Defense Grid 2 Hands-On Preview: Next-Gen Tower Defense

Here we preview Defense Grid 2 through the game’s Beta. A sequel to the 2008 game of the same name, Defense Grid 2 is a tower-defense game where players strategically construct weaponized towers in an attempt to fight off waves of invading aliens.

Pre-ordering the game through Steam unlocks the beta.

Defense Grid 2 has a planned release date of September 2014.

Tom Christiansen

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