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Valve, The International 6 and Miracle- among winners at the Esports Industry Awards 2016

November 22nd, 201615 The International 6 picked up the top prize for "Esports Live Event of the Year" at last night's first annual Esports Industry Awards ceremony, in London. Amer...

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Puppey featured as a guest speaker for TEDx at TTÜ

March 17th, 201646 Clement "Puppey" Ivanov will be featured as a guest speaker at TEDxTTÜ, on March 19th. Although the celebrated Estonian will be in Split, Croatia for the DotaPit Season...

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Miami University to launch first varsity esports program

March 16th, 201614 Miami University in Ohio, is launching the first varsity esports program to be offered at a top tier US University. Five teams will be created and start competing in the...

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Dota 2 compared to other sports in terms of annual prize fund: On par with cycling, ski jumping, judo

March 14th, 201670 Dota 2 is often compared to traditional sports when it comes to prize funds or crowds gathered at the events. However, when those comparisons are made, most of the time...

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First public high school in Norway to include esports in its core curriculum, Dota 2 considered

January 11th, 201655 Garnes Vidaregåande Skule - a specialized public high school situated in Norway's utterly charming city of Bergen, the land of mountains and fjords - will take a...

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Remarkable comebacks and throws of 2015

December 4th, 20150 Dota 2 has been witness to some of the most remarkable wins and losses in 2015 - partly due to the "comeback mechanism" in patch 6.83 and partly due to the shift in team...

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Substitute role: peaks, valleys and how it could become relevant; WinteR weighs in

September 22nd, 20150 The substitute role has recently been introduced to Dota 2. Seventy-three players are listed as substitutes for the 82 teams registered in the first Major. For now, the...

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compLexity Gaming's intimate exposition of TI5: "This is not a Disney movie. This is not all fun. It is a job."

September 16th, 20151 The International 5 awarded a prize pool of $18,429,613. More than 4.5 million people watched the championship's grand finals. With all the glitz and glory that is often...

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6 lessons we learned from The International 5

August 12th, 20150 Eighteen teams competed with every shred of passion and energy they could muster to become the ultimate holders of the TI5 Championship title and earn the highest...

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IKEA instructed to change name coming into Kiev Major EU regional qualifiers - Now 4 protect five

'To the end' - Ad Finem parts ways with their Dota 2 team

Changes in Team Secret Management: Kemal steps down, John Yao appointed CEO

XBOCT signed by Russian Premier League organization FC Anji

FATA returns to competitive play, forms new team

2016 debutantes and break out players from around the world

YapzOr nominated for Red Bull's "Best Esports Player of the Month"

SumaiL shortlisted as one of the most influential teens of 2016 by Time.com

The International 2018 - who will qualify and who are the favourites to win?

Newbee, LGD.FY, Secret invited to Perfect World Masters minor

Liquid, OG, Secret, VP to square off in ROG DreamLeague season 8 EU+CIS qualifiers

Barcelona to host the WESG Dota 2 2017 Europe and CIS regional qualifiers

Trumps travel ban; The International, careers, tournaments at stake

New Patch update 7.02

ESL plans for television style production value

FC Copenhagen brings Maelk on board as esports director

Dota 2 API Key allegations and implications: A case against LGD owner, Pan "RuRu" Jie

Sources: Monkey Business to play under a new brand

Sources: London Conspiracy squad no longer with the organization

London Conspiracy to replace Vega Squadron for MLG Pro League LAN finals

Special Event; Dark Moon available for a limited time

Battle Cup Winter 2017; Chance for six teams to participate in Kiev Major regional qualifiers

Charity; Gamers can make a difference

TI6 Trove Carafe and Lockless Luckvase released

bOne7 interview: "I told Envy I want to coach his team so that I can build up my reputation and start playing again"

SingSing interview: "I'm going to quit pro Dota forever, this has been my last tournament"

MVP.QO interview: What makes MVP special, road to 9K MMR, personal background

swindlemelonzz interview: Early struggles, family support, blunt chronicle of the scene

Dear Dota 2 personalities, you should be the ones setting up a good example

Dota 2 tournaments: Watch out for the elusive cash cow!

Team Secret accused again for allegedly owing money

Flipsid3, PR, ProDota, DB ripped off after tournament organizer disappears with prize money

Mineski Dota may pursue legal action against former players for breach of contract

Valve clears Ewolves and Infamous of match-fixing ProDota Cup Americas series

Changes in MatchMaking; No ranked group games, Random Draft & Captains Mode out of Solo Queue

The curious incident of the Kiev Major tickets: A look into event ticketing

Valve issues cease operations notice to third party betting websites

The Spring Cleaning 2016 Update

Biased gender role cast poses question: How inclusive has esports become for women?

Valve, The International 6 and Miracle- among winners at the Esports Industry Awards 2016

Puppey featured as a guest speaker for TEDx at TTÜ

Miami University to launch first varsity esports program

Valve answers MMR complaints with new update

From Dota 2 to Overwatch – a game comparison

Ten changes you need to know as you boot Dota 7.00

Ten of the most important changes in patch 6.87

Understanding The Offlane Jungle

Frankfurt Major stats: Of Sides, Farm, and Rapiers

Beyond summary: truly understanding 6.85 Phantom Lancer, Gyrocopter and Intelligence Cores

6.84 items - winners, losers, equine superheroes, and pizza rolls

6.84 myths and realities

Dota 2 Bot API on the horizon

BecomeTheGamer drafting assistant: a statistically better drafting phase

Loot Market: one secure way to sell your Dota 2 items for real cash

Gamekit: Earn points and exchange them for Steam dollars!

The best Dota 2 tournaments for gamblers

TI5 VIP passes, limited eligibility

Sold Out! The International 5 tickets gone in minutes

The International 5 tickets on sale soon

coL undefeated, Wheel Whreck features first female player to advance through Kiev Major NA Open Qualifiers

Purge and Day[9] embark on their first adventure tonight

Arcana Votes: Eight heroes remain

City Hall employees fired for playing Dota 2 at work

ARS ART meltdown: "Artstyle is another player!"

How to Techies

TI5 compendium: The Summoning comic and other rewards

ESP giveaway: win an Arcana item (UPDATE: WINNER!)

ESP giveaway: win 100 Battle Pass levels (UPDATE: WINNER!)

LootMarket giveaway: win a $75 gift card (UPDATE: Winner!)

LootMarket giveaway: seven weeks, seven arcanas (UPDATE: WINNERS!)

We are live! What to expect

Biased gender role cast poses question: How inclusive has esports become for women?