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[SiH13]

What does it say? Google translator doesn't do a good job!

ShootMania, the arena of the ball: The creators of trackmania attack the FPS

[AlexKF]

I mean the whole article from Canard.

[tcq]

For this, you will need someone to buy the magazine, to translate it and to share it with us.
Which should happen soon i hope. But for this, you need to watch the french section of the forum.

[db89]

Artwork: http://www.shootmania.com

[AlexKF]

Ok tcq, thanks. Hopefully it will be soon!

And thanks for the update of the artwork db89

[haenry]

Artwork already looks nice!!! Can't wait to read the article

[wraith36]

Ubisoft Reveals Shootmania Storm February 15th, 2012 at 1:33 pm

Today, Ubisoft revealed the first details of the highly anticipated ShootMania Storm, an online PC multiplayer first person shooter from Nadeo studio, the creators of TrackMania.
ShootMania Storm is the second offering from ManiaPlanet, following the successful launch of TrackMania2 in 2011.

For the first time in its history, Nadeo have decided to bring to FPS what made TrackMania such a phenomenon: its unique competitive spirit and a sense of fun.

In conjunction with the online competitive multiplayer, ShootMania Storm will also feature extensive map editing capabilities, allowing players to customize, design and share their creations across the community, using the soon to be released, upgraded ManiaPlanet 2.0 gaming system.

A ShootMania Storm open beta is scheduled for the coming months.
For more information, please visit http://www.shootmania.com

[SiH13]

An open beta for Shootmania Storm will be launched "in the coming months", which we'll keep you updated on (not least because I'll want to be in it myself).

Edit: cant find the real source, but they mention open beta on almost all the articles from google search within the hour

[banjee]

yes i was very suprised by the open beta announcement. i wonder if they will limit somehow like to only canyon users or TM players. I am excited to hear more news on the beta in the coming weeks!

[eyebo]

yes i was very suprised by the open beta announcement. i wonder if they will limit somehow like to only canyon users or TM players. I am excited to hear more news on the beta in the coming weeks!

An "open" beta is by very nature "open". So I wouldn't expect it to be restricted in any other way than if you can afford to pre-order the game in order to get into the beta.

Keep in mind that Canyon also had an open beta (for anyone pre-ordering the game). But prior to the open beta was a closed beta for a select group of users.The beta included a cross-section of people from all over the TM community as well as some new players and VIPs.

I would expect the SM beta to benefit from some of the same testers, but also many new ones. Nadeo needs to find those who are good at FPS. Actually, they probably already know most of the users they are picking. Some no doubt already exist within the TM community. Others, such as the pro-gamers Moman and HaRts have already been asked to give their feedback. And I wouldn't doubt that other pro FPS players would be asked to be in the beta.

I recently read somewhere that winners of Gamers Assembly 2011 already got beta keys for SM Storm. Not that they have the beta, but just the keys.

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Slightly offtopic, but... is anyone keeping the first post in this topic up to date? The last edit was March 1, 2011.