Along with an obligatory Founder’s Club

Pfft, closed beta? Forget about it. It’s time to usher in the era of closed alphas with Splash Damage’s new first-person shooter,Dirty Bomb. In this video, the creator of theCounter-Strikemap de_dust, Dave Johnston, walks through analytic tech called Echo that tracks player data and makes it easier for the studio to iterate. The end result, ideally, is a more balanced game for you.

Splash Damagehas a website upforDirty Bombthat’s got sign-ups for the alpha, in addition to some rather excessive Founder’s Club offerings. $120 gets you instant access to the alpha, to say nothing of the $320 VIP Founder Pack. I say “excessive,” but I’m sure they crunched the numbers and enough people will happily pay up.

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The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.