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Immortal Treasure III and new Pet Styles have arrived

July 11th, 20152 The long awaited and long overdue Immortal Treasure III has finally arrived, featuring new items for Bristleback, Gyrocopter, Witch Doctor, Invoker, Nature’s Prophet,...

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Aegis of Champions released, the Immortal Treasure III to be delivered by the end of the week

July 9th, 20150 Never 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...

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Dreamhack broadens its horizons: Dreamhack Austin, first event staged outside Europe

July 9th, 20150 Dreamhack will be expanding its reach outside of Europe for the first time ever, bringing the festival to Austin, Texas in North America. The event is planned to be held...

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ESL One Frankfurt infographic: 80% viewership increase, players, games, heroes stats

July 6th, 20150 Two weeks have passed since Team Secret stormed their way through ESL One Frankfurt and claimed the championship title, after destroying Evil Geniuses, 3:1, in the Grand...

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TI5 visas: Sonneiko uncertain, yoky is in, Valve still dormant

July 2nd, 2015561 Akbar "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...

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Spanish basketball club El Baskonia to enter esports sector, Dota 2 division announced

July 2nd, 20150 Spanish professional basketball club El Baskonia has decided to venture into the esports sector and will be developing various competitive teams. The new esports...

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MGT purchases Turtle Entertainment

July 1st, 20151 Modern Times Group (MTG) has signed an agreement to acquire 74% of Turtle Entertainment, the world’s largest esports company that operates under the well-known ESL...

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Bristleback announcer pack unlocked as prize pool passes $13 million

June 10th, 20150 With the TI5 prize pool reaching $13 million, a new stretch goal - the Bristleback announcer pack, has been unlocked. Compendium owners will now have the option to...

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Statsman Bruno new Valve employee

May 14th, 20150 Dota 2 personality, caster and statistician Bruno "Statsman" Carlucci has announced that he accepted a position as a software engineer at Valve, and will no longer be on...

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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

Baskonia merges esports and traditional sports, details about their Dota 2 team revealed