The day of reckoning has finally come for those lucky few selected to participate in Blizzard's closed beta test, as the trial finally kicks-off, focussing on the 'Alliance' side of the new MMORPG. The Alliance comprises the human, dwarf, gnome, and night elf playable races, and includes the classes mage, paladin, priest, rogue, warlock and warrior.

Further on in the beta test, the developers at plan to add the 'Horde' races to the trial, including trolls, orcs, taurens and the undead. Hopefully with the beta now under way we'll begin to hear a little more on this much anticipated game, an epic set against the Warcraft backdrop made famous by the uber-successful series. More as we get it, then.

By Luke Guttridge