The upcoming fast paced racing title, Blur will be hitting the store shelves on May 23rd with a Beta to kick things off this month. Europe will only have to wait a few days after when it hits their shores on May 28th. The beta will have plenty of things for you to mess around with in the online world. In order to get into the beta you can try and grab a key at one of several outlets around the web that will be giving them out in plain sight. What is exactly in the beta? Take a look.

What's in the Beta?

• 14 cars in four different car classes (A through D). Some are nippy (Koenigsegg CCX-R), some are beautiful (Volkswagen Scirocco), some are tough (Land Rover Defender SVX), and some are just plain cool (Chevrolet Camaro 1969).

• 4 different race tracks: Barcelona Gracia, Tokyo Shutoko, Amboy, and Long Beach Docks. Each provides a totally different racing experience, from wide-open off-road races to tight, technical inner-city tracks. My personal favourite is the Docks - it's got alternate routes through shipping containers, and one particular crossover which is going to ruin a few bumpers...

• Twitter support. You can enter your Twitter credentials and share a Tweet or two DIRECTLY from the game. And it won't spam your account either - nothing is posted without your say-so. Just hit the left-bumper from anywhere in the menus to bring up the "Share" menu.

• ...And of course, 8 meaty power-ups. These really are what make Blur different to every other racer out there. They're so important that we've built a brand new section of our website to tell you about them. More details at the end of this post.

You'll be able to play the beta from March 8th onwards till release. Good luck and I'm suure you'll get into the beta!

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