Earlier this week, FilePlanet Founders Club members were invited to try Pirates of the Burning Sea prior to open beta, and demand far exceeded expectations.

“When we heard that the Founders Club members had snapped up the initial allotment of beta keys in just a few hours, we immediately issued twice as many keys in an effort to keep up with demand,” said Tim Granich, Sr. Global Brand Manager, Sony Online Entertainment, publisher of the game. “Given the early positive buzz, we’ve increased the number of available beta keys to 75,000 total and we’re very hopeful that everyone that wants into the beta gets their keys from FilePlanet early and enjoys the game between now and launch.”

Pirates of the Burning Sea is scheduled to go live January 22, 2008. Pre-order for the game is currently available in North America, and the pre-order for European players is scheduled to start December 12th.