SEGA of America is now accepting alpha tester applications from those interested in testing Total War: ARENA, the upcoming multiplayer game based on Creative Assembly's strategy series. "We have spent time since the announcement evolving both the gameplay and the supporting technology, to ensure we deliver smooth online service for multiplayer gamers," said Gabor Beressy, ARENA Project Lead. "We are excited to say that the game is now in Closed Alpha, and we welcome feedback from players to inform the next stages of development." Here's an overview of the game:

Total War: ARENA is a free-to-play, team-based strategy game, putting players in the middle of epic-scale battles. Using key elements of award-winning Total War™ design, it is made from the ground-up for multiplayer realtime-strategy fans, with two teams of ten players going head-to-head. Each player controls three units of warriors, led by an iconic commander from history, each with their own battle style. Players level up commanders and units to open up more specialist skills, weaponry, armour and abilities. Decisive strategies, combat tactics and teamwork decide who is victorious.