Titanfall 2 will run its open beta over the next two weekends on consoles

It's time to ready up your Titans once again as EA is getting ready to drop two rounds of multiplayer beta testing on us over the next two weekends. Sadly, yes, just the weekends, as Vince Zampella teased on his Twitter account. The first beta test begins this Friday, August 19th and will run until Sunday, August 21st. The beta test will pick back up on Friday, August 26th to the 28th.

During the first weekend, players will get their hands on two different modes, Bounty Hunt, and Pilots vs. Pilots. Bounty Hunt is a 5v5 match that pits teams of pilots against each other but the twist is that in order to win, players must deposit their point into a bank in between waves. Pilots vs. Pilots is a 16-player deathmatch, that keeps Titans out of the fight and relies solely on a player's skill and mobility. It will be interesting to see what kinds of improvements Respawn has made to the pilots-only deathmatch mode.

The two maps that will be present during the first weekend will be Boomtown and Homestead. Here are the official descriptions for the two maps:

Boomtown: A secret underground IMC facility where the latest in R&D is put to the test. In this facility Pilots can use the many peaked roofs to use as cover against combatants below. With tight lanes through the middle, Titans can also be easily ambushed.

Homestead: The IMC have claimed Imminent Domain on a small commune's plot of land. With a series of raised, rocky plateaus and a river running down the middle, Pilots are mostly safe from Titans among the rocks and trees but they also can duck into the caves and building when needed. However, the Titans control the large rolling fields.