Mobile Suit Gundam Online Alpha Test 3 coming! 500 Gundam.info readers will be chosen to participate!

Namco Bandai Online's Mobile Suit Gundam Online for the PC will hold a third alpha test in early August. 5,000 new testers will be chosen.
Applications will be accepted beginning today at 4:00 PM. Gundam.info will also choose 500 lucky testers.

Alpha 3 will also be updated to include revisions based on feedback from Alpha 2.

Alpha Test 3 Info

■ Application period
4:00 PM 7/13 - noon 7/27

■ Tester slots
500 (Gundam.info)

■ Requirements
[1] Testers must live in Japan, and participate in the test from a Japanese connection.
[2] Testers must meet the following minimum system specs:

▽ Required
CPU: Core 2 Duo E6800 or better
Memory: 2GB
GPU: Nvidia Geforce 8600GT / ATI Radeon HD 3650/X1950

▽ Recommended
CPU: Core 2 Duo E8400 or better
Memory: 4GB
GPU: Nvidia Geforce GT X260 / ATI Radeon HD 5750

▽ Both
OS: Windows XP 32-bit / Vista / 7 Japanese version
8GB free HDD space
DirectX 9.0c or higher
Internet connection: Broadband (ADSL, fiber, cable)

※ Requirements for Alpha 3. Requirements may change for final version.
※ For more info on Alpha 3, visit the official site.

[3] Testers must agree to the tester's agreement.


■ To enter
Click the button below and fill out the application.
Testers will be selected from among the responders.

■ Notification
Testers will be notified by email.
Mail will be sent July 31st.

■ Rewards
Alpha 3 applicants will receive a Mobile Suit Gundam Online wallpaper drawn by Naochika Morishita. For more details, visit the registration page.



＜Notes＞
・ Application period and number of slots may change without notice.
・ In case of applications exceeding slots, participants will be chosen by lottery.
・ One application per person.
・ Questions about selection status will not be answered.
・ Several Alpha 2 tester selection mails were filed as spam.
Please be sure to check your spam folder.

Apply here!

■ Alpha 3 updates

＜Better graphics, better performance! Enjoy massive battles on a new map!＞
A New Yark map has been added to Alpha 3 to support 52v52 battles. Graphics and effects have been improved from the previous alpha. Performance has also been improved. Join in massive battles that run smoother than ever!

＜Board a ship, and support your team from the skies!＞
In the biggest batles, you can even take part from aboard a ship! Ships previously appeared as tactical support commanders could call in, but in Alpha 3 players can climb on board.
Take the helm or a turret, and support your team from above!

▲ Drop in behind a turret and bombard the enemy!

▲ When ship meets ship, you can duke it out in midair!

More news will be announced as it comes in! For more information on the game and the beta, visit its official website.


* Images from development version.