Sony Computer Entertainment today announced that the PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale beta will open this week, on 17 October, for PlayStation Plus subscribers on PlayStation 3. The beta will expand to everyone else from 24 October.

Further to this, PlayStation Vita owners will be able dive right into the multiplayer beta starting tomorrow – no Plus subscription required. The beta will support Cross-Play, so PS3 and PS Vita owners will be able to fight with and against each other

Accessing the beta will give you the opportunity to explore the following:
·         Play as Kratos, Sweet Tooth, Colonel Radec, Sly Cooper, PaRappa and Fat Princess.
·         Play in both the Metropolis and Hades stages.
·         Try out four-player online tournaments and 2 vs 2 online tournaments. For the 2 vs 2 games we’ll be supporting friend invites, so you and a friend can fight another team online.

Be sure to access the beta soon as it closes on 30 October!

For more information visit:  http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/10/15/playstation-all-stars-battle-royale-beta-kicks-off-this-week/