Mobile Suit Gundam Online's October beta test adds the Taklamakan Desert and mobile armors! [News via Gundam.Info]

PC: Mobile Suit Gundam Online (Japan)

Genre: Massively multiplayer action game

Supported OS: Windows® XP, Vista, 7 (* Windows® XP: 32-bit only)

System requirements: TBA for launch version

Price: Free (cash shop for items)

Service begins: TBA

Developer/Publisher: Namco Bandai Online

Mobile suit Gundam Online, the PC game from Namco Bandai Online, adds the Taklamakan Desert and mobile armors in its closed beta test beginning in late October.

Powerful mobile armors added!

Zeon commanders can use the "Tactical Support" method "Request Ace" to deploy a mobile armor. Join in the CBT and see its destructive might for yourself!

New map "Taklamakan Desert" added for CBT!

The Taklamakan desert features sweeping dunes, ancient ruins to conceal yourself in, and underground channels for infiltration! There's also areas guarded by powerful fixed turrets.

Priority CBT access for Tokyo Game Show attendees!

As previously announced, TGS 2012 attendees can stop by the Namco Bandai Games booth to pick up a code which grants priority CBT access and watch a trailer featuring a rousing speech by Gihren Zabi.

The trailer will also be posted on the official site. Don't miss it!

Official site updates! See featured mobile suits!

An update on 9/19 will detail game systems and give the public views of mobile suits previously only seen by testers. Check it out! 

Last but not least, while no release date has yet been nailed down, we can confirm that Mobile Suit Gundam Online will be free to play, with items available for purchase.

Stay tuned for more info on Mobile Suit Gundam Online, the game where you can participate in 100-mobile-suit battles from the comfort of your own home, all for free! 

For more information, visit the Mobile Suit Gundam Onlineofficial site.

Info via Gundam.Info