Hey everyone,
I know there are some questions and concerns as to how you can get in the C&C 4 beta, and more importantly when. So I will try and fill you on the exact details and keep this short and sweet.
If you are a Red Alert 3 Premier Edition owner
If you registered your RA3 Premier Edition code, then you are on our list of RA3 Premier owners who will be activated for the C&C 4 Beta starting tomorrow (Tuesday). We every Tuesday/Thursday going forward we will open up a larger amount of spots in our C&C 4 beta queue for RA3 Premier Edition owners. A communication will be on our website to inform you, all you will need to do is login in to our site, instructions will be provided, and if you made it in our queue, you'll be in instantly. The number we let in every Tuesday/Thursday will be in the thousands and grow quickly, so do not worry. I am certain everyone who is concerned on these forums will be amongst the first. That starts tomorrow (Tuesday), keep your eyes peeled on our webiste.
If you pre-order Command & Conquer 4
If you pre-order C&C 4 from any of our current supporting online retailers - EA Store, Direct2Drive, Amazon (Germany only), they should send you your promotional code quickly. We have zero control over the retailers, but they have all committed to distributing codes quick. If you bought RA3 Premier, and don't want to wait until tomorrow or for some reason miss the queue before it fills up, you can pre-order C&C 4 and get in. Or, if you didn't buy RA3 Premier, you can pre-order C&C 4 and get in the Beta. Its extremely simple.
If you are a Total Access subscriber on Gamespot
You can in to the C&C 4 beta near instantly. This is a special program Gamespot desired to setup with us, and Gamespot being a massive venue for gamers, we'd be crazy to deny =) That said, we are focusing on getting in RA3 Premier Edition members quickly. We always knew the two programs would clash in close timing.
If you won the Name the Game, Name that Unit contest or another C&C 4 beta contest
You will be let in this week as well.
So, all the above is the process by which YOU can get in to the C&C 4 Beta. I expect anyone on these forums who wants to be in the C&C 4 Beta now, should be by the end of this week via any of the above processes. We will do our best to accommodate in a timely manner. See you in there.
-APOC