- Genre: Real-time Strategy (PC)
- Perspective(s): Isometric
- Released: Q4 2012 NA
- Publisher: Valve
Dota 2's International West Qualifier starts today, watch via livestream or free spectator client
Today marks the start of qualifiers for one of the remaining three spots in Dota 2's championship event, The... posted May 13, 13 9:26am
Dota 2's International East and West Qualifier details finalized, 16 teams battling for 2 spots
Thirteen teams have been invited to Valve's Dota 2 tournament The International. Two of the remaining spots will... posted May 03, 13 10:24am
The International 3 announced, Dota 2's championship tournament starts August 7 [Update: LGD invitation revoked]
Update: Valve has revoked the invitation of LGD Gaming, likely due to roster changes, and has replaced their spot... posted Apr 25, 13 5:44pm
Neoseeker's Game of the Year 2012 Nominee Spotlight: Dota 2
2012's year of gaming is now over and that means Neoseeker is deep in deliberation over its "Game of the Year"... posted Jan 14, 13 12:07pm
Dota 2 coming to Korea and Japan as Valve announces publishing agreement with Nexon
Valve announced today that they will be partnering with Nexon to publish Dota 2 in Japan and South Korea. Nexon,... posted Nov 08, 12 1:02pm
Dota 2 celebrates Halloween with 'Diretide' event, adds game type and courier rewards
Dota 2's first official holiday event has begun, devouring the Halloween spirit whole and producing a little... posted Oct 31, 12 11:26am
Dota 2 merch, ahoy! Trading cards, action figure prototype spotted at Valve HQ
Prominent Dota 2 patch analyzer Matt "CyborgMatt" Bailey was gifted a flight in for this weekend's The... posted Aug 30, 12 10:54am
Dota 2 Spectator Client available to all Steam users, just in time for International
Over the weekend, Valve made the Dota 2 Spectator Client available to all Steam users. Now you can watch live and... posted Aug 20, 12 5:44pm
Valve's Dota 2 documentary follows four professional eSports players, even the trailer is sobering
Leading into 2012's largest Dota 2 tournament, the second annual The International, Valve has released a trailer... posted Aug 17, 12 10:44am
Dota 2 getting in-game Dota Store, lets players buy customizations
Valve has just officially announced Dota 2 as a free-to-play game, a development which no doubt surprises very... posted May 31, 12 6:53pm
Valve and Blizzard reach usage agreement over DOTA trademark
Looks like Blizzard and Valve have finally worked out their dispute over the DOTA name, which the two companies... posted May 11, 12 2:19pm
Valve announces details on Dota 2 championship The International 2012
The first details have been revealed for the biggest Dota 2 tournament to-date -- The International 2012.... posted May 10, 12 4:05pm
Valve, Gabe Newell confirm no announcements at E3 this year
A screen-captured email requesting Half-Life 3's announcement at E3 with Gabe Newell responding that Valve would... posted May 02, 12 1:41pm
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May 01, 12 6:58pm
Microtransaction items disovered in latest Dota 2 beta client
The latest beta client for Dota 2 included an updated "item schema," bringing with a number of exciting details... posted Mar 22, 12 12:26pm
- Dota 2 Community May 12
- The Metagame of DotA 2 May 9
- Hero of Choice Apr 29
- What is your Steam name? Apr 27
Background
Dota 2 is an upcoming action fantasy strategy video game being developed by Valve Corporation. It is the stand-alone sequel to the popular Warcraft III custom map Defense of the Ancients.Game Play
In Dota 2 you play on a battlefield as a hero using RTS view and controls. The battlefield consists of two bases, "The Radiant" on the bottom left and "The Dire" at the top right. At the start of each game the player chooses a hero to compete in a 5v5 battle, slowly pushing towards the other team's base while destroying waves of minions and towers blocking your path.Features
- All the heroes from the classic Dota mod from Warcraft 3 will be available.
- Player vs bot matches with several difficulty levels.
- Integrated tournament support.
- Steam inventory, allowing players to trade cosmetic items that can be used to customize the way your hero looks similar to Team Fortress 2.
- Fully integrated Steam workshop allows players to upload cosmetic items, announcer voice clips as well as item couriers which will then be rated by the community whether they should be added to the game.