The Red War: Edem's Curse Website now offers downloads of the open beta client for this subscription-free MMORPG, while participants in the closed beta can get an automatic update to the open beta client, though they warn this will take "NUMEROUS large patches." This is all in advance of the beta opening to all, which is expected in about an hour, at 9:00 pm EDT (6:00 pm PDT). Word is beta characters will not be wiped when the game goes live, and here's a description of what this is all about:

Red War: Edem's Curse is an isometric MMORPG in the vein of Diablo and other dungeon crawlers that revolutionizes dungeon crawlers with new features such as the Red War tournaments. Red War's daily tournaments are a pure test of skill rather than character level or equipment. All participants are set to the same level at the beginning of the tournament, and only stats and skills are allowed to be customized.