Since its official launch back in May, Heroes of Newerth has at tracked a loyal player base for developer S2 Games' fantasy action-RTS game. Now comes word that the game will be getting a substantial free upgrade later this month, so much so that it's being called Heroes of Newerth 2.0.

Worthplaying has posted up a preview of the update which will include a number of new features and improvements. One is a new casual mode that will be more forgiving to players (for example you won't lose all your gold when you die). The update will also contain a new 3v3 map, a revamp of the game's matchmaking system, a new in-game item store for cosmetic items and more. The update will also include the launch of the long awaited map editor for the game.