The second phase of the Rusty Hearts closed beta kicks off on August 24 at 2 p.m. PDT, and players who rush the servers in the first 12 hours will receive a special costume set for the first character they create in open beta. Frantz gets fauxhawk hair, Angela gets a cowboy hat and Tude gets a bandana. The bonus items will be limited to one per user, so choose your first character in open beta wisely!

You'll keep your closed beta phase 1 characters when phase 2 starts this week, but they'll be wiped with the upcoming launch of open beta.

For our impressions on Rusty Hearts, watch Mike B. aka Fony's recent BFF Report and read Staff Writer Paul "LockeColeMA" Cleveland's article. If you'd like to try out the game during closed beta phase 2, grab one of our free Rusty Hearts closed beta keys!