The open beta for Throne and Liberty, Amazon's latest MMO import, is available now

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In Throne and Liberty, an armored knight swings a sword at a real orc lookin� guy. Just a profoundly orcish dude.

Throne and Liberty, an Amazon-published free-to-play MMO from NCSOFT, is currently running an open beta, which will be live until 10AM PT on July 23, 2024. Much like it did with Lost Ark’s western release in 2019, Amazon Games announced in 2023 that it had acquired the rights to publish Throne and Liberty outside of South Korea.

The Steam listing for Throne and Liberty is a little sparse, but it looks like it’s a medieval fantasy MMO, set in “the vast open world of Solisium.” Evidently, it’s a vast open world that you can traverse as a bird, because every player has the ability to transform into animals to get around the environment. Frankly, too much of my MMO history has involved being unable to turn into a bird at will.

Meanwhile, under its mature content description, the developers have helpfully warned that Throne and Liberty features “cutscenes with sand worm,” which is perhaps the most compelling content warning I’ve ever been given. Throne and Liberty is two for two, animal-wise.

Numbers-wise, the Throne and Liberty beta looks like it’s attracting interest. Shortly after the beta went live yesterday it jumped up to almost60,000 concurrent players. At time of writing, it’s hovering around 38,000 players, and trending upwards. Nothing like an open beta to occupy the weekend.

To access the beta yourself, head to theThrone and Liberty Steam pageand click the “Request Access” button, which should give you immediate access to the beta. After the beta period ends, Throne and Liberty will release on September 17, 2024.

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