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Hero Academy 2 Fights to Mobile and PC Platforms

Robot Entertainment today announced that the long-awaited sequel to Hero Academy is now available on the App Store and Google Play. Early access to PC and Mac versions are also available at www.heroacademy2.com.

Developed in partnership with BonusXP, Hero Academy 2 embraces the original’s signature tactical gameplay while adding such fan-requested features as:

• Real-time PvP duels
• Card collection and deck creation
• Single player campaigns
• Cross-platform play across iOS, Android, PC, and Mac

Hero Academy 2 players collect cards of heroes, powers, and spells, and then create their best teams to battle it out one-on-one in tactical PvP Duels. Play loads of single player content in Campaigns and Challenges to improve play and prepare for battle. Discuss and compare strategies with guild-mates and climb the Academy rankings!

“This is a game we’ve wanted to make for a long time. We worked very hard to capture the core fun and uniqueness of the original game while delivering on key fan-requested features,” said Patrick Hudson, CEO of Robot Entertainment. “With the help of our good friends at BonusXP, we’re really proud of Hero Academy 2. We have big plans to deliver exciting content and feature additions post-release.”

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John Breeden II

John has spent his journalism career covering just about everything, from small-town meetings and crime scenes to Capitol Hill and the U.S. Congress. He got his start writing about games and technology with a computer column called On the Chip Side, which grew to more than 1 million in circulation and ran in newspapers across several states. Today, John is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Newsweek and many other publications, and he writes a regular technology and government column for Nextgov/FCW and hosts security and educational webinars for FedInsider. He is also the founder of the Tech Writers Bureau and the chief editor of GameIndustry.com. He still loves disappearing into games, whether that means crawling through Baldur’s Gate dungeons deep into the night or planning one more big offensive in the latest wargame.