Dota 2 news:
Fnatic at The International
There has been a lot of discussion over the last 24 hours regarding our requirement that Fnatic plays with Era at The International, and how it differs from Fear’s substitution in Evil Geniuses. In cases like this, we think being fully transparent is th...
There has been a lot of discussion over the last 24 hours regarding our requirement that Fnatic plays with Era at The International, and how it differs from Fear’s substitution in Evil Geniuses. In cases like this, we think being fully transparent is th...
27.06.2014 20:00:01
New Team Matchmaking
Team matchmaking is now a part of ranked matchmaking, meaning the pool of available opponents for teams and full parties is now much larger. To play as a team, form a party of five players. If there is a team roster that contains all members of your part...
Team matchmaking is now a part of ranked matchmaking, meaning the pool of available opponents for teams and full parties is now much larger. To play as a team, form a party of five players. If there is a team roster that contains all members of your part...
19.06.2014 04:00:03
The Path to The Dota 2 Championship
The teams have been invited, and the Qualifiers have ended. All that remains is to prepare for the battles to come. Now, we can reveal what form those battles will take. Head over to The Path to The Dota 2 Championship page and learn about each stage of ...
The teams have been invited, and the Qualifiers have ended. All that remains is to prepare for the battles to come. Now, we can reveal what form those battles will take. Head over to The Path to The Dota 2 Championship page and learn about each stage of ...
17.06.2014 04:00:01
The Immortals are here
The eleven Immortal Compendium rewards have been released. Compendium owners will find Immortal Strongboxes in their Armory. Strongboxes work just like our new Treasures, granting no duplicate items for the nine primary Immortals. Each Treasure also ha...
The eleven Immortal Compendium rewards have been released. Compendium owners will find Immortal Strongboxes in their Armory. Strongboxes work just like our new Treasures, granting no duplicate items for the nine primary Immortals. Each Treasure also ha...
31.05.2014 04:00:02
New Stretch Goals
It’s been only twelve days since the Compendium launched, and already the prize pool for The International has risen to astonishing heights, rocketing beyond the $6,000,000 stretch goal. Now we’re introducing several new stretch goals to aim ...
It’s been only twelve days since the Compendium launched, and already the prize pool for The International has risen to astonishing heights, rocketing beyond the $6,000,000 stretch goal. Now we’re introducing several new stretch goals to aim ...
21.05.2014 04:00:02
Introducing Fantasy League Season One
The first season of Fantasy League is here! Get your rosters and teams ready before the start of the league this May 19th. But what is fantasy league? I hear you say. Well we have created a website just for you (yes you). If you have a Compendium then y...
The first season of Fantasy League is here! Get your rosters and teams ready before the start of the league this May 19th. But what is fantasy league? I hear you say. Well we have created a website just for you (yes you). If you have a Compendium then y...
15.05.2014 04:00:01
The Compendium Rewards
Whoa! You guys are breaking all kinds of Compendium records. Nine Stretch Goals have already been unlocked with a tenth looming on the horizon. Today we shipped Loading Screen Treasure and are in the process of granting it to Compendium owners. As for ot...
Whoa! You guys are breaking all kinds of Compendium records. Nine Stretch Goals have already been unlocked with a tenth looming on the horizon. Today we shipped Loading Screen Treasure and are in the process of granting it to Compendium owners. As for ot...
14.05.2014 04:00:02
The Compendium
Contribute to The International’s overall prize pool while making tournament predictions and earning rewards as the total reaches each stretch goal. This year, you’ll earn even more rewards as you level up your Compendium by watching games, colle...
Contribute to The International’s overall prize pool while making tournament predictions and earning rewards as the total reaches each stretch goal. This year, you’ll earn even more rewards as you level up your Compendium by watching games, colle...
10.05.2014 12:00:01
The International Teams
Introducing the Teams of The International. The first of the four Regional Qualifiers is just two weeks away and as always will be available to watch for free inside the Dota 2 client. Here are the dates for all the events: Americas Qualifier: May 12-1...
Introducing the Teams of The International. The first of the four Regional Qualifiers is just two weeks away and as always will be available to watch for free inside the Dota 2 client. Here are the dates for all the events: Americas Qualifier: May 12-1...
30.04.2014 04:00:02
The Spring Cleaning Update
Ah, spring! The birds chirp, the flowers bloom, Ursa leaves his den, and Dota 2 gets a shiny new update. In this single-day event, we’ve taken the wraps off the 6.81 gameplay adjustments. Check out the changes coming to your favorite heroes in the chan...
Ah, spring! The birds chirp, the flowers bloom, Ursa leaves his den, and Dota 2 gets a shiny new update. In this single-day event, we’ve taken the wraps off the 6.81 gameplay adjustments. Check out the changes coming to your favorite heroes in the chan...
26.04.2014 04:00:01
The Secret Shop Wants YOU!
Think you have what it takes to design merchandise for The International? Let’s find out! Now you can submit your t-shirt and poster designs to be voted on by the Dota 2 community by going to ‘The International’ tab in the Workshop. Once th...
Think you have what it takes to design merchandise for The International? Let’s find out! Now you can submit your t-shirt and poster designs to be voted on by the Dota 2 community by going to ‘The International’ tab in the Workshop. Once th...
05.04.2014 04:00:01
The International Tickets FAQ
Tickets for The International go on sale tomorrow and we wanted to answer a few questions we’ve seen come up often: Q. How many tickets can I buy? Ticket purchases are limited to 5 per household. Q. Can I sit anywhere or are there preassigned seats...
Tickets for The International go on sale tomorrow and we wanted to answer a few questions we’ve seen come up often: Q. How many tickets can I buy? Ticket purchases are limited to 5 per household. Q. Can I sit anywhere or are there preassigned seats...
04.04.2014 04:00:02
The International
Save the date. This year The International moves to KeyArena, taking place July 18th through the 21st in Seattle. For those interested in attending there are three types of tickets available: - General Admission ($99) - Floor Seats ($199) - VIP package (...
Save the date. This year The International moves to KeyArena, taking place July 18th through the 21st in Seattle. For those interested in attending there are three types of tickets available: - General Admission ($99) - Floor Seats ($199) - VIP package (...
01.04.2014 04:00:01
World Leaderboards
Today the Dota 2 team is introducing public leaderboards. These leaderboards show the players with the highest solo MMR in four geographic divisions: Americas Europe and Africa China Southeast Asia Here is an FAQ with some details. (We may need to chan...
Today the Dota 2 team is introducing public leaderboards. These leaderboards show the players with the highest solo MMR in four geographic divisions: Americas Europe and Africa China Southeast Asia Here is an FAQ with some details. (We may need to chan...
27.03.2014 04:00:07
The End End of Duplicates
Peek inside any treasure and you’ll notice a few changes. From now on, you will no longer have a chance to receive a duplicate item from opening a treasure multiple times; each time you unseal a treasure, you will find a different item. In additio...
Peek inside any treasure and you’ll notice a few changes. From now on, you will no longer have a chance to receive a duplicate item from opening a treasure multiple times; each time you unseal a treasure, you will find a different item. In additio...
21.03.2014 04:00:29
Free to Play Collector’s Pack
Free to Play is almost here, so get your pre-load started and be ready the moment it’s out To commemorate the impending release of our much-anticipated Dota 2 documentary, special items are now available in the Dota store. These items were forged in cr...
Free to Play is almost here, so get your pre-load started and be ready the moment it’s out To commemorate the impending release of our much-anticipated Dota 2 documentary, special items are now available in the Dota store. These items were forged in cr...
19.03.2014 04:00:01
Introducing Fantasy Dota
First available with the ASUS ROG DreamLeague Season #1 tournament, Fantasy Dota is an expansion on features originally included in the International 2013 Compendium. In Fantasy Dota, you join up to 5 of your friends to create a Fantasy League, where you&...
First available with the ASUS ROG DreamLeague Season #1 tournament, Fantasy Dota is an expansion on features originally included in the International 2013 Compendium. In Fantasy Dota, you join up to 5 of your friends to create a Fantasy League, where you&...
27.02.2014 04:00:03
Free to Play Documentary: Coming Soon
Experience the first International through the eyes of players who lived it. Free to Play is Valve’s feature length documentary detailing the efforts of three Dota 2 players as they battle to win the first million dollar grand prize in the history ...
Experience the first International through the eyes of players who lived it. Free to Play is Valve’s feature length documentary detailing the efforts of three Dota 2 players as they battle to win the first million dollar grand prize in the history ...
19.02.2014 20:00:03
New Bloom’s End
With a defiant roar, the Year Beast prepares to make its final stand. This battle will mark the end of the Year Beast’s reign, so spend all your Ingots and show it what you’re made of! After the beast has departed, remember to redeem your Jad...
With a defiant roar, the Year Beast prepares to make its final stand. This battle will mark the end of the Year Beast’s reign, so spend all your Ingots and show it what you’re made of! After the beast has departed, remember to redeem your Jad...
18.02.2014 04:00:01
Beasts of New Bloom
At last, true darkness is unleashed! Terrorblade’s Fractal Horns of Inner Abysm are now available for purchase. Equip this Arcana and he’ll have new animations, new spell effects and icons, new death and respawn music, an altered voice, he’...
At last, true darkness is unleashed! Terrorblade’s Fractal Horns of Inner Abysm are now available for purchase. Equip this Arcana and he’ll have new animations, new spell effects and icons, new death and respawn music, an altered voice, he’...
07.02.2014 12:00:01
The Year Beast Has Come
Gather your courage (and your Ingots), for the Year Beast has come! For the next 24 hours, you’ll be able to turn the terror of the Year Beast into the treasures of the New Bloom Festival. Yet facing the beast is not a challenge to be taken lightly. To ...
Gather your courage (and your Ingots), for the Year Beast has come! For the next 24 hours, you’ll be able to turn the terror of the Year Beast into the treasures of the New Bloom Festival. Yet facing the beast is not a challenge to be taken lightly. To ...
06.02.2014 04:00:01
The New Bloom Festival Has Arrived
The snows have begun to melt, revealing a ton of new features. Destroy your foes with Terrorblade and Phoenix. Rewrite history using the Replay Takeover feature. Mix up your matches in Random Ability Draft, now accessible at level 5 thanks to your feedbac...
The snows have begun to melt, revealing a ton of new features. Destroy your foes with Terrorblade and Phoenix. Rewrite history using the Replay Takeover feature. Mix up your matches in Random Ability Draft, now accessible at level 5 thanks to your feedbac...
30.01.2014 04:00:01
Rebirth in the New Bloom Festival
Out of the cold and chaos come the very things that the New Bloom Festival is here to celebrate: rebirth and renewal. In this final rush of revelations, a cosmic force arrives to light the skies, while the past itself begs to be rewritten. The New Bloom F...
Out of the cold and chaos come the very things that the New Bloom Festival is here to celebrate: rebirth and renewal. In this final rush of revelations, a cosmic force arrives to light the skies, while the past itself begs to be rewritten. The New Bloom F...
29.01.2014 04:00:01
The Chaos of the New Bloom Festival
New life means new chaos. As the Year Beast stirs from its slumber, a much darker presence prepares to unleash itself upon the world of Dota. But the chaos doesn’t end there: every hero, and every power, will feel its impact. The New Bloom Festival ...
New life means new chaos. As the Year Beast stirs from its slumber, a much darker presence prepares to unleash itself upon the world of Dota. But the chaos doesn’t end there: every hero, and every power, will feel its impact. The New Bloom Festival ...
28.01.2014 04:00:01
Prepare for the New Bloom Festival
As the cold days grow longer and the first blooms slowly reach above the snow, powers both benevolent and savage have begun to stir. Discover the first of many developments that the coming renewal will bring to the world of Dota. The New Bloom Festival is...
As the cold days grow longer and the first blooms slowly reach above the snow, powers both benevolent and savage have begun to stir. Discover the first of many developments that the coming renewal will bring to the world of Dota. The New Bloom Festival is...
27.01.2014 04:00:02