Dota 2 Articles

LGD and CDEC to clash for $48,000 in WCA China finals

<p>After a gruelling two days affair in Shanghai, China, the two grand finalist of the World Cyber Arena has been decided and it will be none other than LGD and CDEC.</p>

Team Archon ventures into Dota 2; picks up NAR

<p>Team Archon, an eSports company focused solely on Hearthstone, surprised everyone with their announcement&nbsp;stating that they will be venturing into Dota 2 by picking up TI5 NA qualifier runner-up North American Rejects.</p>

An easy day for LGD at the WCA LAN finals

<p>LGD started day one of the WCA LAN finals on fire, easily taking a best-of-three series off Invictus Gaming, beating them 2-0 with two semi-unorthodox drafts.</p>

ESCC hosts tournament for tier two Chinese teams

<p>While all eyes are on Dota Pit and upcoming The International 5, a tournament for the tier two teams in China has been initiated allegedly by the Anshan (a prefecture in China)&nbsp;government.</p>

Top 5 Custom Game Modes of the Dota 2 Reborn Beta

<p>With thousands of custom games now readily available in the Dota 2 Reborn Beta, we outline our top 5 picks of the bunch as they stand.</p>

VG and VP in the clear for TI5 participation

<p>The suspense is over for both Vici Gaming and Virtus.Pro as both teams has managed to successfully applied and received&nbsp;their US visas.</p>

MarsTV announces dates for next Dota 2 League

<p>After running a successful event last month, MarsTV announced on their Facebook that they will be hosting their next installment of the MarsTV Dota 2 League on January 27-31 next year.</p>

US embassy rejects SoNNeikO's visa application twice

<p>According to a tweet by Ukrainian caster Vitali &#39;v1lat&#39; Volochai,&nbsp;Natus Vincere latest addition&nbsp;Akbar &#39;SoNNeikO&#39; Butaev has been refused two&nbsp;B1/B2 visa applications with approximately&nbsp;20 days to go until their flight to Seattle.</p>

ODPixel Interview: “To cast The International is literally the dream!”

<p>Owen &#39;ODPixel&#39;&nbsp;Davis is a fairly new figure among the professional DotA 2 casters but his popularity has grown rapidly due to his charisma and the hype he brings to the games he is casting.</p>

The $15 million dollar dream is real, final stretch goal unlocked

<p>We did it! The International 5 prize money has eclipsed the 15 million dollar mark and thus, unlocking the final stretch goal set by Valve. The tournament is by far the biggest eSports event in terms of prize pool.</p>

RIP treasure keys 2012-2015

<p>As announced last year, starting on the 1st of July 2015, all treasure keys in the game has expired, ending their three year legacy as the Dota2&#39;s unofficial currency.</p>

Empire.Yoky finally secures US visa

<p>According to a post on Twitter made by Empire,&nbsp;Maxim &#39;Yoky-&#39; Kim has secured himself a US visa and will be joining the team at their bootcamp.&nbsp;</p>