Jagex announces this weekend beta testing will commence for Transformers Universe, their upcoming shape-shifting MOBA. Set your alarms, because the beta opens tomorrow at 6:00 am EDT. Here's what to expect:

We are proud to announce Transformers Universe will be throwing open its doors to the world when we go in to Open BETA this Friday, July 4th from 6am EDT and 11am GMT.

That means from Friday we’ll be welcoming brand new players into the game. All you need to do is create an account and then jump straight in to battle. We’re going to be celebrating this exciting milestone all weekend long with a host of exciting events, including a Double XP weekend, a $75,000 prize pot, and a 24 hour livestream on our official Twitch channel – from 10am EDT & 3pm GMT on 5th July through to 10am EDT & 3pm GMT on 6th July. We’ll be posting more details about these exciting events over the next couple of days, so be sure to stay tuned on the website for full details. There’ll be something for new players and experienced players to look forward to!

Want to make it more exciting? This Friday will also see the launch of the Recruit-a-Friend system, so make sure to invite your friends into game as gaming is always more fun with friends! And what’s more, this weekend only we’re going to be running a Recruit-a-Friend competition – so any one of you stand the chance to win up to $15,000 in prizes. Full details will be available on the website this Friday.