505 games, 1C Company, Best Way and Digitalmindsoft have today announced a multiplayer beta for 1C's upcoming World War II RTS Men of War. Should you be interested, you'll need to register in the beta forum and folloe the instructions in the beta announcement thread.

Features of the multiplayer part of the game:

· Fully destructible environments – use newly formed tank shell craters as cover for your men
· Brand new physics and armour penetration system
· Each mission and battle plays out differently based on your tactical choices
· Over 100 accurately modelled tanks and vehicles ready for your command
· Realistic fog of war
· Smart AI searches for your men covered in bushes and calls for them for reinforcements. Also includes an all-new morale system
· Four different playable multiplayer nations
· Direct Control
· Up to 16 players via LAN or Network
· In-game browser including ranked statistics
· Several well tested and intense game modes
· Cooperative game mode allows you to play through the campaigns with your friends
· NAT support, allows you to host games through routers
· Varied and challenging multiplayer maps
· Balanced settings - the smarter player, not the fastest wins the battle

Here's a few multiplayer Men of War screenshots to whet your appetite.