Heroes of Neweth turns to its players for its next map — and has a $10K bounty as the reward

Heroes of Newerth developer S2 Games is turning to the community to help it build new maps for the multiplayer online arena battler, and the company is putting $10,000 on the line.

The studio revealed today that it is holding a contest that will award $10,000 in prize money to the community members who make the best maps for Heroes of Newerth. This event, which S2 calls Sol’s Theatre, is open for mapmakers Aug. 1 through Aug. 30. This Heroes of Newerth contest comes at a time when the game faces tough competition from others online strategy games, including Valve’s Dota 2 and Riot Games’ League of Legends. By involving the community more, S2 is likely hoping to increase player loyalty.