According to a piece at VG24/7, "Fortnite," the new action-strategy game from "Gears of War" and "Unreal Tournament" developer Epic Games, will have its first closed alpha test starting tomorrow, Dec. 2. A "few thousand" players will take part in the alpha, with Epic sending out invitations to the game's initial players this week.
The "Fortnite" alpha, which Epic refers to as "Online Test 1," will run until Dec. 19 on the almighty PC. Epic says the alpha is designed to help it "make sure all of our basic systems are working" and determine "a baseline for how people play in order to make 'Fortnite' better."
"It's a little rough around the edges, but we're excited to hear feedback from real players and take this first step in bringing 'Fortnite' to everyone," the developer also said.
But don't anticipate seeing too much early "Fortnite" gameplay unless you've been selected to take part as streaming the game is verboten due to the alpha's strict non-disclosure agreement.
Players who had previously signed up for the game's alpha should check their email for an invite. Epic is still accepting sign-ups for future alpha tests for those who haven't registered already. You can sign up right here if the mood moves you.
