Thanks to Aussie distributor Namco-Bandai Partners, we have a handful of Cities XL beta keys up for grabs this afternoon.

Cities XL allows gamers to develop cities on realistic 3D maps using an incredible collection of unique structures and monuments based on American, Asian and European-influenced architectural styles. The maps feature a variety of environments: mountains, hills, canyons, beaches and islands, all set in different climates from tropical to desert, Mediterranean to temperate. Players must create the right combinations of social services, leisure activities, special events and other job opportunities within their cities in order to feed, clothe, employ and entertain their citizens.

Registered AusGamers users simply head over to this page to grab a key. Keys are very limited, so get in quick!

The beta client can be found locally in the AG files library. For more details on the beta, please visit CitiesXL.com

Update: Just added a second batch of keys, so if you received a none remaining message, try again now.

ooooh sounds cool, downloading now.

Sweet, grabbing now.

Was there like, 2, or did they go quickly.

Jeez I went out for an hour or so, comeback to this news item, keys already gone. Moar keys plz.

Haha suckers, I got one :)

Sorry, didn't add many to the pool to start with, snapped up fast. Added another batch see how long these ones last :)

Yay, thx Dan.

Dan, Dan he's our man. Gggoooooo Dan.

cheers.

Was unable to download using firefox, down them all or leechget, all failed around 98-99%.

sweeeet thanks! been waiting on this for ages!

Signed up just for this (all the way from Holland ;o ) and got one <3

Lucky for you, cause I didnt.

You were probably rejected because of your ridiculous forum nickname.

I wouldn't bother. It's buggy as s*** and most of the features aren't turned on.