<s>
Hero	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
was	O
a	O
two-player	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
Robot	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
previous	O
series	O
Orcs	B-Application
Must	I-Application
Die	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
iOS	B-Application
platform	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
ports	O
later	O
being	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
platforms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
cross	B-Operating_System
platform	I-Operating_System
play	O
across	O
all	O
installed	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Robot	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
that	O
Hero	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
would	O
cease	O
operations	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2019	O
as	O
one	O
had	O
been	O
long	O
defunct	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
had	O
been	O
operating	O
at	O
a	O
financial	O
loss	O
for	O
several	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tribe	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
team	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
orc-related	O
units	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
aggression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
team	O
available	O
exclusively	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
users	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
;	O
the	O
team	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
adaptability	O
and	O
gameplay	O
referencing	O
the	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
Robot	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Tony	O
Goodman	O
and	O
its	O
first	O
employees	O
were	O
predominantly	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
recently	O
bankrupt	O
Ensemble	O
Studios	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
that	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
strategy	O
games	O
including	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
Halo	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
mobile	O
game	O
,	O
Hero	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
adware	O
version	O
offered	O
for	O
free	O
or	O
an	O
ad-free	O
version	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
with	O
a	O
planned	O
release	O
date	O
set	O
for	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
beat	O
their	O
deadline	O
,	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
onto	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
August	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
platform	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
has	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hero	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
2	O
was	O
soft	O
launched	O
in	O
Canada	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
