{"id":5518,"date":"2018-03-26T10:48:02","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T15:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=5518"},"modified":"2018-03-26T10:48:32","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T15:48:32","slug":"hero-defense-coming-to-ps4-and-xbox-one-soon-real-time-strategy-meets-tower-defense-meets-rpg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/03\/26\/hero-defense-coming-to-ps4-and-xbox-one-soon-real-time-strategy-meets-tower-defense-meets-rpg\/","title":{"rendered":"“Hero Defense” Coming to PS4 and Xbox One Soon! Real Time Strategy meets Tower Defense meets RPG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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\n“Hero Defense” coming to “PS4” and Xbox One in Q2 2018<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
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Headup Games<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Happy\u00a0Tuesday<\/span><\/span><\/em>\u00a0announce a new publication period for\u00a0Hero\u00a0Defense<\/em><\/strong>, an innovative genre mix of RTS and tower defense, while various RPG elements provide for enormous depth. It will be released\u00a0on PlayStation\u00ae4 and Xbox\u00a0One in Q2 2018<\/strong>; an exact release date will be announced soon.<\/p>\n

If you’re at\u00a0PAX East<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in Boston, you’re welcome to stop by at\u00a0Booth #14129<\/em><\/strong>and have a first hands-on. For a fixed appointment,\u00a0please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Hero\u00a0Defense\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>is set in a dark fantasy world populated by monsters like vampires, werewolves and zombies. By its multiple gameplay\u00a0elements –\u00a0RTS, tower defense and RPG – it is an interesting challenge for a wide spectrum of players. Join Jack Sanders\u2019 team of monster slayers and defend the world by using individual skills and weapons, combined with runes and powerful spells.<\/p>\n

Strategically maneuver your team of upgradeable heroes through various arenas, finding the best spots and using strong auras to destroy hordes of sinister enemies.\u00a0Hero\u00a0Defense\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>features\u00a0<\/em>enormous depth due to customization possibilities as well as many RPG elements like skill trees, modifiable weapons, runes and magic spells.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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About Hero Defense<\/strong><\/p>\n
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In order to destroy the world\u2019s most powerful vampire, your team of slayers must impale, slash, tear and burn through legions of undead hell-bent on world domination!<\/p>\n

Take charge of five unique heroes that battle their way through various arenas to defeat Count Necrosis.<\/p>\n

Hero Defense\u00a0challenges fans from RTS, RPGs and Tower Defense games to strategically maneuver their upgradeable heroes to destroy hordes of sinister creeps.<\/p>\n

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  • Liberate your island, assemble your team and enjoy hours of a narrated story<\/li>\n
  • Defeat gigantic bosses which challenge you with their special abilities<\/li>\n
  • Customize your heroes through a deep RPG layer<\/li>\n
  • Rebuild your town and unlock new buildings and abilities<\/li>\n
  • Gain XP to access and level up each hero\u2019s individual skill tree<\/li>\n
  • Gather loot and equip spells that freeze, burn and poison the undead<\/li>\n
  • Modify weapons by collecting and socketing powerful runes and customize your builds for devastating combos and skill-synergies<\/li>\n
  • Replay procedurally generated enemies and endless mode challenges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    RTS meets Tower Defense meets RPG “Hero Defense” coming to “PS4” and Xbox One in Q2 2018 Headup Games\u00a0and\u00a0Happy\u00a0Tuesday\u00a0announce a new publication period…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[29,31],"tags":[142,143,104,103],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/unnamed-4.png?fit=1024%2C918","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5282,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/03\/21\/earth-atlantis-coming-to-playstation4-and-xbox-one\/","url_meta":{"origin":5518,"position":0},"title":"“Earth Atlantis” coming to PlayStation\u00ae4 and Xbox One","author":"DiRT","date":"March 21, 2018","format":"image","excerpt":"Explore a post-apocalyptic underwater world with a breathtaking visual style and advanced controls Headup Games\u00a0and\u00a0Pixel Perfex\u00a0announce\u00a0Earth Atlantis\u00a0for \"PS4\" and Xbox\u00a0One. 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