Perfect World Entertainment Inc., together with Motiga Inc., have announced that an Open Beta for Gigantic will be launched as part of the Xbox Game Preview program on Xbox One and on Windows 10 in North America and Europe on December 8th, 2016. The free-to-play competitive action MOBA will offer cross-play between platforms and releases on Arc (PC Windows) at a to-be determined date following the Xbox Game Preview program.

“With Gigantic, we are trying to create an entirely new competitive experience. Throughout development, Gigantic has gotten attention for its unique art style, whimsical setting and fast-paced gameplay, but our goal has always been something more,” said James Phinney, VP of Product Development at Motiga, “We’ve sought to build a game full of intense moments and meaningful strategic choices, where there are many paths to victory and it’s always possible to come back and win. Open Beta and participation in the Xbox Game Preview program is an exciting new phase for the project. We’re really looking forward to partnering with players to finish up Gigantic.”

Motiga will also have a Closed Beta for a limited time from Thursday, December 1 at 9:00am (PST) through Sunday, December 4 at 11:59 pm (PST) as a final tuneup for the Open Beta.

As part of the Xbox Game Preview program, the free Open Beta will feature a weekly rotation of six heroes from a roster of 16 and three maps: Siren’s Stand, Ghost Reef and Sanctum Falls. Each hero features a unique play style that can be further customized via skill trees during each match. Teams work together to attack enemies while claiming points on the map to summon powerful Creatures. Players can power up their team’s Guardian by controlling the battlefield and defeating enemies. Victory is awarded to the team that overpowers their opponents’ Guardian.

Gigantic is a free-to-play competitive action MOBA developed by Motiga. Even though it’s gorgeously rendered, light-hearted and charming, Gigantic is for enthusiast gamers and pits teams of five hardcore heroes and their massive Guardians against each other in epic battles across a variety of maps. The game combines explosive combat with fast-paced teamwork, strategy, and skill, as players are required to work together and fight relentlessly to defeat opposing Guardians with spells, guns and swords.