June 25th, 20151Sovann "Skim" Kim, DotaBlast's liaison at ESL One Frankfurt, had a chat with Per Anders Olsson "Pajkatt" Lille, shortly after Alliance's elimination from the tournament. Pajkatt talked about the ESL One format, Alliance's strats, The International, his expectations from the Majors, and the importance of friendship between team...
June 5th, 20150ESL One officially announced the return of ESL One New York this fall. The event will be held October 3rd and 4th at the Madison Square Garden with a base prize pool of $250,000.
May 11th, 20154In less than two weeks' time, Valve has turned the Dota 2 world upside-down. First with the announcement of the Dota 2 Majors and then with the TI5 direct invites and qualifiers announcement, the community has been buzzing around the clock about tournament weight, invite criteria and the future of independent tournaments.
May 1st, 20153Jacky "Eternal Envy" Mao's latest rant blog has lit Reddit, Twitter and Facebook on fire. When players and important Dota 2 figures don't have a mindful, responsible social media behavior and etiquette, the entire scene suffers a credibility gap. What good is ranting when it doesn't generate improvement?
April 29th, 20150Dota 2 tournaments organizers seem to have been struck by spring fever of competition. In an already action packed schedule of official matches, three more tournaments have been announced for the month of May: MarsTV Dota 2 League, ASUS PlayItCool and Mountain Trail Challenge.
April 29th, 20151Recent EternaLEnVy video blog in regards to the Dota 2 Majors and his experience at the StarLadder StarSeries 12 LAN finals has sparked reactions from Vitalli "V1lat" Volochai and others in the community.
April 29th, 20150Niclas "Niqua" Westergård is no longer with The Alliance. While no details have been given, former The International 3 winner, Henrik "Admiral Bulldog" Ahnberg, was standing in for his old team in the matches versus Ninjas in Pyjamas, in the DotaPit Season 3 playoffs.