The End Drawth Nih: COD4 Beta Ends 9/30

"Call of Duty 4 Beta Ends Sept. 30
Level cap to be raised two days before it closes.
By Kris Pigna, 09/21/2007
If you were one of the lucky few to get into the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare multiplayer beta, you know by now it's on track to be one of the best Xbox Live experiences yet. But that sweet, succulent taste of tactical military action will soon be coming to an end -- on the blog of Infinity Ward Community Relations Manager Robert Bowling (aka fourzerotwo), he announced the beta will close on September 30.

It's not all bad news, though, as Bowling also announced the level cap (currently at 16) will be raised to 25 on September 28. That only leaves two days to reach it, but at least it'll unlock all the weapons, perks and challenges available in the beta, including the G3 assault rifle and Dragunov sniper rifle.

Bowling also addressed some of the tweaks they've made to the final game thanks to the beta, including adding a sensitivity slider, cracking down on map exploits, and improving matchmaking optimization to reduce lag (which he says will also help with some of the questionable hit-detection players have complained about). As for how close the game is to being finished, Bowling hints, "Are We Gold Yet? I'll leave the final official word to any press releases Activision would like to send out, but let's just say, I've received a few congratulatory emails from both Sony of America for PS3 and Microsoft certification for the Xbox 360."

Now, if you're not one of the lucky few to get in the beta, be sure to watch our recent impressions to see what you've been missing. Then be content in knowing you can't fully appreciate how hard the month-long wait until Call of Duty 4's release on November 5th will be. At least there's some sort of Halo 3 something or other to tide us all over, right?"1UP...

Since Halo 3 comes out on September 25th and according to numbers over 1 million people have pre-ordered the game; it stands to reason that this won't be too bad. But two days to go up 5 levels; obviously a focus on the BIG FANS is in full effect.