The closed beta for Ubisoft's open-world racing game The Crew kicks off today for PC. Here's an in-depth video explaining what to expect from the hands-on time with the game.

The beta, which runs from today through to Friday, includes story missions, skills challenges, PvP missions and the ability to unlock new bits and pieces for your cars. The video goes through all of that plus a bit on car dealers, tuners and the different ways you can race and play.

Not lucky enough to land a spot in the beta? It looks like Ubisoft is still taking applications, just hop over to the official site and sign-up.