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, 20157The StarLadder 12 echoes are still rolling, as photographs of cosplay enthusiasts are still flooding the Instagram and Twitter feeds. The Drow Ranger, Crystal Maiden and Vengeful Spirit costumes stole the spotlight.
April 28th, 20150StarLadder StarSeries 12 has come to an end. Eight out of the 40 participating teams have reached the LAN finals hosted at DreamHack Bucharest. ViCi Gaming grabbed the title and the $60,491 prize, Invictus Gaming came in second, while Cloud 9 ended up third.
April 27th, 20151DotaBlast had chat with Alliance's captain, Jonathan "Loda" Berg, and team manager, Kelly Ong Xiao Wei, after the StarLadder StarSeries XII LAN finals. Kelly and Jonathan discussed the impact the Majors tournaments will have on the Dota 2 scene.
April 27th, 20150We sat down for a heart to heart with Team Tinker's Dominik "Black^" Reitmeier, at StarLadder StarSeries XII. We talked about the TI invites, his ViCi Gaming history, differences in mentality between Eastern and Western players, his back-up plans in case his Dota career doesn't work out.
April 27th, 20150DotaBlast had a talk with Team Tinker's offlaner, Sam "BuLba" Sosale, at last weekend's StarLadder StarSeries XII LAN finals, hosted by DreamHack Bucharest. BuLba discussed his expectations for the new patch, TT's recent roster changes and how he feels the team has finally reached the optimal line-up.
April 26th, 20150As StarSeries Season XII concluded with an all Chinese team Grand Final of ViCi Gaming verses Invictus Gaming, it was ViCi Gaming who would grab the series 3-1 along with the Championship title and trophy.
Yesterday ViCi Gaming and Invictus Gaming battled in the Upper Bracket Finals where ViCi Gaming defeated IG 2-1 with a heavily...
April 26th, 20150The last day of StarSeries Season XII started with the Lower Bracket Finals between Cloud 9 and Invictus Gaming fighting for a chance to compete in the Grand Finals and to seek revenge on ViCi Gaming for sending both teams to the lower brackets. Invictus Gaming defeated Cloud 9 2-1, forcing an all Chinese Grand Finals series.
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April 25th, 20150The StarLadder StarSeries XII LAN playoffs and finals are underway at DreamHack Bucharest. Yesterday, Cloud 9 and ViCi Gaming were the first teams to advance, after clear-cut 2-0 victories against Team Tinker and London Conspiracy, respectively.