Defense of the Ancients or better known as D.o.t.A is a custom scenario which runs on Warcraft III : The Frozen Throne. It is considered the most popular "free non-supported game mod in the world". D.o.t.A has inspired a number of companies to make their own version of the said game, the latest and the one that caught our attention is S2's : Heroes of Newerth.

HoN is exactly like D.o.t.A with a slight change on the interface. Since D.o.t.A's graphics is limited to what Warcraft can offer, HoN made it a point to enhance the game's graphics more than you can imagine. The gameplay is still the same only it runs on it's own platform! Surely S2 really appreciated D.o.t.A and only made it a little better, the same heroes are used and the skills were not changed.

Sadly, HoN is still in its Closed Beta phase and no announcements regarding the release have been made. Lucky for those who got a chance to get the beta keys S2 gave away! (grrr... XD) For further information and updates you can check out their Face Book fan page, HoN.

And to keep the anticipation rising, I am glad to share with you a few vids...