More word from yesterday's Games Studios showcase in London's Islington, DICE announcing plans for a Heroes beta test.

An invitation-only test will kick-off next month, with sign-up possible from May 6th.

This test will lead to an open beta later in the summer/autumn, which will then roll into a full release once DICE are satisfied the game can be classified as having departed 'beta' status (in a Google-style).

Battlefield Heroes is a cartoon-style first-person that will be distributed free (via a 250MB download) on the PC. The game will be funded by microtransactional payments, although DICE assure us that they won't allow the business model to unbalance the game.

More soon.

By Luke Guttridge