The latest APB: Reloaded dev blog entry may be the longest one yet, and with good cause: closed beta is coming! This week, GamersFirst will be notifying players of their beta status and will soon be launching the first wave of closed beta. Wave 1 will be US-West, Wave 2 will be Europe and Wave 3 will be US-East.

According to GamersFirst's demographic data, it appears that interest in APB: Reloaded reaches out to all corners of the globe. For example, GamersFirst CTO and COO Bjorn "TechMech" Book-Larsson notes that they received applications from the Nordic countries, as well as Germany and Australia.

To finish off the blog entry, Development Producer Scott “ScottOMon” Stevenson introduces the first closed beta patch notes. Check out the post for all the details.