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WildStar opens beta sign-ups to aspiring players, bunny people

By Nathan Grayson published 31 October 2011

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WildStar may not spark an MMO revolution, but if WoW was the first MMO to evolve thumbs, then WildStar's the universe's greatest thumb war champion. Also, it has purple-haired bunny girls, because... well, moving on, beta sign-ups !

Unfortunately, Carbine hasn't given any whens, wheres, or whats just yet, but I'm attempting to contact the developer for more information. In the meantime, we have this nice preview to help you arm yourself for the big galactic battle - with knowledge .

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