The long awaited testing phase of Star Wars: The Old Republic has officially begun. The announcement was made today in the game's Friday release and testers that have been selected will gain access to the new Star Wars universe.

Game Testing for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ is underway! Those selected to test will gain access to the game and be able to provide valuable feedback to help us tune particular areas of gameplay and begin the process of balancing and tweaking our content.

The testing will be rolled out in several phases, so if you didn't make it in this time there will be more chances later. The early tests will begin with a small amount of North American testers, later expanding to other territories.

Check out the official release for more details.