The Xbox 360 exclusive Medal of Honor: Warfighter beta is scheduled to begin this week for all Xbox Live Gold members.

The beta will be available to download from this Friday, October 5, according to Medal of Honor: Warfighter senior designer Ben Jones. The beta focuses on a brand new multiplayer mode known as HotSpot, in which players attack and defend various objectives around the Sarajevo Stadium map set in Bosnia.

Anyone who downloads the beta will be treated to 60 minutes of double XP once the full game launches on October 23.

Will you be giving it a try?

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