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Last week we posted up an interview with the COO of Online Warmongers as we chatted about its upcoming free-to-play shooter War Inc Battle Zone. The game is entering its new closed beta testing period in preparation for its launch this summer. Today Big Download is offering its readers a chance to play in the closed beta test.

This beta test is being handled a bit differently than others we have reported on. Online Warmongers has spots for a whopping 5,000 of our readers. However the closed beta code for the game is the same one for all of those spots so there's no real need for us to actually email the code to each individual reader. Basically you can head over after the jump and follow the directions to get the code and access the closed beta test. Once all 5,000 spots are filled we will update the post accordingly.

It's a PC game that for the most part has flown under the radar but very soon it will be letting a lot more people know that it's getting closer to launch. It's an upcoming free-to-play shooter called War Inc Battle Zone. Announced during E3 2010 last June the development team at the colorfully named Online Warmongers and publisher Arktos Entertainment have been working on the game for some time and held its first closed beta test in 2010.

Later this year the second closed beta test will be held for the game before it's official launch later in 2011. Big Download got Online Warmongers' Chief Operating Officer Matt Candler to tell us more about War Inc including how it will stand out from all the other free-to-play shooters currently available to play.

Last June we first reported on the announcement of War Inc Battle Zone, an upcoming free-to-play multiplayer military shooter from a new start up game developer called Online Warmongers. Well, we haven't heard much from that group since then but it looks like the game has continued to be in development.

In fact the game has been in closed beta testing for about a month now, according to the War Inc Battle Zone web site. The game itself is boasting of features like support for up to 64 players in multiplayer, fully customizable characters and weapons. multiple skills and temporary perks, a ranking system with leaderboards and achievements, full clan support and more. The developer recently received a $5 million investment from Arktos Entertainment Group. There's no word yet on when the game will officially launch.

A new game in the shooter genre announced its precense today. The title is called War Inc Battle Zone and is described as a downloadable multiplayer online shooter that will be free to play when it's released. The description on the game's official Facebook page states that it will feature " fun player vs. player ground combat, in multiple settings with a variety of modes and options for all players."

The game is being developed by the newly revealed Online Warmongers, a San Fransisco-based company that has a number of veteran game developers from Activision, Electronic Arts and Cryptic Entertainment. The company is part of a larger group called Arktos Entertainment. More info about War Inc Battle Zone will be revealed at E3 2010.