Job’s not done: Warcraft 3 Reforged is apparently upsetting quite a lot of people
Fans have been airing their grievances over the remastered RTS, citing poorly implemented tweaks to the gameplay, multiple bugs and a disappointing custom maps system.
Dota Underlords peak player count is down by a whopping 90%
While everyone began hedging their bets on the auto-battler genre in 2019, it seems that maybe the whole thing was just a flash in the pan.
Dota 2 hits its lowest player count since 2014
Valve’s MOBA has earned its lowest average player count since 2014, now placing it below Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s peak and average players.
Valve will be making a standalone Dota Auto Chess, original developers to focus on mobile development
Dota Auto Chess has grown widely in popularity over the past six months, and Valve has clearly taken note of Drodo Studio’s original creation Valve’s behemoth of an esports title, Dota 2, while still being a juggernaut on the Steam sales charts has recently been seeing competition from a challenger that not many could have predicted. A custom map made …
Make your DOTA short film and you could win $25,000!
To promote the upcoming tournament, The International, Valve has announced that submissions for the annual DOTA short film contest have opened once again. With The International drawing ever closer, it seems like Valve is selling tickets for the hype train in bulk. Alongside the recently announced Battle Pass and all the goodies associated with that, Valve has announced that entries …
Valve confirms details, Battle Pass information for The International 2019
Expanding on their Tweet a couple of days ago, Valve has removed the brakes from their hype train as they tumble into The International 2019 Valve has finally pulled the tarp off the ever-anticipated behemoth of an e-sports event as details regarding The International 2019 have come to light with what promises to be the biggest and most competitive year …
Valve teases information on The International 2019
The International, Valve’s annual world championship for DOTA 2 will be held from 16th to the 25th of August in Shanghai, and starting tomorrow we’ll know even more about one of the years most anticipated e-sports events. It’s that time of year where DOTA and e-sports fans start to brace themselves one of the most spectacular showings of e-sports the …
Sinister5 initiates the Dota 2 Empower Cup
By Chris ‘Sargon’ House The South African Dota 2 scene is experiencing another roster shuffle post-Comic Con Africa. This time, teams have their eyes on WESG, with a spot to China up for grabs. Major names in the local scene are rumoured to be moving between organisations, and a few MGOs at this point don’t even have Dota 2 teams. …
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