Closed beta of Trackmania 2 and ManiaPlanet coming in July

The closed beta for Ubisoft's TrackMania2 Canyon, the sequel to racing game TrackMania, will be available beginning in July 2011. The TrackMania2 Canyon closed beta also will mark the beginning of ManiaPlanet, a new networked gaming system for PCs that provides tools for community-based game creation and participation.