Publisher:	unknown
Developer:	S2 GAMES
Release date:	TBC
Genre
Platform

The game, currently in a closed beta, comprises of two factions that battle against one another in every game. The factions, the Hellbourne and the Legion, offer players a wide variety of unique heroes that the player controls in the game^[4]. The heroes of each faction are organized into three categories; strength heroes, intelligence heroes, and agility heroes.

Currently there are twenty-five heroes on the Legion side, and twenty-six of their Hellbourne counterparts. Every hero comes with their own unique style of play and their own animations and sounds, much like in Warcraft III's "Dota."

Here is the link to the Heroes page on the HoN Official Site:

http://www.heroesofnewerth.com/heroes.php

Each unique hero has four special abilities that help them with their conquest of the opposing factions base and all heroes start the game at level one but can eventually reach level twenty-five, depending on how long the game lasts. Each faction has its own base on opposing sides of the map and these bases each contain numerous buildings, with the most important buildings in the base being the barracks, towers, and one guardian building in which if it is destroyed by the opposing faction, the game ends. The guardian structures, however, are heavily guarded by "creeps" and numerous towers. "Creeps" are very weak computer controlled units that spawn from the barracks in the bases, usually spawning in groups of five. "Creeps" push the lanes (usually 3 but sometimes 1 or 2) on the map that connect the bases together. Players controlling the heroes push the lanes with the creeps and players using their hero can kill the opposing faction creeps or other players heroes for gold, which they then can use to buy valuable items at their base that improve their own heroes' power. Between the lanes players will discover a river and a forest area where neutral "creeps" await that anybody can kill for gold. Also, among the neutral "creeps" on the map there are creep "bosses". On the maps "Forest of Caldavar" and "Darkwood Vale 3v3" there is a neutral boss creep called Kongor, whereas on the map "Watchtower" the neutral boss consists of Transmutanstein and Zorgath. The bosses usually take more than one hero to kill. The most popular style of playing is five vs. five.

To play the beta, you must first be signed on as a member of the Heroes of Newerth Community. Creating an account on the Heroes of Newerth official site and becoming a "Fan" of HoN on Facebook may allow one to obtain a beta key. The next best option is to pre-order Heroes of Newerth.