July 9th, 20150Never at a loss for ideas to support crowdfunding for TI5 prize pool, Valve has released the Aegis of Champions collector's reward for owners of TI5 Compendiums reaching level 1000. . The long awaited Immortal Treasure III is expected to be delivered by the end of the week.
July 9th, 201559The International 2015 prize pool - right now at a staggering $15,450,000, has once again broken the record for the biggest esports prize fund in history. Inherent differences aside, let's take a look at how Dota 2's biggest event of the year compares - strictly in terms of prize pool - to ten popular, some centuries old, traditional...
July 7th, 20150Team Secret has taken the Dota 2 scene by storm. Starting out during the summer months of August 2014 as an intriguing presence on the horizon, it gathered force as it progressed through the year, gaining incredible momentum and shattering everything in its path. Most of the people who love Dota have had, over the past few months, what...
July 6th, 201513Less than a month before The International 5, EHOME's mid player, Chen "Cty" Tianyu, got his US visa request denied. The Chinese organization is asking for help. If Cty is not able to obtain his US visa in due time, EHOME will be forced to find an approved replacement for TI5.
July 4th, 20150Valve has announced that TI5 Pubstomps is now live for organization or attendance registration. For those who are unable to attend The International 5, TI5 Pubstomps is an opportunity to share the excitement in a live setting with others, in various locations around the world.
July 2nd, 2015968Akbar "Sonneiko" Butaev's US visa has been denied for a second time. On the other hand, Team Empire's player Maxim "yoky" Kim has finally received his visa, after having it denied twice. With TI5 right around the corner, the pressure for approved applications and appeals increases, as teams fear the worst.
June 30th, 20153I was never quite drawn to the fantasy Dota 2 models heavily promoted in the past six months. I think it was mostly because going through the rules, setting myself up with a team, following the progress, securing the inside information needed to actually do well felt more like a chore than something that would make my experience more...
June 29th, 201521Valve has recently sent out invitations to the TI5 casters, analysts and hosts. Understandably, there were only a few slots to fill. Many more well-deserving Dota 2 casters and community contributors were unfortunately overlooked.
June 26th, 20153Sovann "Skim" Kim, DotaBlast's liaison at ESL One Frankfurt, sat down for a chat with Ludwig "zai" Wåhlberg, shortly before Team Secret's first games in the main event. zai talked about Team Secret's TI strategies, his role on the team and impact on drafts. The 17-year-old player singled out the flaws in the current Dota 2 scene and...
June 4th, 20150Picking up an established Dota 2 squad which has already been directly invited to The International is no doubt easier than putting together a team from scratch. Fnatic make a strong comeback into the scene and announce Team Malaysia as their new Dota 2 squad.
