April 19th, 201525Last year, Dota 2 tournaments handed out over $16,000,000 in combined prize-pools. Quite staggering, isn’t it? The International 4 had a prize-pool of over $10 million – record breaking for the entire eSports scene, and more than 20 million viewers. Viewership is growing, sponsors are getting involved, cash is pouring in, and...
March 28th, 20150The SouthEast Asian Dota 2 Team Redemption has been banned from all future events hosted by Valve, including The International. Valve's decision is based on last year's match-fixing scandal, involving players, their girlfriends, the organization, false statements and bribes.