Black Ops 3 PC and Xbox One beta dated

Pre-orders on both platforms get early access in August.

Activision and Treyarch have just confirmed that the beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 on Xbox One and PC is set to run from August 26 - 30, offering players their first taste of the incoming shooter ahead of its release on all platforms on November 6. To access the beta on either platform (and on PS4) you'll need to pre-order the game. Here's what we thought of it when we went hands-on at a recent event, plus you can keep scrolling down for our E3 interview with Treyarch's David Vonderhaar.

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