A racing game as a MMO? Indeed, that's exactly what Need for Speed World is. EA just announced that the racer, which is set to debut on PC this summer, has gone into closed beta testing. If you want to grab a spot in the beta, head over to the official website and sign up.
With the announcement came eight new screenshots from the game as well, which we've included below. I really wanted to get a "welfare epixxx"-joke in here, but I'm drawing a blank. Cars do that to me.