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Vision Summit 2016: Gabe Newell gives HTC Vive to all attendees

February 14th, 201627 Vision Summit 2016 was held in California February 10-11th. The conference was geared towards engine manufacturers and developers to showcase the new technology of...

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ESPN to launch Esports section

January 14th, 20161 ESPN will be launching an Esports section alongside its regular coverage of traditional sports. Darin Kwilinski of Azubu, Rod "Slasher" Breslau and Tyler "Fionn"...

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Dota 2 Reborn surpasses one million concurrent users

January 11th, 20164 Dota 2 Reborn has surpassed 1,000,000 - yes, that's one million, concurrent users recently. The surge in popularity comes after a steady rise in users since September's...

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Steam security and trading changes implemented

December 10th, 20151 Steam security and trading changes have been implemented as an attempt to combat the rapidly increasing account theft and hijackers. Over 77,000 accounts are hijacked...

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Second Dota 2 Major expected to be held in Shanghai this winter

November 21st, 20150 Before the dust has even settled for the Frankfurt Major, information regarding the second Dota 2 Major has been revealed. Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner disclosed on the...

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Axe Immortal Item and Long Comic released

November 18th, 201514 The TI5 Compendium last stretch goal reward of the Axe Immortal Item and Long Comic "The Last Castle" have finally been released. The long awaited rewards come as part...

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Winter Major season registration announced

November 7th, 20150 Valve has announced the registration and roster lock time period for the winter Major season to begin November 22nd, the day following the conclusion of The Frankfurt...

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Haunted Colosseum released with Patch update 6.85b

October 30th, 20150 Valve has completed the patch update 6.85b, bringing with it a new Halloween mode, Haunted Colosseum, revamping the Custom Games overview page and releasing the second...

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6.85 patch update: Leshrac and Techies take the blow; See what's new!

September 25th, 20150 The 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...

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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

Indian Gaming League established, emulates cricket tournament format; MLG among the sponsors