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Update: The giveaway has been triggered. The winners have been notified via e-mail. Only those ones who got a key will be notified. Thanks for entering.
Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War's PC beta went live today after spending a few days on PlayStation 4 exclusively last week. Now it's our turn, and we've got 300 keys to distribute. Want one? Enter your email address into the form below, and we'll randomly select winners to receive codes. (Note - we don't retain email addresses in this form, it's purely for sending a key directly to winners.)
The beta ends October 19 at 10AM PT, so in the interest of giving you as much time as possible with the beta, we'll begin sending out keys to winners today just two hours after this post goes up, at 5:30 PM Eastern time. Make sure you enter by then. If you miss out, Cold War goes into open beta on October 17.
If it's helpful, here's the minimum system requirements for the beta:
- OS: Windows 7 64-Bit (SP1) or Windows 10 64-Bit (1803 or later)
- CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k or AMD equivalent.
- Video: Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 2GB / GTX 1650 4GB or AMD Radeon HD 7950.
- RAM: 8GB RAM
- HDD: 45GB HD space
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
- Requires DirectX 12 compatible system
And the recommended specs:
- OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest Service Pack)
- CPU: Intel Core i7 4770k or AMD equivalent
- Video: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB / GTX 1660 Super 6GB or AMD Radeon R9 390 / AMD RX 580
- RAM: 16GB RAM
- HDD: 45GB HD space
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
- Requires DirectX 12 compatible system
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Evan's a hardcore FPS enthusiast who joined PC Gamer way back in 2008. After an era spent publishing reviews, news, and cover features, he now oversees editorial operations for PC Gamer worldwide, including setting policy, training, and editing stories written by the wider team. His most-played FPSes are Hunt: Showdown, Team Fortress 2, Team Fortress Classic, Rainbow Six Siege, and Counter-Strike. His first multiplayer FPS was Quake 2, played on serial LAN in his uncle's basement, the ideal conditions for instilling a lifelong fondness for fragging.

