Dota 2 Articles

Amazon acquires Twitch for $970 million

<p>The deal is confirmed - the premier streaming platform Twitch.tv has been acquired by Amazon, despite previous rumors pointing towards a deal with Google. The entirity of Twitch&#39;s shares will be bought off for approximately $970 million by the end of the year.</p>

Na'Vi officially welcomes Vanskor and fng

<p>Today, to almost no surprise, Natus Vincere announced their new line-up. The Ukrainian trio of Dendi, Xboct and Funn1k will be joined by Vanskor and fng. While Vanskor officially left Team Empire yesterday, fng only announced his departure from Power Rangers now.&nbsp;</p>

Game Show League to be held at DreamHack Moscow with $50,000 prize pool

<p>The Game Show DotA2 League will take place from September 11th through 13th, with four qualified squads fighting over $50,000 at DreamHack Moscow. Eight invited CIS teams will have the chance to join the four predetermined squads in the offline round-robin groupstage which leads to the DH playoffs.</p>

EG and C9 withdraw from Battle Arena

<p>League administrators of the Battle Arena have announced that Evil Geniuses and Cloud 9 have officially withdrawn from playing their semi-final match.</p>

Na'Vi.US defend their throne in BountyHunter American Showdown #2

<p>After a comfortable 3-0 Grand Final against Union Gaming, Na&#39;Vi.US claimed yet another gold medal in BountyHunter American Showdown #2. Through their success, they have earned $1000 and the right to participate in the finals of the next rendition of the cup.</p>

Empire defeats Virtus.Pro to qualify for MSI Beat It LAN tournament

<p>Empire defeated Virtus.Pro today in the best-of-five MSI Beat It qualifier finals with a score of 3-2. With their victory, Team Empire has solidified their position at the LAN finals in Taipei, Taiwan.&nbsp;</p>

Post-TI4 transfer mill - Qojqva and Bulba leave Team Liquid

<p>This post will be updated with any confirmed and rumored roster changes of professional teams post-TI4.</p>

Vanskor leaves Team Empire

<p>The roster shuffle continues and a big rumor seems to be fulfilling itself. Team Empire loses its support player Vanskor and while his new team has yet to be announced, it seems to just be a formality until Natus Vincere makes it official.&nbsp;</p>

Dota 2 Champions League announces new season

<p>This one to add American and Chinese regions as well as offline playoffs at Dreamhack Masters in Bucharest, Romania October 31 to November 2. Seven of the eight European teams are revealed already.</p>

Fear returns to Evil Geniuses

<p>After several months of absence from in-game action, Clinton &#39;Fear&#39; Loomis will be rejoining Evil Geniuses. The hard-carry position was open after the depature of Mason &#39;mason&#39; Venne, but it will not be surprising if the current members decide to switch their roles.</p>

ESL One NYC: Teams and Format Announced

<p>ESL released more details about the qualifiers for the upcoming ESL One New York. The two qualifier stages will allow one Chinese, four European and three American teams to reach the Madison Square Garden finals, battling for the prizepool of $100,000.</p>

D2CL and SLTV announce $15,000 BattleArena

<p>The organizers of the Dota 2 ChampionsLeague and StarLadderTV are collaberating for a two-day event called the BattleArena. It will see four of the top Western teams compete for a $15,000 prizepool in a bo3 single elimination bracket on August 25th-26th. It will be the first big tournament showing for Na&#39;Vi, EG, Cloud9 and VP after TI4.</p>