February 24th, 20161The ProDota Cup Americas was immersed in scandal during the third place decider series between Ewolves and Infamous, Sunday night. Both teams were under the suspicion of match-fixing, as Infamous swept through Ewolves, 2:0, in an overwhelmingly one-sided series.
The scandal erupted after Infamous, the underdogs of the series,...
February 14th, 201628Vision Summit 2016 was held in California February 10-11th. The conference was geared towards engine manufacturers and developers to showcase the new technology of Virtual Reality. Among the keynote speakers, was none other than Gabe Newell. Valve was an official sponsor of the event hosted by Unity. One highlight was every attendee at...
October 5th, 20150Valve and ESL have released the Frankfurt Dota Major direct and regional invites. Sixteen teams - eight directly invited and eight qualified ones - will travel to Frankfurt to compete for a $3 million prize-pool in this fall’s Dota Major.
September 25th, 20150The 6.85 patch update is now live and will bring about some significant changes in the meta before the Frankfurt Major. Popular heroes such as Techies, Leshrac and Lina have seen some drastic reductions and changes, while other heroes will see a rise in their game-play.
September 23rd, 20150The first Dota 2 Major will be held in Frankfurt, Germany at the Festhalle Messe, from November 16th through the 21st. Sixteen teams will compete at the main event for a total prize pool of $3,000,000 and ESL will be in charge of production.
September 19th, 20150Information released by IceFrog indicates that balancing patch update 6.85 will be implemented before the first Dota 2 Major. The patch is expected to balance out the game and heroes, while an even bigger change for 6.86 will occur after the first Major.
August 5th, 20151The first leads of information regarding the vague, yet highly anticipated first Dota 2 Major have surfaced at TI5. Valve's Erik Johnson has disclosed for IGN that the first Dota 2 Major - expected to take place this fall, will be held in Europe.
August 2nd, 20152TI champion Ferrari_430 is one of the few elite players who have competed in all The International championships - all five with the same team, Invictus Gaming. In his TI5 player profile, we are exposed to the impressions he made on his teammates and his views on IG.
August 2nd, 20151MVP.Hot6's Lee "Heen" Seung Gon is one of the Korean rising stars that has graced the Dota 2 scene in recent years. Big in esports in general, Korea has recently become more invested in Dota 2. In his TI5 player profile, Heen opens up about the impact his military service had on his professional gaming career and the opportunities that...
August 2nd, 20150Xu "fy" Linsen has been praised as one of the great support play makers. Having started his Dota 2 career playing with Vici Gaming in 2012 with no prior experience, he has quickly risen to the captain position, leading his team to many championships titles and their greatest achievement to date - second place at The International 4. Fy's...
