Bandai Namco Games has today detailed the upcoming closed beta for Rise of Incarnates. The festivities will kick off on August 8th at 12:01am PDT and continue through August 17th at 11:59pm PDT, where players will be the among  first to experience the acrobatic aerial and visceral ground based combat, brutal super-moves and power-ups and strategic environmental manipulation of the Free-to-Play fighting game. Players participating in the Rise of Incarnates Closed Beta will be able to play as Mephistopheles, Lilith, Grim Reaper and Ares. Brynhildr will be added to the character roster as well on August 13th. Battles will take place in the New York City and Paris levels; both of which feature level designs that allow players to utilize the environment to their advantage. The Closed Beta will have a selection of in-game purchasable options available; this will allow players to try out a selection of in-game character customization options.

Head over here to sign up, check out the full list of features below and be sure to read our E3 preview here.

New features

-Skill cubes can be synthesized to improve your character's performance

-Tag a friend to battle with over multiple matches

-Addition of Awakening system

-Introduction of new character, Brynhildr (8/13)

-Introduction of new stage, Paris (8/13)

-Additional releases of customization items (throughout the Beta)

Improvements from Alpha

-Input improvements that increase control responsiveness

-Improved UI

-New, re-flowed tutorials

-More screen resolution options

-Vast array of customization items for characters