War of the Roses goes into beta, first invites going out

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Bloodshed goes beta

There aren't many multiplayer games out there based around melee combat, in fact aside from MMOs and sword mode in Halo (and a few other gimmicky melee modes in shooters,) we're not sure if there are any at all. So we've been watchingWar of the Rosesvery carefully, as it could bring a whole new dimension to online competitive bloodshed.

War of the Roses is being developed by Fatshark, the Swedish studio behind Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West. It's based on the bloody conflict in England between the years 1455 and 1485 between the houses of Lancaster and York. In WotR, players pledge allegiance to one of the two houses and set out on the battlefield to take down the enemies of their house with swords, bows, and rudimentary handguns.

Andrew Groen
Andrew Groen

Andrew is a freelance video game journalist, writing for sites like Wired and GamesRadar. Andrew has also written a book called EMPIRES OF EVE: A History of the Great Wars of EVE Online.