Perfect World's Heroes Of Three Kingdoms

News of the impending closed beta testing for Perfect World's Heroes of Three Kingdoms is finally out, and so is the list of the online games developer and publisher's partners in bringing China-made massively multiplayer online role-playing game to the Western world.

For those who are clueless as to what Heroes of Three Kingdoms is—that is, aside from its being an MMORPG, its original title might ring a bell in your noggins. In China, and presumably the rest of Asia, the game is known as Chibi. I've talked about this online game extensively in my past life (read: previous blog).



Enough of my prattle. Let's get down to business by checking out the announcement story on the upcoming CBT of Heroes of Three Kingdoms from Perfect World Entertainment:

Heroes of Three Kingdoms Closed Beta Key Partners

We've (sic) very excited to announce that Heroes of Three Kingdoms, also known as Chibi in China, will be making its way to North America. Based on one of history's greatest battles, Heroes of Three Kingdoms will allow players to experience the fight first hand and shape their legacy through pivotal moments in Chinese history.

In the word's (sic) of Lao Tzu, "A journey of a thousand miles starts from the first step," and your first step to greatness begins with securing a coveted spot in the upcoming closed beta. To make it easier, we've partnered with the top MMO sites to help distribute these closed beta keys.

Here's a list of the top MMO sites that are giving away the closed beta keys to Heroes of Three Kingdoms: ausgamers, CGE Network, Free MMO Gamer, Game Items, Game Ogre, Gamers Daily News, Massively, MMOABC, MMOhut, MMOsite, MPOGD, N4G: News For Gamers, The Gamers Hub, Warcry Network.

So what do you do when you get a closed beta key for Chibi, err, Heroes of Three Kingdoms?

First, you need to visit the Perfect World website and then login using your Perfect World Entertainment username and password. Once that is done, go click on the "My Account" link and then "Redeem Beta Keys." From there you can enter your closed beta key.

Easy as pie.

Now my only hope—and wish—is for Perfect World not to block the IP of international players so we can all enjoy the game.