Experience a new wild expansion inspired by the community for The Crew. Ride recklessly across an open world recreation of the US. Customize your monster trucks, motorcycles, dragsters, and drift cars for mayhem on- and off-road. Join instant stunt and skill challenges to reach The Summit.

Players will put their skills to the test competing to determine who will become king of the road. Players can choose dragsters designed to reach incredible top speeds, drift cars that demonstrate impressive control, unstoppable monster trucks that can perform dangerous backflips and insane jumps, or a wide range of agile motorcycles from prestigious brands geared to take on the fastest cars on and off the road.

The closed beta (from Oct. 15 through Oct. 19) will allow players to participate in “The Summit”, an unofficial gathering of thousands of drivers and mechanics from around the world, taking place in iconic locations all around the USA. It’s an event where car culture is celebrated across a multi-dimensional competition with the widest variety of vehicles, from heavily tuned cars to agile bikes or more exotic concepts. The Summit is the largest challenge in a driving game to date, where players will showcase their talents across a wide range of skillsets and terrains.

During the closed beta players will also have the opportunity to complete PvE and PvP missions to raise their ranking and unlock new features to customize their vehicles. FreeDrive activities will also be playable, as well as speed and skill challenges, stunt competitions with brand new trials created exclusively to fit new vehicles specificities.

Players will be able to test their skills with dragsters, designed to reach incredible top speeds, drift cars that demonstrate impressive control, unstoppable monster trucks that can perform dangerous backflips and insane jumps, or a range of agile motorcycles from prestigious brands geared to take on the fastest cars on and off-road.

The beta will also showcase the graphical update that the expansion brings, creating stunning environments enhanced by new lighting effects and redesigned areas adapted for all types of vehicles.

Almost a decade ago, three friends at Eden Games came up with an idea for a new genre of racing game. Eight years ago, those three friends founded Ivory Tower, a development studio situated in Lyon, France. And last year, having convinced Ubisoft of the potential of their project from the very start, that game came to life in The Crew, a massive open-world driving game.

But 2015 will be a memorable year for the studio for another important reason: the Ivory Tower team is now officially part of the Ubisoft family. After several years of successful collaboration, Ubisoft is excited to be integrating the studio’s expertise into its global network of talents. The 100 team members who work at the studio have developed a recognized expertise in driving, building massive open worlds and creating games with strong online and “games as a service” components, all of which will be huge benefits for Ubisoft as a whole.

Ahmed Boukhelifa, Managing Director of the studio, is excited about the latest move for the studio:

“We’ve always enjoyed a very positive relationship with Ubisoft. Working together on The Crew, and celebrating its success, made us both understand that we have huge potential in continuing to work together in the future. By joining Ubisoft, the team at Ivory Tower will continue to benefit from Ubisoft’s infrastructure, support, tools, technology and vision. In return, we will contribute our own expertise to the broader Ubisoft story.”

The Crew Wild Run is bundled in The Crew Wild Run Edition and The Crew Complete Edition.