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Opt-In Beta Invites Wave

Update 11:25 PM EST: Blizzard has an official announcement regarding the final opt-in wave. See below.

There have been several reports on our forums, reddit, and twitter that a large wave of beta opt-ins has gone out earlier today. Accounts have been automatically flagged by Blizzard, and you can see if you were given access by logging into account management on Battle.net, or by downloading the Battle.net desktop application and seeing if you have Hearthstone available. There have been several reports that have stated they did not receive access and have been opted-in for some time. Blizzard has not made an official statement yet regarding the wave of invites that went out today, but Yong Woo on Twitter did say that everyone should have been upgraded by now.

Quote from Aratil

The majority of the final round of invites to the Hearthstone closed beta test have now been completed - We have now directly flagged most Battle.net accounts that have met both of the following criteria: 

• The account was opted into the Hearthstone beta test before January 7th.
• The account does not have a Hearthstone license already attached to it as of January 7th.

If your account was successfully flagged for beta access, your account was also sent an email with instructions on how to download and install the game. If you cannot find this email for any reason, please go to your Battle.net Account Management page - The Hearthstone license should be visible under “Summary” - “Your Game Accounts” if your account was flagged for beta access. If your account has not yet been flagged for the beta test, we are still going through all of the accounts and we will provide another update at a later time.

The Battle.net desktop app is required in order to play Hearthstone, so make sure to install the Battle.net desktop app first. If you run into issues with downloading or installing Hearthstone or with the Battle.net desktop app, please visit our Support site for more assistance.

Quote from Yong Woo

 At this point everyone should be upgraded.

Hearthstone Wiki Updates

Over the past couple of days, we've been making some changes to the Hearthstone Wiki on Gamepedia. We've begun compiling information on the Hearthstone competitive scene, starting with tournaments, teams, and players. It's a work in progress and would love to see some help from the community! If you think you're able to lend a hand, please check out this thread on our forums for more information on where to begin.

ManaGrind Tournament Interviews - Imablackbelt & Spo

ManaGrind's TheChiv posted interviews with the winners of the North American and European MLG/MG Opens #12, Imablackbelt (NA) and Spo (EU). Check out below for links to the interviews to get to learn more about this previous weekend's champions.

If you missed their decklists, they can be found in the interviews, or in our decklist recap.

Community Spotlight: Nerdy Nummies - Baking a Hearthstone Roll Cake

In today's community spotlight, we're showcasing the delicious Hearthstone Roll Cake cooked up by Rosanna Pansino! Ro cooked up this highly edible creation on her cooking series, Nerdy Nummies. If you're feeling inspired after watching this video, be sure to post plenty of pictures of your legendary Hearthstone related creations in the comments. Omnomnom.