Webzen has announced that the first "global test" for Continent of the Ninth Seal, or C9, will take place in February 2012. According to Webzen, Facebook fans will have a better chance for closed beta access and encourage those who may not yet be members to "like" the C9 page.
As yet a North American C9 page has not appeared so keep an eye on the link above for more information about C9.