Enter the Matrix early with GameSpot

For gamers anxious to enter The Matrix Online, GameSpot has some good news: we've got plenty of red pills. Sega and developer Monolith Productions have announced a free sneak preview for The Matrix Online, and GameSpot has thousands of access keys to give away.

The sneak preview begins March 12 and ends March 15, and GameSpot has a spot reserved for every GameSpot Complete member who signs up before the preview begins. After the preview begins, all GameSpot members will be given the remaining keys on a first-come, first-served basis.

Gamers who achieve major player accomplishments will have their feats published in the next edition of The Official Magazine of the Matrix Online. To register for the sneak preview, head over to GameSpot's Matrix Online sneak preview registration page.

In the Matrix Online, gamers will enter a massively multiplayer universe based on The Matrix trilogy, and play as the Zion, the Machines, or the Merovingian. The game will feature characters from the film, as well as the voice talent of such actors as Laurence Fishburne and Monica Bellucci.

The Matrix Online is rated "T" for Teen and will retail for $49.99. It will also have a $14.99 monthly subscription fee when it is released March 22. For more information on the game, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.