Wargaming.net has announced that the World of Tanks open beta is officially scheduled to go live on January 27. The company considered the closed beta to be a huge success. They recently posted:

"More than 260000 players took part in the closed beta fighting around 2 million battles and destroying 40 million vehicles with peak concurrent users number surpassing 20000 people. All the data and feedback received from beta-testers helped the developers detect and address important technical and gameplay issues inspiring the team to add new features and making the game one step closer to the final release."

During the open beta players will have a chance to test unique game modes and explore new maps and vehicles. For more information on World of Tanks and the open beta, check out the official site.