But only for Blizzard friends  and family doh

A closed beta for the highly anticipated hack-n-slash Diablo III has already begun, developer Blizzard said on Tuesday, but the beta is currently only available to friends and family of Blizzard employees.

There is no non-disclosure agreement on the beta’s content, a Blizzard representative said on the game’s official forums, meaning you’ll be able to see screenshots and videos of Diablo III in action. One video (above) shows images and footage from the opening of the beta, which will feature all five of the game’s character classes.

I contacted Blizzard yesterday to ask for access to the beta, but a representative said the company “currently has nothing to announce at this time.” I’ll be here with hands-on impressions whenever I get my twitchy clicking finger on the hot new game.

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