Heroes of the Storm 2.0 is live with its free heroes and new loot chests

Blizzard is slapping Heroes of the Storm, splashing some water on its face, and telling it to get back in there.

Heroes of the Storm 2.0 is now live in North America, and it will roll out to other territories throughout the day. This relaunch of Blizzard’s multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) for PC change’s the free-to-play game’s reward systems and gives players a bunch of free heroes. 2.0 isn’t altering the actual game much — this is still a MOBA, so two teams of heroes will try to destroy each other’s bases — but Blizzard is hoping that improved rewards and the free heroes can bring back lapsed players and attract new ones in one of gaming’s most competitive sectors.