BlizzCon 2014: Heroes of the Storm Announces Closed Beta

Continuing its storm of announcements at BlizzCon 2014, Blizzard announced the Closed Beta for Heroes of the Storm will be begin on January 13th, 2015.

Players can opt into the Beta through their Battle.net account on the Beta Profile Settings page. Players can also win access to Heroes via the Bring Your Friends to the Brawl Facebook app.

Heroes of the Storm is a free-to-play brawler staring fan favorites characters from across the Blizzard universes. Players can customize their heroes and engage in 5 v 5 battles across a variety of battlegrounds–each one requiring a different strategy.

New characters announced at BlizzCon this year include Thrall, Jaina, the Lost Vikings, and Sylvanas; as well as two new battlegrounds, The Sky Temple and the Spider Queen.

Blizzard plans on introducing new heroes every four to six weeks, and promises a lot of consistent new content every few months once the game goes live.

Check out the intro video below to see the new heroes in action, and let us know in the comments which hero you’re most excited to play!