The
Champions Online Website
has details on open beta testing of Cryptic's upcoming superhero MMORPG, saying
the beta will begin,
as indicated, on August 17th and be
administered through FilePlanet.
Just yesterday Cryptic announced
preorders are guaranteed a spot in the beta, and now word is: "Starting on
August 5th, the open beta client will be available for download on a first-come,
first-serve basis on FilePlanet. The site will be giving away 50,000 keys to
North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand."
Update: We have
confirmed with
FilePlanet high command that they will be issuing these keys to their paid
subscribers, so this open beta is less "open" than most.