Boot camp will soon take on a new meaning, as Activision Publishing, Inc. and developer Treyarch, have confirmed plans for Call of Duty: World at War multiplayer betas in October for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and separately for download on Windows PC. These betas will serve as an early chance for players to practice the tactics needed for survival in the intense chaos of Call of Duty: World at War's Pacific and European theaters. Players will experience the game's new squad system, as well as fan favorite perks and kill streaks.

All preparation for the full battle will commence on November 11, 2008 when Call of Duty: World at War is released to retailers nationwide.

"We are excited to share a sneak peak of Call of Duty: World at War multiplayer with the community," says Mark Lamia, Treyarch Studio Head. "The team has worked hard to build upon the great history and foundation of Call of Duty multiplayer and we can't wait to go online to ramp up for our November launch."

We’ve been getting a lot of questions about Conquer, our upcoming free additional game mode for Frontlines: Fuel of War. We wanted to take a few minutes to give our fans a quick update by answering some of the most frequent questions:

Q: How many maps will support the new Conquer game mode?

A: Every map that has shipped with the game and will be released as downloadable content will support BOTH the Frontlines and Conquer game modes. If you count the 8 release maps, the recently released Boneyard and the four upcoming maps (Infiltration, Wide-Awake, Sunder and Hindsight), you’ll have a total of 13 maps to experience in both game modes.

Q: Have you reduced the size of any of the maps for Conquer?

A: No! We have not made any modification to the topography or size of our levels, no need to worry about a stripped down version of Solarfarm or Oilfield.

Q: What are some of the changes we can expect in the Conquer levels?

A: Conquer plays differently than Frontlines. In order to provide the best Conquer experience possible we have made balance changes in some maps which includes tweaks to the vehicle selection and placement along with re-balancing the layout and default ownership of some objectives.

Q: Can main bases be captured?

A: No! The game mode is about controlling the battleground. Allowing for the capture of main bases would take focus away from this goal and reward base campers, something we’d all like to avoid. Note that some maps such as Street do not have a single, defined, main base due to their circular nature. In those cases every objective can be captured since there are no main bases to focus on.

Everyone at Kaos Studios is very excited about this addition to the game and can’t wait to play it with everybody online soon. Keep an eye out for an announcement on a release date!