‘Dota 2’ will add two new heroes in the Dueling Fates update

Some of the world’s best Dota 2 players are doing battle at Valve’s The International esports tournament, but they may need some more practice when they get home. That’s because the company just announced it will add two more characters soon in its “The Dueling Fates” update. Neither hero has a name yet, but in […]

Valve reveals ‘Artifact,’ the official ‘Dota’ card game

Tonight, during Valve’s “The International” Dota 2 esports tournament the company announced it’s making a spinoff card game associated with its popular MOBA. Other than its name, Artifact, a brief teaser trailer and a release window of 2018, we didn’t get any details, but Dota fans have been dreaming up Hearthstone-like card game iterations for […]

It’s Dota 2 time: Y‘all should watch The International

Enlarge / The aegis of champions. (credit: Valve) The biggest competition in all of e-sports is about to kick off in earnest: the Dota 2 International 2017 starts on Monday. Sixteen teams will compete in Seattle’s KeyArena for a prize pool of more than $ 23 million, with the winning team alone picking up more […]

‘Dota 2’ won’t be so intimidating to newcomers

For many rookies in Dota 2 and other multiplayer online battle arena games, the biggest obstacle isn’t the game itself — sometimes, it’s the community. There are certainly helpful players, but MOBAs are notorious for jaded players who are hostile to anyone who isn’t already a grizzled veteran. Valve wants to fix that. It’s delivering […]

Dota 2 Secret Shop arrives for The International 2017

The annual Dota 2 Secret Shop has been announced by Valve today, allowing players to snap any merchandise they desire ahead of The International finals. “Featuring a host of both original and community-created designs, the Valve Store powered by WeLoveFine is now taking orders to ship this year’s products almost anywhere in the world,” a […]

Dota 2’s first co-op campaign mode will launch in May for $10

Enlarge / Siltbreaker, coming this month to Dota 2 for $ 10. (credit: Valve Software) The online team-battling game Dota 2 has long differentiated itself from other “MOBA” games by charging zero money for its core gameplay, including all of its playable characters. That changes later this month, as developers Valve Software announced the game’s first-ever […]