Mirage: Arcane Warfare’s Closed Beta Coming At the End of March

Starting March 27th, players who have and will pre-order Mirage: Arcane Warfare will get access to a long-running Closed Beta period, which will be available until the full game’s release sometime in 2017.

In development since work finished on Torn Banner’s earlier title: Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, Mirage moves away from the muddy battlefields of castle walls and burned-out villages, exchanging them for a brighter color palette of magenta, yellows, bronzes, and other desert-inspired colors.

The closed beta brings six character classes, three of which have yet to be detailed in videos, plus the first reveal of the Entropist class, a portly mage that flies around on a magic carpet and casts deadly spells from a staff. Ten maps will be made available to players, each supporting a variety of modes, and the Closed Beta will also come with skill-based matchmaking, and a server browser. All that, and it’s just in Closed Beta.

Owners of Chivalry will also see a 10% reduction on both the Standard Edition and the Special Edition of Mirage, which run €27,99/£22.99 and €36.99/£29.99 respectively. Various customizations, the official soundtrack, a collection of official art and loot boxes come with the Special Edition, plus the inclusion of the complete Chivalry package may be enough to tempt quite a few people into buying the Special edition.

Regardless of your options, the Closed Beta opens up on March 27th all the same.

Official Press Release

TORONTO, CANADA, March 1, 2017 – Torn Banner Studios, the creators of Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, today announced the start date of the much anticipated closed beta for their upcoming multiplayer combat action game Mirage: Arcane Warfare. Starting March 27, 2017, players who pre-order Mirage will be granted instant access to the Closed Beta.

The Closed Beta presents Mirage in a long-term format, playable until close to its full 2017 release. The game has been in a private, testing-focused Closed Alpha weekends under NDA since September 2016.

Available for the first time in the Closed Beta:

Six playable character classes ranging from the ghostly Vypress assassin to the hulking Taurant, all with customizable magic ability loadouts and hundreds of voice emotes.
First reveal of new character, the Entropist – a jolly, portly mage imbued with terrifying, often hilarious powers who rides a flying carpet and wields a magic staff.
10+ maps available throughout the Beta period, each playable in multiple game modes including Team Objective, Point Capture, Capture-the-Flag and more.
Automatic matchmaking to pair players of the same skill level, or classic server browser.

On March 27, gamers will be able to pre-order Mirage for PC and unlock special rewards for doing so, including 10% off for those who already own Chivalry: Medieval Warfare on Steam. Mirage is due for full release in 2017 and there are two basic tiers of pre-order, Standard Edition and Special Edition. They include:

Standard Edition
Price: $29.99