BattleCry is a free-to-play game that amplifies team-based combat by combining brutality, art direction and competitive multiplayer action to create a new gameplay experience.

Step into a bold, expressive world where gunpowder has been banned after a cataclysmic world war at the dawn of the 20th century. Traditional warfare is now a relic of the past, and all conflicts are settled by elite teams of warriors in sanctioned WarZones. Trained and bred for battle, they face off for the glory of their nations.

Choose your faction and progress your warrior through the ranks. Each rank unlocks new abilities and effects, allowing deep strategic builds for your warrior on every level. Risk life and limb as the powerful Royal Marines or the fearless Cossacks. WarZones are designed to combine positioning, spacing and verticality to redefine your combat experience. Fight with melee and ranged weapons that harness iron and energy, and eviscerate your opponents with swords that transform into shields and bows that punch an arrow through an armored skull. Electrocute your foes with blades crackling with electro-static energy.

BattleCry is now open for worldwide beta registration at the official website. While the game is currently in testing in Australia and New Zealand, the game’s global PC beta is set to begin in Fall 2015.

Everyone who signs up for the BattleCrybeta by June 18 will receive priority beta access and an exclusive in-game reward. Timing and details on the start of playtests will be provided at a later date to those who register.

“It’s been great to see the responses from the Alpha players in Australia and New Zealand. People are having a great time and loving the over-the-top-action, and we are receiving lots of great feedback,” said Rich Vogel, president and executive producer at BattleCry Studios. “We’re excited for players around the world to get in the game this Fall.”

Key Features:

• Three Factions Vying for Dominance: Open wars are a thing of the past and brave warriors put their lives on the line in imaginative WarZones to maintain peace. Choose from the disciplined Imperial Marines, the fearless Cossack Empire, and the prestigious Han Republic. Take on the role of one of these elite warriors and engage in brutal, high-action, 12 v 12 and 6 v 6 player battles in a variety of gameplay modes and maps.
• Five Fully Customizable Warrior Classes: Build and progress your chosen warrior class by earning iron and advancing through the ranks. Each rank unlocks new abilities and effects, allowing deep strategic builds for your Warrior on every level. Select from classes such as the Enforcer, who wields a massive sword that effortlessly slices his opponents in two; the Ranger who unleashes a maelstrom of arrows from afar; or the Infiltrator, using blinding speed and stealth abilities to pick off unsuspecting enemies in isolation.
• Risk Life and Limb: Welcome to a world where a chosen few battle in imaginative WarZones to maintain peace. Each Zone is designed to combine positioning; spacing and verticality to redefine your core combat experience. Fight with transformative weapons that harness iron and energy and eviscerate your opponents with swords that transform into shields, bows that can punch an arrow straight through an armored skull, or electrocute your foes with high powered blades crackling with electro-static energy.
• The Last Moments of your Life in Striking Detail: Witness immersive environments through third-person cameras as you fight towards life or death. The bold, expressive art style designed by Viktor Antonov (Half-Life 2, Dishonored) supplements the visceral combat and heightens the gameplay experience. Inspired by comic books and illustrations, BATTLECRY’s highly-stylized environments change depending on the circumstances of the fight.
• Competitive Multiplayer: Engage in brutal, high-action, 32-player battles in a variety of gameplay modes.  Responsive, smooth controls unleash violent, high-impact, and stunning combo attacks.  Dynamic movement allows you to seamlessly grapple, evade and mantle to move quickly and evade the other team. Engage in combat and use the adrenaline system to unlock powers for a short time or conserve adrenaline to unleash your ultimate ability when the time is right. In BattleCry, your skill, timing, and teamwork create a diverse gameplay experience.