Dota 2 Articles

Babyknight enters Dota 2 with MYM

<p>Former DotA and StarCraft II pro Jon &#39;BabyKnight&#39; Andersen enters Dota 2 and joins MeetYourMakers. It will be his first official team in competitive Dota 2. The Dane will return to his old Clan as he played for MYM back in his DotA days. Two slots in the team have yet to be finalized.</p>

GosuGamers welcomes Counter-Strike to the family!

<p>Our Counter-Strike section is officially live with all the things you love about GosuGamers &ndash; news coverage, matchticker, rankings and VOD and demo databases.</p>

Black^ leaves CIS, future uncertain

<p>Among a slew of team shuffles post TI4, Dominik &quot;Black^&quot; Reitmeier, carry player for the Chinese team CIS, has recently announced that he will be leaving the team. Although he is unsure of what his next move is, Black^ has stated that he is willing to continue playing in either China or Europe.&nbsp;</p>

Xiao8 announces temporary retirement

<p>The International 2014 winning captain, NewBee&#39;s Zhang &#39;xiao8&#39; Ning, has announced his retirement from the competitive Dota scene temporarily.</p>

Mason apparently kicked from Evil Geniuses, carry slot now open

<p>Through a post on NaDota.com, Mason &#39;Mason&#39; Venne announced his official departure from Evil Geniuses. He was apparently kicked form the squad by the rest of the members for various reasons, and he currently has no plans to join another team.</p>

The Summit 2 announced - will take place this fall

<p>BeyondTheSummitTV just announced the second installment of their own DotA2 tournament, The Summit 2. The offline finals will take place from 3rd to 7th December 2014, adding an extra day to the LAN event compared to the previous The Summit.</p>

WPC amidst financial woes, unable to pay prize money

<p>WPC League, or World eSports Professional Classic, has recently come under fire by several members of the Dota 2 community for the delay in their prize payouts. &nbsp;More recent evidence has revealed that not only is WPC unable to pay out the prize money, a whopping $245,000 for WPC 2014, but also may be on the verge of breaking up.&nbsp;</p>

Cr1t and Unicornxoxo leave MeetYourMakers

<p>Two players from MYM have announced they are leaving the team via Twitter, which leaves the team with only three players left. This means team mamagement will have to find replacements very quickly if they want to compete in the upcoming European tournaments.&nbsp;</p>

ArtStyle and Dread to reunite under Relax?

<p>Former DTS and Na&#39;Vi captain Ivan &#39;ArtStyle&#39; Antonov is all set to make his comeback to the competitive Dota 2 scene after a long hiatus. Joining him is none other than Andrey &#39;Dread&#39; Golubev, another veteran in the CIS region who will be making his return for a second time.</p>

Google-Twitch deal reportedly finalized?

<p>Google&#39;s deal to buy Twitch has reportedly been finalized as the internet giant gets ready to acquire the popular livestreaming platform under its wings for a whopping $1 billion.</p>

Curse looking to enter Dota 2

<p>Amidst the ongoing chaos that generally occurs after The International, we have one good news to look forward to as a renowned gaming organization, namely, Curse is actively looking to sponsor a Dota 2 team.</p>

MuShi will not retire from competitive DotA2 - may switch to casting or coaching

<p>DK&#39;s elimination from The International 4 brought intense speculations about the team&#39;s uncertain future, especially after the announcement of LaNm&#39;s retirement. To his fans&#39; relief, MuShi clearly stated that he does not plan to retire in the recent future, but he may become a coach or a caster.</p>