GMX Media and Cornered Rat Software announced that a public beta and stress test for Battleground Europe will take place from Thursday, August 25th through Sunday August 28th. By visiting the official website, participants will receive instructions on how to download the pre-release client and information on where to submit error reports. The game world of Battleground Europe is set in the years 1940 through 1942 and includes Belgium, Luxembourg and parts of Holland, Germany, France and England, with the current game map measuring over 354,000 square miles and featuring more than 36,000 strategic objects such as factories, city buildings, bunkers and bridges placed among 4,000+ facilities in 450 cities and towns. Battleground Europe will be published in the US by Tri Synergy on September 1st 2005. The game is scheduled for release across Europe on August 26th 2005.