This weekend we will be celebrating the end of the Auto Assault beta by declaring the final few days an Open Beta, when the game will be available to everyone who wants to play.


The Open beta will begin at 1800GMT on Friday 17th March when the European Auto Assault servers will open and as the weekend steadily gathers pace it will culminate in a huge in-game event that will mark the closure of the Auto Assault Beta at 2359GMT on Monday 20th March.

Once the event has finished, only those who have pre-ordered Auto Assault will be able to take part in the final stage of testing for the game before launch, in a special Pre-Order Preview Phase

Pre-order boxes will be available in stores across Europe from 17th March onwards. In addition to unlimited access to the game in its final pre-order stage, gamers who purchase the pre-order box will also enjoy an in-game weapon exclusive to Europe (The Railgun), a loot bonus and access to the head start period, allowing them to play the finished game days before official release.

Those interested in accessing the Open Beta event should head to http://eu.autoassault.com/openbeta/ to register and receive details on how to take part.

Those who are already in beta or have a pre-order account will automatically gain access this weekend, you can read this pagefor details on downloading the game client.