Today Paradox Interactive released the first gameplay trailer for Magicka: Wizard Wars and announced that you can sign up for the game's alpha rightaway from the official website.
According to the game's press release: "Sorcery enthusiasts worldwide can get a glimpse of the forthcoming wizard-dueling, element-combining, peer-immolating action PvP title in motion, and see what it looks like when two groups of wizards stop playing nice and actually try to obliterate each other.
"Once they’ve witnessed the chaos, interested players can sign up for the forthcoming Alpha and add their names to the list of people who would be okay with a frozen chunk of stone smashing their face in."
The trailer, a mixture of cinematics and gameplay, shows off a variety of powerful spells including lightning, icicle spears, meteors and torrents of flame.
You can see the footage and some screenshots from the game below. Magicka: Wizard Wars is due for release in 2014.