Paladins closed beta begins today, Founder’s Packs available

Hi-Rez Studio's Paladins: Champions of the Realm enters closed beta today and will stay in beta for as long the SMITE developers think it's necessary to make the game high quality. This competitive team-based shooter with card collecting elements is coming to PC, PS4 and Xbox One, but this beta phase is exclusive to PC. There are servers in North America and Europe and you can seamlessly switch between regions.

If you didn't get a beta key you can still sign up for the beta on the Paladins website. On the other hand, if you really want to jump into the game straight away – and you probably should begin as early as possible considering the competitive nature of Paladins – you can buy a Founder's Pack for $19.99, which gives you immediate beta access, an exclusive mount (infernal warhorse) and 20 card chests.

As usual, we will have our Paladins: Champions of the Realm first look gameplay video as soon as we can, so stay tuned.