Every weekend, Windows Central livestreams an Xbox One or Steam game for 1-2 hours and gives out free games to the cool people who join us during the stream.
It's like a live podcast, only you also get to watch a game while chatting with our awesome readers and viewers!
Tonight at 9pm Eastern (8pm CT, 6pm PT, 2am GMT) on Mixer, we'll be playing the Call of Duty: WWII private multiplayer beta. We're also giving out twenty beta codes and three Xbox gift cards! Read on for quick impressions and contest details.
Call of Duty: WWII private beta
Call of Duty: WWII, developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision, is the first World War II-themed Call of Duty in years. It won't be out until November, but a special private multiplayer beta is running now through September 4.
This beta provides a brief glimpse at Headquarters, Call of Duty: WWII's brand-new base mode. Additionally, it provides access to five multiplayer game types:
- Team Deathmatch
- Domination
- Hardpoint
- Mosh Pit
- War
Of those game types, War is new for this installment. War is objective-based, with one team on offense and the other defending. The flow of the match has an actual progression to it that resembles Overwatch and certain Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 modes. We played War at E3 and came away impressed.
Call of Duty: WWII is expected to come to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Windows on November 3 for $59.99. Preorder now to get private beta access, the Divisions Pack, Zombies Weapon Camo, and for a limited time, 500 CP in both Call of Duty: Black Ops III and Infinite Warfare.
Preorder Call of Duty: WWII on the Xbox Store
The Contest
We streamed the Call of Duty: WWII beta for ~90 minutes. During that time, we gave out a total of 24 prizes:
- 21 Call of Duty: WWII beta codes (usable on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC) - The Private beta lasts through September 4, so be sure to enter to win a code now!
- Three $20 Xbox gift card codes
See the winners at the end of this story.
What is Mixer?
We stream exclusively on Mixer, Microsoft's interactive livestreaming platform. It provides some welcome improvements over Twitch, such as a cleaner website layout, built-in stream interactivity, and extremely low latency.
You can follow our channel at Mixer.com/WindowsCentral. From there, you'll be able to watch the stream and participate in chat directly from any web browser, including the Xbox One and Windows Phone browsers. Mobile apps are also available for Android on iOS.
Some of our handy Mixer guides:
- A beginner's guide to Mixer streaming
- How to use Mixer to stream Xbox One games
- How to stream on Mixer with FTL
- How to set up interactive sounds and buttons for your Mixer streams
Future streams
Want to know what's next for Windows Central's weekend Mixer programming? We stream a different game every Saturday (and sometimes Sunday). The stream always starts at the same time: 9pm ET (8pm CT, 6pm PT, 2am GMT). Over the next few weeks, we'll be streaming the following (schedule not finalized):
- September 9: Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae, the Japanese indie action game in which schoolgirls use swords to battle monsters. We love to showcase unique games on Saturday Game School!
- September 16: Penarium, a sadistic 2D platformer from Team17 that takes place in a deadly circus.
- September 23: Beyond Eyes, the beautiful adventure game from Team17 about how a blind girl experiences the world.
We hope you'll tune in as often as you can! Set a recurring alarm on your phone so you'll always know when it's time for the stream to start.
Winners
Come back here after the show to see the list of winners.
$20 Xbox gift card codes
- Link1207
- IngameInstincts
$25 Xbox gift card codes
- Withheld
Call of Duty: WWII private beta codes
- GeorgeNYC
- VanPsyche
- OstrichMan
- pandjman
- Dementcha
- Dynamike
- Link1207
- Zambino
- Dakrkplayer2
- rann78
- retinotectal
- IngameInstincts
- Vampirenstein
- bxlatinoheat
- DarkSixx
- Harmonirisque
- Jordan650
- PNvmkpk
- Xoeihun
- Withheld
- AceMan
Tonight's prizes provided by Activision and Mobile Nations. Thanks also to our stream moderators for keeping the peace and giving away the prizes!
Reader comments
Win a Call of Duty: WWII private beta code and more during our livestream [Ended]
I really enjoyed playing Call of Duty 3 and many WWII themed games in general. Looking to tonights stream of Sledgehammer's WWII game!
Cancelled my pre order for the game after playing the beta. Graphically I think it's very poor.
That's a strange response. Graphically, it's at least as good as every other COD before it.
Indeed. It looked great on the stream and having played CoD 3 a lot, WWII private (even in Beta) is a huge improvement.
I go on trying win the $20 XBOX ONE one. And used it on some games or DLC.
Glad to see COD going back to WW2. Beta should be a fun time.
I'm hearing good things about this game so far. I'll be there for sure.
Sadly won't be able to watch this week :( hope everyone enjoys! Looking forward to next stream :)
I'll be around!
Wasn't able to tune in live tonight. Friends moved to a nearby state and had a housewarming party. Got to try a number of (for them) local beers I hadn't tried before. :-) Wil try to rewatch the stream over the holiday weekend (and congrats winners!) Like the idea of CoD returning to WW2 roots.
Great stream last Saturday. A big thanks to Windows Central, Activision and Mobile Nations for the codes!