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READ MORE >Dota 2: The International's fourth year begins July 18
Dota 2: The International will return for its fourth year and will run from July 18-21 at the Key Arena in Seattle, WA.
READ MORE >Dota 2: The International returns for a third year
"The International" is returning yet another year. Valve's annual Dota 2 tournament will be held in Seattle on August 7th, a few weeks before PAX...
READ MORE >"Since majority teams finishing top 3 are Chinese, it's definitely more than 250K in their ..."
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Valve announced today that Dota 2 will be free to play at launch and opened an in-game store so current players can start customizing their characters.
READ MORE >Blizzard DOTA renamed to Blizzard All-Stars, as per new agreement with Valve
"In accordance with the agreement, Valve will continue to use DOTA commercially, including DOTA 2, while Blizzard will preserve noncommercial use of DOTA for its community."
READ MORE >"We need a wikileaks site for gaming. There's something we're bot being told here."
see all 17 commentsBlizzard files opposition to Valve's Dota trademark
Blizzard has filed an official dispute with the USPTO over Valve trademarking "DOTA" for Dota 2, claiming people will think it's connected with Blizzard, and that Valve's trying to steal goodwill it built up. Valve, naturally, denies this.
READ MORE >"READ THE ARTICLE people! This is not Blizzard asserting ownership over the trademark, it's them ..."
see all 90 commentsBlizzard reworking StarCraft 2 DotA mod; dodging 'DotA' name
Blizzard's going back to the drawing back on its DotA-inspired StarCraft 2 mod Blizzard All-Stars, hoping to reach the accessible core it believes is in the notoriously intimidating genre. Just don't ask about the "DotA" name.
READ MORE >"Why not release DotA 2K11! And then next year DotA 2K12 with less players and worse controls!"
see all 6 commentsDota 2 tournament $1 million finals won by Na'vi
Ukrainian team Na'vi lifted the novelty over-sized check for $1 million at the final of Valve's Dota 2 tournament on Sunday. Valve plans hold a similar event annually with "the best in the world" of Dota 2.
READ MORE >"Too bad they are just going to spend it on Yoohoo and POKEMANS"
see all 20 commentsDota 2 launch expected next year, beta soon
Gabe Newell doesn't think Dota 2 will launch this year, and the payment model is still undecided. There's good news, though: Valve expects to begin stress testing "a few weeks" after Gamescom.
READ MORE >""Valve still hasn't decided whether it'll be a regular paid game or free-to-play, like Team ..."
see all 80 commentsDota 2 trailer emerges from Gamescom
Can't make it to Germany to partake in the festivities? You can, at the very least, watch this debut CG trailer for Valve's Dota 2.
READ MORE >"I don't play Dota, never did, but I know from my experience with HoN and my friends experiences ..."
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