 15th, but since you're here, let me introduce you to something... but you can't tell anyone because I'll get in trouble. I got the Call of Duty: Rise of the Hive Beta. Here, you can experience the Campaign Prologue as well as dive into the Multiplayer with two maps and several modes. And there are no Zombies sneak peeks! Anyways that's about it, my silent friend. Enjoy your Beta and hope to see you when the Armoury opens cause I'll have a surprise for ya."

- Beta Introduction by Mr. Tachibana, owner of the Armoury

The Call of Duty: Rise of the Hive Beta was a beta build of Call of Duty: Rise of the Hive available exclusively for players who pre-ordered the game's Pre-order or Complete Editions. If physically pre-ordered, retailers would email players the code and if digital, they would receive a code on November 3rd, two days before the beta started.

Prologue
The "Prologue" is the first mission in Rise of the Hive.

Overview

After temporarily stopping the Hive, Four Survivors are approached by 501st Corporation Captain Haley Marcy Rose and are told that the remaining forces of the Shadows of Darkness and Red Star Federation have come together in order to locate the remnants of the Hive as well as finding and neutralizing the defected Hive Emperor.

Characters
 * POTUS Anakin Nakamura
 * Jimmy Fox
 * Commander Casey Lee Hall
 * Yozhikov "Richtofen"
 * Haley Marcy Rose (NPC Companion)

Multiplayer
The Multiplayer mode includes only two maps and several modes from the full game. Along with the game's full roster of weapons. Infected A.I. appear in all modes but Search & Destroy.

Weapons
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Assault rifles

 * SAR-21
 * AK-12
 * M416
 * Aug A3
 * AR-160
 * G36C
 * SA80
 * AN94
 * SCAR-L
 * DTa-45 assault
 * DT-50 assault rifle
 * TX-82 carbine rifle
 * F2000
 * L85A2
 * CZ-805
 * AK-5C
 * MTAR-21

Submachine guns

 * PDW-R
 * CZ-3A1
 * PP-2000
 * MP5
 * UMP-45
 * P90
 * Spectre M4
 * K-Vector
 * MPX-24 SMG
 * PX90 SMG
 * PPSX-41 SMG
 * MP-40 Mark II
 * JS2
 * MP7
 * MX4

Light machine guns

 * QBB-95-1
 * M240B
 * LSAT
 * RPK
 * MG-4
 * DTm-240 LMG
 * TXR-98A HMG
 * M2-Browning X1 HMG
 * QJY-88
 * RPK-12
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Shotguns

 * UTS-15
 * DBV-12
 * M1014
 * KSG
 * SPAS-12
 * Remington 870
 * Shorty 12G

Sniper rifles

 * M40A5
 * CS-LR4
 * SRR-61 Intervention
 * M39 DMR
 * V-61 sniper rifle
 * M98B Mark II
 * AMR-2
 * Scout Tactical Elite
 * SR338
 * SCAR-H SV

Pistols

 * P226
 * M93R
 * QSZ-92
 * .44 Magnum
 * Compact 45
 * Glock 17
 * FN57
 * CZ75
 * TF-19
 * MP-443 Grach
 * X44 Revolver
 * M9x Mark II
 * TX-46 pistol
 * FX-57 sidearm
 * MP-412
 * DEagle

Launchers

 * M32 MGL
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Maps

 * Compound - An abandoned Red Star Federation research compound infested with Infected. Fight in wide-open spaces outside and intense close quarters combat within. 501st Corporation vs. Shadows of Darkness
 * Docks - The city of Bilbao was near by a dormant Hive colony, and when they were awakened, the city was overrun. Fight at long to medium range with lots of cover within close quarter combat. 501st Corporation vs. Shadows of Darkness.

Modes

 * Team Deathmatch - Classic Call of Duty gameplay. Two teams of six battle it out in a skirmish. Victory at 75 kills.
 * Search & Destroy - A brawl of attackers and defenders choosing the fate of two missile stockpiles. Two teams of six battle it out. Victory at four points.
 * Free For All - Its every man for himself! Fight against seven other players, including Infected!
 * Capture the Intel - Capture the enemy's intel to score. Two teams of six with victory at six points.

Trivia

 * Participating in the beta will reward players with the Tachibana weapon camouflage, T-100 SWV and the Mr. Tachibana skin when the game is released.