The Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Website has word that closed beta testing of the upcoming multiplayer shooter will soon be opened up to an additional 60,000 testers (thanks Ant and Voodoo Extreme). The beta will be distributed via FilePlanet (registration required), where they already have the client online (though an activation code will be required to get it running), and while the beta can be downloaded by users with free FilePlanet registrations, those with paying accounts will get priority when the activation codes are distributed. While this is all fun and games until someone shoots an eye out, the post warns that this is a beta, not a demo:

    The Public Beta build will consist of a single map named “Sewer”, which is part of ETQW’s Pacific Campaign. Set in Japan, the map revolves around a Strogg base hidden in, well, a sewer. It’s an interesting mix of outdoor and indoor, vehicle and infantry combat, deployables and counter-deployables and good old-fashioned FPS combat.

    If you’d like to help us finish ETQW, we’d really appreciate your participation. If you want to just play a game for free you may find it a frustrating experience. This Public Beta is not the Demo - it’s not the finished game, but an opportunity to get feedback from a large group of people while testing stability and performance on a wider range of hardware combinations. The Public Beta will also collect some information on your hardware configuration, so you shouldn’t apply unless you’re comfortable with that.

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