Hyper Scape Open Beta Now Live On PC

Ubisoft devoted a portion of today's Ubisoft Forward presentation to talking about its new sci-fi battle royal shooter, Hyper Scape. While the company did not yet confirm a release date, it did announce that it is opening up its ongoing Hyper Scape beta today, July 12.

The Hyper Scape beta is now open to all players on PC. You can download and jump into the beta right now for free from Ubisoft's Uplay store. In addition to announcing the open beta, Ubisoft released a new trailer for Hyper Scape that shares more details on the game's world; you can check that out below.

Coinciding with the launch of the open beta, Ubisoft has introduced a new weapon to the game: the Harpy, an SMG that the publisher says "excels in close-to-mid-quarters combat." A new hack, the Shockwave, is also now available in the game. This one launches an AOE blast that can knock other players away.