KALAMAZOO, MI – S2 Games, the publishers and developers of the popular internet battling game "Heroes of Newerth," announced the move of its headquarters to Portage after doubling its staff in 2012.



The company also has launched a new division for developing games for mobile phones.

The video game developers moved their headquarters from Oshtemo Township to a corporate suite in the Portage Trade Centre.

The new S2 offices are 6,000 square feet larger than their previous location to accommodate 90 employees, 49 of whom were hired in 2012.

The 18,000 square foot space features a new 55-seat enrichment classroom that will help educate S2's employees.



"Our Heroes of Newerth player base grew by about 50 percent in 2012 and we have high expectations with the launch of HoN 3.0 in 2013," said Marc DeForest, CEO of S2 Games said in a press release. "We're constantly seeking ways to improve our games and the services we offer to the player base, and that's why we're investing in a top-notch workforce and a great space to do the work."



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S2 Games launched iGames, a new mobile games development division, on Jan. 2, 2013. The subsidiary is designed to bridge the gap between casual and experienced gamers.

DeForest is a native of Jackson and relocated to Kalamazoo to attend Western Michigan University. He founded S2 Games in 2005 with Jesse Hayes, who continues as director of art and runs an S2 Games office in California; and Sam McGrath, who left the company not long after it started to operate another business.

After releasing two video games, S2 Games released Heroes of Newerth in spring 2010. By May 2012, the game had 10 million user accounts worldwide. When released it cost users $30 to access, but has been offered for free online since July 2011.

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