Tag Archives: DOTA 2
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 12:50 BST
MOBA muddle untangled: why it’s time to do DOTA
With Valve to show DOTA 2 at gamescom next week, Richard Cobbett explains the attraction of a genre variously known as MOBA, MMOARTS, and, of course, DOTA-clone.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, MMOARTS, RPG, Strategy
Tags: DotA, DOTA 2, league of legends, MOBA
Wed, Aug 10, 2011 | 11:17 BST
DOTA 2 gamescom tourney to be streamed online
IceFrog’s confirmed that the worldwide DOTA 2 tournament at gamescom next week, which will see the game unveiled for the first time, will be streamed online. The news was confirmed on the DOTA forums, with the livestream coming in four languages: English, Russian, Chinese and German. You can get the stream here. The game launches later this year.
Thanks, AEPortal.
Mon, Aug 01, 2011 | 23:56 BST
$1 million up for grabs in DotA 2 gamescom tourney
Valve is determined to make a splash with DotA 2′s gamescom debut, offering $1 million in cash to the winners of its first tournament.
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Posted in: Action, Gamescom 2011, Mac, PC, Strategy, Valve
Tags: competition, DOTA 2, The International, tournament
Thu, Jul 28, 2011 | 08:50 BST
Valve testing new matchmaking system for DotA 2
Responding to a question posed on Twitter, Valve said it’s testing “some social things” and “complete new matchmaking system” for its upcoming sequel to DotA, the former Warcraft 3 custom map.
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Posted in: Gamescom 2011, Mac, PC, Steam, Strategy, Valve
Tags: DOTA 2, matchmaking system
Wed, Jul 20, 2011 | 01:04 BST
Valve voice actor predicts autumn release for DotA 2
Regular Valve voice actor John Patrick Lowrie has said DotA 2 will release in northern autumn.
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 17:47 BST
Valve gamescom page mentions “strategy” title, is probably DOTA 2
As spotted by EG, Valve’s got listed a “strategy” title to show at gamescom next month, according to the company’s page on the show’s website. So unless it’s announcing Portal 3, Left 4 Dead 3 or Half-Life 3 as strategy titles, this is all but likely to be DOTA 2. We’ll check in with Valve to see if that’s the case.
gamescom happens from August 17-21 in Cologne.
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 09:46 BST
Blizzard DotA aiming for Heart of the Swarm launch, says StarCraft boss
StarCraft II lead producer Chris Sigaty has said that Blizzard DotA is still in development at the company.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Strategy
Tags: Blizzard DOTA, DOTA 2, heart of the swarm, starcraft II
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 20:01 GMT
DotA 2 website open for business
Those interested in Valve’s Defense of the Ancients 2 now have a website available to get their fix.
Mon, Oct 25, 2010 | 14:37 BST
Pardo: Valve trademarking DOTA “doesn’t seem the right thing to do”
Valve’s attempts to trademark Defence of the Ancients – DOTA, for short – “doesn’t seem the right thing to do,” Blizzard boss Rob Pardo’s told Eurogamer.
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