Dungeons & Dragons Online: Menace of the Underdark Closed Beta on May 10th, Screenshots

Those of us who pre-ordered Dungeons & Dragons Online: Menace of the Underdark have even more to look forward to next week, as Turbine has announced that closed beta testing of the Forgotten Realms-based expansion pack will kick off on Thursday, May 10th for pre-order purchasers only. That gives us about six-week sampling of the add-on before it's officially released on June 25th.

Accompanying the announcement are four new screenshots of Eveningstar and its outskirts, including our very first look at the Purple Worm.

UPDATE: Here's a brief look at the Purple Worm in action, as well: