More good news for gamers today with the out-of-the-blue news that Heroes of Newerth is now free to play. The changelog includes some information about what you can expect, and there is a comprehensive FAQ on the official site which deals with some important questions for people that have previously paid for the game. :

== Account Type Explanation ==

- Basic: The standard, free account new players will receive upon sign up.
* Access to the weekly 15 free heroes
* Matchmaking restricted to All Pick
* Can purchase access to additional Heroes through the in-game store

- Verified: Basic accounts that have been upgraded through a show of commitment to their account, by either purchasing Goblin Coins or surpassing a certain threshold of play time
* Access to everything a basic player has, plus the ability to participate in Verified Only Matchmaking, to guarantee separation from Basic players if desired
* Can choose to play all matchmaking modes, however the use of Tokens or Passes are required (some tokens are awarded once a Basic account upgrades to Verified)

- Legacy: anyone with a paid HoN account before the F2P switch has automatically been upgraded to a "Legacy" account
* Access to Verified Only matchmaking
* Can continue to play all game modes without the need for Tokens or Passes
* Will continue to enjoy free access to the general hero pool

For those who came in late, Heroes of Newerth is similar in style to League of Legends and DOTA - check our game page for a bunch of info and screenshots.

We ran a beta key giveaway for it before it was launched and it was one of our most successful promotions ever - for months we had thousands of users coming from all over the world to try to get keys so they could get in on the game. Now it's free you've got no excuse so jump in and give it a go.

Heroes of Newerth is cross-platform, meaning there are native clients you can download now locally from AusGamers for PC, Macintosh, and even Linux(!).