{"id":110275,"date":"2020-03-13T16:16:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T16:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=436599"},"modified":"2020-03-13T16:16:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T16:16:46","slug":"final-closed-beta-of-bleeding-edge-available-now-with-xbox-game-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/03\/13\/final-closed-beta-of-bleeding-edge-available-now-with-xbox-game-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"Final closed beta of Bleeding Edge available now with Xbox Game Pass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- .entry-social --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-main entry-main--post entry-main--post-no-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-xbox-summary\">\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The second and final closed beta for <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleedingedge.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Bleeding Edge<\/a><\/em> is available starting at 11 a.m. PT today<\/li>\n<li>The <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleedingedge.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Bleeding Edge<\/a><\/em> closed beta will also be available through the Project xCloud preview on Android phones and tablets<\/li>\n<li>Join the Xbox On team today from 12:00 p.m. \u2013 3:00 p.m. PT (7:00 p.m.-10 p.m. GMT) as they host the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleedingedge.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Bleeding Edge<\/a><\/em> Rumble on Mixer!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The final <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleedingedge.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Bleeding Edge<\/a><\/em> closed beta is upon us and kicks off later today and runs through March 16! If you\u2019d like to get involved, you can pre-order on BleedingEdge.com or play with Xbox Game Pass. <\/p>\n<p>The <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleedingedge.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Bleeding Edge<\/a><\/em> closed beta will also be available through the Project xCloud preview on Android phones and tablets! If you\u2019re interested in signing up to participate in the Project xCloud preview, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/xbox-game-streaming\/project-xcloud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">xbox.com\/projectxcloud<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I pre-install?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes! The beta app is now ready for pre-install for Xbox One,<br \/>\nWindows 10, and Xbox Game Pass. All players will need to pre-install or update<br \/>\ntheir beta app, even if you were playing in our February beta.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When can I play?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The beta starts on Friday March 13 and will run until Monday, March 16. For your local start and end times, check the map below or use your preferred conversion tool.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/final-closed-beta-of-bleeding-edge-available-now-with-xbox-game-pass.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-133076\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s new in the second beta?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve made some changes and added new features to the second beta based on your feedback from the first beta. Your feedback goes a long way to helping us make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleedingedge.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><em>Bleeding Edge<\/em><\/a> awesome, so please continue to share your thoughts with us via the Discord or the forums!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In-game music (experimental)<\/li>\n<li>Improved pacing of Power Collection game mode<\/li>\n<li>Variety of performance optimisations: lag,<br \/>\nstability, frame rate<\/li>\n<li>Overhauled leaver penalty system<\/li>\n<li>Balancing tweaks &amp; new mods for fighters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out our full patch notes <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.bleedingedge.com\/topic\/784\/bleeding-edge-closed-beta-second-patch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do I get for pre-ordering?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you pre-order <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleedingedge.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><em>Bleeding Edge<\/em><\/a>, you\u2019ll be granted access to this upcoming closed beta, and you\u2019ll also get the bonus Punk Pack of in-game cosmetic items! The Punk Pack contains the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Punk Rock Ni\u0111h\u00f6ggr Skin<\/li>\n<li>Butterpunk Buttercup Skin<\/li>\n<li>Outrider ZeroCool Skin<\/li>\n<li>Rioter\u2019s Hoverboard<\/li>\n<li>Make Your Mark in-game Sticker Pack<\/li>\n<li>Three bonus emotes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you play Xbox Game Pass in the launch week (between March<br \/>\n24-31) you\u2019ll also be entitled to the Punk Pack!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join us live with Xbox On!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re joining forces with the Xbox On team on Friday, March 13 at 12:00 p.m. \u2013 3:00 p.m. PT (7:00 p.m.-10 p.m. GMT) to host the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleedingedge.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><em>Bleeding Edge<\/em><\/a> Rumble! The Rumble will pit four special guests against the community in the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleedingedge.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Bleeding Edge<\/a><\/em> battle arenas. There will be goodies to give away, quizzes, 4v4 combat carnage, and guaranteed shenanigans. Watch live at <a href=\"https:\/\/mixer.com\/xboxon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">mixer.com\/xboxon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you\u2019ll join us in the closed beta this weekend, and we\u2019ll see you later this month for the launch of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleedingedge.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><em>Bleeding Edge<\/em><\/a> on March 24! <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .main-content --> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary The second and final closed beta for Bleeding Edge is available starting at 11 a.m. PT today The Bleeding Edge closed beta will also be available through the Project xCloud preview on Android phones and tablets Join the Xbox On team today from 12:00 p.m. \u2013 3:00 p.m. PT (7:00 p.m.-10 p.m. GMT) as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[50,56],"class_list":["post-110275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-microsoft-news","tag-recent-news","tag-xbox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}