For those that need a reminder Total War: Arena is the new massively multiplayer take on the classic strategy game developed in conjunction with Wargaming. In Total War: Arena two teams of 10 face off in epic confrontations, with each player taking control over three squads in the large scale battles featuring historical figures like Greek hero Leonidas, legendary Roman tactician Julius Caesar, Barbarian queen Boudica, and Hannibal Barca.

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“We are proud and excited to share the results of our work with players all around the globe,” said Evgeniy Shukin, Total War: ARENA Publishing Director at Wargaming Alliance. “Together with beta testers, we’ve crafted a game that easily lets newcomers jump in and start battling, while fulfilling the promise to seasoned veteran strategy players who have been at war for years.”

“A passion for history and multiplayer gaming, combined with years of fine-tuning and hard work from both our developers and our valued players, has gone into bringing this Open Beta to the public,” said Gabor Beressy, Total War: ARENA Game Director at Creative Assembly. “We can’t wait for new players to try out this unique Total War multiplayer experience, while we work on more factions and features to add to the Total War: ARENA experience.”

Progress from the Open will carry over to the full release. For more info and download information, head here.