Hello NSPlayers!
You're getting this e-mail because at one point you either signed up on the Natural Selection forums, you pre-ordered NS2 (thank you!) or you otherwise indicated you are interested in Natural Selection 2. Well, today is a big day for us. After a long summer of work, we've moved into closed beta!
To celebrate, we've released a 2-minute movie showing the final alien in NS2 (the Fade) who is now fully playable. After years of wanting a proper "teleport" ability, he finally got it! Check it out here: http://www.naturalselection2.com
If you've already pre-ordered any edition of NS2, just run Steam and the beta will download automatically. Otherwise, if you want to try the Fade early and support Unknown Worlds, you can pre-order to get immediate access (http://www.naturalselection2.com). This closed beta is limited to an additional 10,000 people.
Thanks for your support - we really appreciate it.
-Charlie and the NS2 team
P.S. You can read the formal press release here: http://verticalwire.com/releases/2112--i-natural-selection-2-i-closed-beta-infests-the-web