Darkspore Closed Beta Through Friday

EA and Maxis have teamed up with Steam to offer closed beta testing of their sci-fi action RPG Darkspore through Friday, April 1st. The beta technically kicked off yesterday afternoon, but it’s not too late to jump in now:

SPECIAL DARKSPORE CLOSED BETA OPENS TODAY

Beta Available Exclusively on Steam Maxis Invites Gamers to Jump In!

Maxis is happy to announce today the opening of a new closed beta for its upcoming online action RPG Darkspore! The game will be available to PC gamers everywhere on April 26, 2011, and Maxis is using the additional time to further balance and fine-tune the game, incorporating fan input, so that the game is just right when unleashed toward the end of next month.

Prospective gamers can experience Darkspore early by jumping into the new closed beta, which opens today at 3pm PT and lasts through Friday, April 1 at 12pm PT. The beta is available exclusively on Steam [click here to download the Beta, or click here to download Steam]. Following the simple instructions there, players will be battling the Darkspore with up to 4 people in co-op and enjoying the intense 1v1 or 2v2 PvP action the game has to offer in no time!