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CoD: Black Ops 3 multiplayer beta dated for Xbox One and PC

Arrives one week after the PS4 version.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3's multiplayer beta will arrive for pre-order customers on Xbox One and PC 26th August, where it will last until 30th August.

Comparatively, the PS4 version's multiplayer beta will go live one week earlier, on 19th August.

These days PlayStation platforms get Call of Duty DLC 30 days before anywhere else, an arrangement publisher Activision used to have with Microsoft regarding the popular FPS series.

Black Ops 3 will feature a story campaign with optional four-player co-op, along with a Zombies mode staring Jeff Goldblum and Ron Perlman. Set in a jazzy 1940's noir-inspired world, this will be the first Zombies mode to feature its own XP progression system.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 will arrive 6th November on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Cover image for YouTube videoBlack Ops 3 Campaign Co-op and Multiplayer gameplay - E3 2015 Sony Conference