EA announces that open beta testing of Battlefield 1 will begin on August 31st. They confirm last week's report that Battlefield Insiders will get first crack at this: "Battlefield Insider members get early access, and if you sign up by August 21, you can join them as some of the first people in the world to play the Battlefield 1 Open Beta. If you've already signed up, make sure you go to the Battlefield Insider Page and select your platform preference, otherwise you won’t get a code to play early." The news is accompanied by the Battlefield 1 Official Gamescom trailer with gameplay footage from the World War I shooter. Finally, there's this new article with an outline of the game's three Elite Classes, the Flame Trooper, the Sentry, and the Tank Hunter.