Call of Duty: World at War developer Treyarch have announced today that there will be a multiplayer beta of the game on PC and Xbox 360, with the 360 version beginning today. There are various ways to get hold of your very own beta key (X360 version, PC details will be released later):

• Pre-order the game from UK game retailer GAME
• Register as a member on the official CoD site
• Claim yours from Eurogamer

From the press release:

The Call of Duty: World at War multiplayer betas will provide players with an opportunity to play as U.S. Marines, German Wehrmacht, Japanese Imperial Army and Russian Red Army factions in a variety of game types (Team Death Match, Free-For-All, Capture the Flag and War), across three different maps:

• Castle: The Imperial Japanese Army faces off against the Marine Raiders in a daytime battle, located on the grounds of an ancient, Japanese castle.
• Makin: The U.S. Marine Raiders square off against the Imperial Japanese Army in a nighttime fight, set in an outpost on the Makin Atoll in the Pacific.
• Roundhouse: The Wehrmact will fight the Red Army to the bitter end in a daytime struggle that features tank and infantry combat, set in a desolate, war-torn European train depot.

The betas will last for a few weeks; however, the full battle will commence on 14th November, 2008 when Call of Duty: World at War is released to retailers nationwide.

In the meantime, here’s a gallery of all of the press shots that have been released so far, in gloriously high resolution. Image popups are huge, but still scaled down slightly, so feel free to right-click / save image as if necessary.

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