Saints Row: The Third's new Initiation Station has entered invite-only beta today, published THQ has announced.

Anyone who has previously purchased Saints Row: Double Pack or pre-ordered Red Faction: Armageddon should receive the invite, providing they have logged their purchase at the game's official site.

Everyone else can download the appllication via PlayStation Network, Steam or Xbox Live from November 1st.

The Initiation Station lets you create, upload and share characters with other players, and then import them into your game. On top of that, there's a raft of other community and stat-tracking features promised.