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- MOBA
Valve’s original strategic MOBA game DotA is a free-to-play title on Steam. Featuring over a hundred heroes with unique abilities, players face off against one another in two teams of five in a top-down multiplayer strategy game. Level heroes and work together to defend the Ancients on either the Radiant or Dire side of the map.
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Dota 2 Adds New Battle Pass Rewards and Content
Valve releases the much anticipated Toy Butcher Persona for the character Pudge as part of Dota 2's The International 10 battle pass.
Dota 2 International Delayed
Valve announces that The International 10 - DOTA 2's hugely-popular esports tournament - is indefinitely delayed, possibly until 2021.
Dota Plus Subscription Service Revealed for Dota 2
Dota 2 is changing up its Battle Pass by introducing Dota Plus, a monthly subscription service that will offer various perks and benefits for a small fee.
Dota 2 Tournament Loses Valve Backing Because of Drug Tests
Valve drops its support for a $1 million Dota 2 tournament taking place in the Philippines on January 15, apparently due to new drug testing regulations in the country.
Team Liquid Wins Dota 2's $24 Million The International Tournament
Team Liquid wins Dota 2's biggest tournament of the year, taking home over $10 million of the $24 million prize pool while setting multiple records along the way.
Dota 2 Details Massive Changes for Update 7.0
While many fans of Valve's Dota 2 MOBA like to refer to major updates as "Dota 3", this time they aren't too far off - Update 7.0 is a massive overhaul of the entire game.
'DotA 2' Sets Steam Record During New Bloom Festival
Another Steam record is broken. Valve's online battle arena title 'DotA 2' is the first game to reach 1 million concurrent users, a feat that was likely due to the New Bloom Festival.
Valve Confirms Free-to-Play and Dota Store for 'Dota 2'
After settling with Blizzard over possible trademark infringements, Valve officially announces free-to-play as well as the Dota Store for its upcoming launch of 'Dota 2.'
Blizzard & Valve Reach Trademark Agreement on 'DOTA' Name
Blizzard and Valve announced a mutual agreement over use of the 'DOTA' name. Valve's 'DOTA 2' gets the better end of the deal, while 'Blizzard DOTA' now becomes 'Blizzard All-Stars.'
Valve Speeds Up 'DotA 2' Release
Perennial dream crusher Valve is actually making fans happy this week by announcing they plan to roll out 'DotA 2' much sooner than they initially planned, and then fine tune later.
'Dota 2' Gameplay Screenshots Reveal Familiar Faces in Action
Following the release of the first trailer for 'Dota 2' we're getting a first look at gameplay screenshots from the upcoming 'Defense of the Ancients' sequel.
Valve Releases 'Dota 2' Trailer: What Does a Hero Need?
As part of Gamescom 2011 and to tease the tournament and gameplay reveal, Valve releases the first official 'Dota 2' trailer which asks the question, what type of hero are you?
'Defense of the Ancients: Allstars' Developer IceFrog Speaks on Dota 2
Dota's original creator IceFrog gives his thoughts on what impact Dota 2 has on the future of the original mod and also what features gamers can expect in the sequel.