Resistance 3 public beta Dates and details confirmed

Insomniac Games has detailed its plans for the Resistance 3 multiplayer public beta, set to kick off next month. For UK and Euro regions, PlayStation Plus subscribers will, as ever, get the VIP treatment with VIP access to the beta from August 10. Subscribers will be able to download the client from the PS Store's PS Plus section from that date. Non subscribers will have to wait for "further opportunities to get into the Beta after this date", although no further details were specified. In the US, however, those of you who have received Early Access to the Public Beta via specially marked packages of SOCOM 4 will be allowed into the beta "at some point on Thursday, August 4", by using the redeem code you have for the PS Store. US PS Plus subs will have to wait until August 23 to get their R3 fix, while non-subscribers are again left in the dark with only the promise of further details at a later date. Feel neglected much?Insomniac has also detailed what you'll get in the beta. "The Resistance 3 Beta includes two of our major maps in the game, the Seaside of Glamorgan, Wales, as well as a Trainyard in Bogota, Colombia," it explains. "The Public Beta includes two of our five multiplayer modes, Team Deathmatch and Chain Reaction (the other three are Deathmatch, Breach, and Capture the Flag). You can level your character up, buy and upgrade weapons and abilities, customize your loadouts and unlock new character skins. We have capped the level in the beta at 20, so you won't be able to get the full range of abilities, modes, maps, and weapons until the game launches in September."Those of you who don't get into the beta will be pleased to know that both Uncharted 3 and Resistance 3 will be playable at massive consumer show GAMEfest in Birmingham (UK) this September.