DOTA 2

DOTA 2 headlines

• Two new heroes are coming to Dota 2 - check out their introduction videos

  Dota 2 is expanding out further with two new heroes.

• The Dota 2 International had its first back-to-back victory this weekend

  For the second time in a row, OG has taken out The International, becoming the first team to claim back-to-back victories in Dota 2’s biggest tournament.

• Dota 2 International stream stamps out mentions of Tiananmen

  Some spectators are reporting a time-out during the Dota tournament for mentioning inconvenient politics.

• Valve now needs to approve Steam Workshop items for the games it publishes

  A Steam Workshop moderation process is being applied to Valve’s own games on the platform.

• The Dota Underlords 'Proto Pass' is a prototype battle pass, and it's live now

  Dota Underlords, the pioneer of auto chess, is testing out a battle pass.

• Valve reveals Dota Underlords, an official take on Auto Chess

  Valve’s next game is Auto Chess-inspired Dota Underlords.

• Valve is making its own Dota Auto Chess

  Valve has confirmed it won’t be able to work with Dota Auto Chess creators, but will instead develop its own version in house.

• Valve's Dota 2 card game, Artifact, has a beta this fall

  Valve confirmed during the annual Dota 2 tournament that its beta for Artifact will be held in October.

• Valve's Dota 2 card game, Artifact, is coming this November

  Artifact, Valve’s first game in years, will finally be available for purchase starting November 28.

• Dutch Dota 2 players can see what's in their next loot box

  Dota 2’s loot system now tells you exactly what treasure is available before you buy it.

• Valve has disabled CS:GO and Dota 2 trading in the Netherlands

  Valve has removed the ability to trade or transfer Counter Strike: Global Offense and Dota 2 items on the Steam Marketplace in the Netherlands.

• Dota 2's new subscription service offers an unfair advantage to paying players

  Valve just released a new subscription service for free-to-play MOBA Dota 2. Dota Plus will bolster the substantial revenue Valve already earns from cosmetics.

• Capcom has submitted an Okami Amaterasu courier mod for Dota 2

  Game crossovers are nothing new, but Capcom’s way of getting Okami’s Amaterasu into Dota 2 is a bit different.

• How Dueling Fates is taking Dota 2 back to its roots

  “Dota 2 is balanced because all of the heroes are overpowered.”

• Valve will let fans sell 3D-printed merch for Dota 2, CS: GO, Portal, Half-Life, and Team Fortress 2

  If you thought Valve turning game submissions over to fans was a big deal, buckle up.

• PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds beats Dota 2, breaks Steam's record for highest concurrent players ever

  PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has broken a Steam record no other game could.

• People are giving Dota 2 negative Steam reviews because Valve didn't make Half-Life 3

  Steam users have suddenly started review-bombing Dota 2.

• OpenAI's one-on-one Dota 2 AI takes down one of the world's best players

  (Please read this post with the Terminator theme playing in the background).

• Dota 2 will add two more heroes in the Dueling Fates update

  The next big Dota 2 update will add two new characters to the game’s expansive roster.