DOTA 2

DOTA 2 headlines

• 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.

• The Dota 2 International 2017 main event has kicked off

  The 2017 International Dota 2 tournament has officially begun.

• Valve is changing Dota 2 to make the experience less frustrating for new players

  Dota 2 has received a new update designed to make the game more inviting for new players.

• The prize pool for the Dota 2 International 2017 is the biggest in eSports history, again

  The prize purse for this year’s Dota 2 International Championship has beaten last year’s $20 million.

• Dota 2's first story-driven co-op mode is out now for Battle Pass owners

  Dota 2 has added a new mode that may not require extensive knowledge of MOBAs.

• The Dota 2 International Battle Pass will add a two-part co-op campaign

  DOTA 2 will be adding a campaign, complete with a story.

• You'll need to put in your phone number if you want to play Dota 2 Ranked Play, starting next month

  Very soon, playing ranked matches in Dota 2 will require a phone number.

• Valve could move Dota 2's The International out of the US if Trump's visa restrictions become too much of an issue

  The recent travel ban affecting the US could have very negative consequences on one of the biggest eSports events, the Dota 2 International.

• Nothing can beat the triple threat of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, and League of Legends in Twitch's most watched games of 2016

  The most watched games on Twitch last year didn’t involve many new releases.

• Steam's most-played games in 2016 all came out in 2015

  2016 may have been Steam’s biggest year in terms of the number of games released, but none of them topped the most-played charts.

• Is it just me or does this new Dota 2 update change so, so much?

  Dota 2 7.0 makes sweeping changes to the MOBA. Oh, and delivers Sun Wukong.

• Valve to Dota 2 players on Windows 10: disable Xbox Game DVR for better frame-rates

  Turning on Xbox Game DVR on Windows 10 will negatively affect your PC performance in Dota 2.