Trion is having a weekend of betas this week. Not only will Defiance be holding its first closed beta, but Trion and Crytek’s upcoming free-to-play shooter, Warface, has also kicked off its closed beta testing this week. The shooter is powered by the powered by CryENGINE 3 and boasts to have a wide variety of multiplayer options ranging from cooperative gameplay against Blackwood, the game's ruling brute-force government or competitive PvP.

If this sounds like your kind of game, be sure to sign up for the closed beta on the Warface website. The Warface closed beta is currently underway and will remain in testing until the official launch in Spring 2013.

Warface® Closed Beta Starts Today

Get your Warface on and take aim as beta servers open for highly anticipated free-to-play shooter from Crytek and Trion Worlds

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. (United States of America) / Frankfurt (Germany) – JANUARY 17th, 2013 - Trion Worlds, the leading publisher and developer of premium games for the connected era, today kicks off the closed beta for Warface, the upcoming free-to-play shooter, in cooperation with  renowned developer and co-publisher Crytek GmbH (Crytek). Warface will be accessed through GFACE®, Crytek’s social entertainment platform that is designed to enable its users to play games together live and to discover and share entertainment content with friends. The Warface beta servers are scheduled to be open from January 17 at 9:00am PST / 5pm GMT until the official Warface launch in Spring 2013.

“Trion Worlds and Crytek have been working closely to bring Warface to Western players looking for a first-person shooter with striking graphical detail and unsurpassed gameplay – for free,” said Dirk Metzger, General Manager Publishing at Crytek. “We look forward to making the experience even more engaging as waves of pre-registered players are invited to join the Closed Beta and play their part in shaping Warface ahead of its final launch.” Players looking for fast-paced, exhilarating multiplayer and co-op gameplay, from one of the world’s most renowned first-person shooter studios, who have not yet registered can still do so at: www.warface.com.

The game casts players as part of Warface, a select unit of elite warriors that have banded together to fight Blackwood – the ruling brute-force government. Featuring intense first-person shooter co-op and competitive multiplayer gameplay, with regularly added new content, Warface gives players plenty of level-up opportunities and various upgrades, keeping you on your toes and forcing you to switch up your combat strategies in the heat of battle.

Learn more about Warface at www.warface.com