Blizzard announces closed beta testing for Heroes of the Storm will commence on January 13th, offering the chance for more testers to put up their dukes in this team-based brawler. Here's a new feature trailer and here's word on how to increase your chances of participating:

We’ve very much enjoyed sharing the Technical Alpha with you, and your feedback over the past eight months has helped us make Heroes even more epic. Thank you, as always, to everyone who has shared their thoughts on the game with us thus far. We can’t wait to hear more from all of you as we move toward Closed Beta testing in January.

Speaking of Closed Beta, we’re still sending out new waves of testing invites regularly. Make sure to give yourself the best chance at receiving an invitation by opting in to Heroes of the Storm testing on your Battle.net Account Management's Beta Profile Settings page. Additionally, we recently unleashed two exciting new opportunities to join us in the Nexus through our Bring Your Friends to the Brawl Facebook App, and you can learn more about them here.