In lieu of its September 18th launch, Electronic Arts has announced today that those who pre-ordered Warhammer Online from select retail participants will gain access to the open beta launching September 7th.
EA Mythic has previously stated that North American pre-orders of the Collector’s Edition will be granted early beta access. Participating outlets include Best Buy, Gamestop, Game Crazy, Amazon.com, GoGamer.com, and EAstore.com
The pre order will now include the standard version of the MMO, closed beta players will gain access to the open beta as well.
“For three years we have been saying that ‘WAR is coming’ and the team has been working hard to deliver on this promise.”
“In just a few weeks, we are going to throw open our doors and invite more players into the game than ever before. They will have a chance to delve into the open beta and see for themselves that WAR has arrived and it is glorious!”
– Mythic general manager Mark Jacobs
