Crimecraft, the curiosly named and interestingly conceived MMO crime shooter has reached a milestone in its development, and will be opening its beta servers tomorrow. The title, tentatively being referred to by the developer as a "Pesistent World Next-Gen Shooter" or more simply a PWNS (clever, huh?) is now available for sign-ups via its service provider Powerupgames.

From the press release:

"CrimeCraft is a Persistent World Next-gen Shooter (PWNS) that blends a gripping, action-packed shooter experience with the best community and role-playing elements found in massively multi-player games. CrimeCraft is set in a gritty fictional city of the near future, following an ecological disaster of unprecedented scale, where the price of life is far less valuable than one’s reputation. In an effort to maintain control, walls  were built around the surviving cities, with the most powerful gangs rising to power, enforcing their own sets of law and order.  Against this backdrop, players must learn the rules of the street, join or recruit their own gangs and do whatever it takes to survive amidst the chaos."

One can’t help but wonder if, in naming their MMO "Crimecraft" if they’re begging comparisons with a game they probably have no chance to rival. However, this speculation will end tomorrow when we can all go take a look for ourselves. I know several folks on the TGR staff will be there.