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Xbox 360 RTS AirMech Arena enters closed beta July 23
Carbon Games is now accepting signups for an AirMech Arena closed beta launching on July 23 for the Xbox 360. Announced earlier this year, AirMech Arena is an upgraded and expanded take on Carbon's browser-based RTS AirMech, offering a redesigned control scheme to suit the platform shift. Players control gigantic transforming robots in a series of strategic battles across free-to-play single-player and team-based multiplayer modes. Carbon notes that the beta version of AirMech Arena will include all features and unlockables from the full game, including its multiplayer modes. An Xbox Live Gold account is required for beta multiplayer sessions. [Image: Carbon Games]
Free-to-play RTS AirMech Arena coming to Xbox 360 this summer
Carbon Games' browser-based real-time strategy game AirMech will see an expanded release on the Xbox 360 this summer, publisher Ubisoft announced today. The upcoming game is titled AirMech Arena, confirming earlier reports. AirMech Arena on the Xbox 360 will be free-to-play, and will include single-player, multiplayer cooperative and multiplayer competitive gameplay modes in which players fend off invading armies by commanding giant transforming robots. Carbon Games will support AirMech Arena with frequent updates, introducing new playable units, maps, and special community events in the months following its initial release. [Video: Ubisoft]
AirMech getting multiplatform follow-up, classification suggests
Ubisoft could be gearing up for a multiplatform release or spinoff for Carbon Games' browser and PC RTS AirMech, a recent Australian classification rating indicates. The Australian Classification Board added an entry for the previously unannounced AirMech Arena last week, assigning the multiplatform game a PG rating. A Brazilian newspaper corroborates the title, describing it as an upcoming North American release for the Xbox 360. Developer Carbon Games declined to comment when questioned about Arena, saying that further announcements will be made after the PC version wraps up its beta phase. We've reached out to Ubisoft for details, and will update with any new information. [Update: An Ubisoft representative responded to our request for more information, stating "We have no comment on rumor or speculation."] [Image: Carbon Games]
