How to sign up for the 'Shadowrun' Beta


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How to sign up for the 'Shadowrun' Beta

The fine folks over at FASA Studios have just opened up a public beta for ?Shadowrun? and they asked me to spread the word.

This is for the Xbox 360 version, and since it is a Multiplayer Beta you will need to be a Gold member subscriber to participate.

Ready to apply? Here ya go:

1. Visit the beta Web site at http://connect.microsoft.com.

2. Click on "Invitations" on the left-side menu.

3. You will need to sign in using a valid Windows Live ID before you can continue to the "Invitations" page. (If you have already registered for the Connect site, skip to Step 5.)

4. Please read and accept the Terms of Use Agreement then follow the instructions to register for the Connect site.

5. Enter your Invitation ID in the blank field. Your invitation ID SHBS-6YMT-YKHC

6. Click "Go."

7. Complete and submit the short questionnaire. Please enMAJOR1 for the beta code when asked at the beginning of the questionnaire.

8. If you are not redirected immediately to the Shadowrun Beta Selection homepage after completing the questionnaire, click the My Participations link on the left hand navigation bar and then click the Shadowrun program link. This will redirect you to the Shadowrun Beta Selection Homepage.

9. Once you are on the Shadowrun Beta Selection Homepage, you will need to complete the rest of the registration process by signing up for the forums by clicking the Join the Forums button then click the Welcome to the Official Shadowrun Community Forum Sign In button.

10. Wait patiently for us to contact you with further instructions. Check back at http://connect.microsoft.com for further beta announcements.

Please direct all questions to gbetasup@microsoft.coSource: Major Nelson[/urNote: space is limited HURRY UP!!:woot:oot:

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How to sign up for the 'Shadowrun' Beta

The fine folks over at FASA Studios have just opened up a public beta for ?Shadowrun? and they asked me to spread the word.

This is for the Xbox 360 version, and since it is a Multiplayer Beta you will need to be a Gold member subscriber to participate.

Ready to apply? Here ya go:

1. Visit the beta Web site at http://connect.microsoft.com.

2. Click on "Invitations" on the left-side menu.

3. You will need to sign in using a valid Windows Live ID before you can continue to the "Invitations" page. (If you have already registered for the Connect site, skip to Step 5.)

4. Please read and accept the Terms of Use Agreement then follow the instructions to register for the Connect site.

5. Enter your Invitation ID in the blank field. Your invitation ID SHBS-6YMT-YKHC

6. Click "Go."

7. Complete and submit the short questionnaire. Please enMAJOR1 for the beta code when asked at the beginning of the questionnaire.

8. If you are not redirected immediately to the Shadowrun Beta Selection homepage after completing the questionnaire, click the My Participations link on the left hand navigation bar and then click the Shadowrun program link. This will redirect you to the Shadowrun Beta Selection Homepage.

9. Once you are on the Shadowrun Beta Selection Homepage, you will need to complete the rest of the registration process by signing up for the forums by clicking the Join the Forums button then click the Welcome to the Official Shadowrun Community Forum Sign In button.

10. Wait patiently for us to contact you with further instructions. Check back at http://connect.microsoft.com for further beta announcements.

Please direct all questions to gbetasup@microsoft.coSource: Major Nelson[/urNote: space is limited HURRY UP!!:woot:oot:

Wow, nice, thanks.

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The beta is expected to begin early to mid December 2006 and run through March 2007. Currently we are in the process of gathering names of potential participants. To qualify you need:

? Either an Xbox 360 with a hard drive or a high end PC running Windows Vista. We will be publishing the minimum spec for the PC shortly.

? An Xbox Live Gold account.

? Broadband access.

? Enough time to play from home on a regular basis.

? A willingness to communicate on the beta foruSource:: Microsoft Connect

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Nice. Thanks for spreading the info.

I was accepted as well. (Y)

I will see everyone else who gets accepted in the Beta when it launches in Mid December.

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Booyah! (Y)

Also got in, thanks :woot:

Edit: Also important to note, this does not guarantee you a spot in the beta, this just enters you into the pool of potential testers.

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It's important to note that this isn't just for 360, so perhaps this thread should be moved?

Also, you're not automatically accepted even if you complete the registration all the way through:

Please note that your completed application and registration to the forums does not guarantee your enrollment into the Shadowrun beta.

To verify, if you click on "My Participations" the "Program" is Shadowrun Beta Selection Process, keywords being Selection Process. It's not just Shadowrun Beta... but I do hope everyone gets in, it seems like a large scale beta and as long as you signed up today I'd say it's safe to assume that you're in. :)

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It's important to note that this isn't just for 360, so perhaps this thread should be moved?

not really, if you go to the official SR forums you'll find a post from the beta manager saying the beta is 360 only ATM. and I'm quite sure this has a lot to do with security as FASA doesn't want the PC version running rampant across the P2P networks, so, you can expect the beta of the PC version to be very limited. :happy: :yes:

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Thanks! :)

Just a heads up: When I tried signing up with Firefox I got an error at the end after filling out all the info, so I tried it again with IE and got a totally different questionnaire and was able to get in.

I should've known better than to use FF on a MS site. Now they'll probably deny my app. :/ :laugh:

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Cool I signed up for the forums and everything. One more thing, you know how theres no empty space under your signatures? well mine has empty space how do I take that away and just have my gamertag sig there?

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you know how theres no empty space under your signatures? well mine has empty space how do I take that away and just have my gamertag sig there?

It's fine. You just need longer posts. Your user info in the left panel is simply longer (vertically) than the content of your posts. The extra space is because both sides have to line up since the threads are displayed in a table.

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How to sign up for the 'Shadowrun' Beta

The fine folks over at FASA Studios have just opened up a public beta for ?Shadowrun? and they asked me to spread the word.

This is for the Xbox 360 version, and since it is a Multiplayer Beta you will need to be a Gold member subscriber to participate.

Ready to apply? Here ya go:

1. Visit the beta Web site at http://connect.microsoft.com.

2. Click on "Invitations" on the left-side menu.

3. You will need to sign in using a valid Windows Live ID before you can continue to the "Invitations" page. (If you have already registered for the Connect site, skip to Step 5.)

4. Please read and accept the Terms of Use Agreement then follow the instructions to register for the Connect site.

5. Enter your Invitation ID in the blank field. Your invitation ID SHBS-6YMT-YKHC

6. Click "Go."

7. Complete and submit the short questionnaire. Please enMAJOR1 for the beta code when asked at the beginning of the questionnaire.

8. If you are not redirected immediately to the Shadowrun Beta Selection homepage after completing the questionnaire, click the My Participations link on the left hand navigation bar and then click the Shadowrun program link. This will redirect you to the Shadowrun Beta Selection Homepage.

9. Once you are on the Shadowrun Beta Selection Homepage, you will need to complete the rest of the registration process by signing up for the forums by clicking the Join the Forums button then click the Welcome to the Official Shadowrun Community Forum Sign In button.

10. Wait patiently for us to contact you with further instructions. Check back at http://connect.microsoft.com for further beta announcements.

Please direct all questions to gbetasup@microsoft.coSource: Major Nelson[/urNote: space is limited HURRY UP!!:woot:oot:

Thanks); ;)

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