Dota 2 Articles

WPC-ACE West: Alliance off to a good start

<p>Despite their recent struggles, Alliance seems to have finally found its groove as they scored 2-0 against Cloud9 in day one of the three-day WPC-ACE West qualifier. Three of the seven remaining matches will be played later today.</p>

DK and iG set for StarSeries IX LAN finals

<p>The Dota 2 community will have another reason to rejoice as the Chinese juggernauts, Team DK and Invictus Gaming have been cleared to attend StarLadderTV StarSeries IX LAN finals.</p>

Tides of Change: Dissecting North America’s inconsistency

<p>Change is at the very heart of Dota 2 and dictates the ebb and flow competition. Patches, hero adaptations, and creative strategy are constantly throwing the game into miniature states of flux, and North American teams have struggled because of their inability to adapt. We peer into Dota 2&rsquo;s ever shifting competitive infrastructure and explore what the North American scene needs to grow &ndash; all with insights from EG&rsquo;s manager Charlie &ldquo;Monolith&rdquo; Yang and DotaCinema&rsquo;s caster Troels &ldquo;syndereN&rdquo; Nielsen.</p>

All-girls SEA tournament starting tomorrow, $1,800 in cash prize up for grabs

<p>The AsianCyberGames Call for the Beauties Dota 2 tournament will start tomorrow, 12 April. It is a 16-team competition held over four Saturdays, with the champion earning themselves $1,000.</p>

BountyHunter KotH 3 : Team Dog dominant against Virtus.Pro

<p>With a clean 3-0 victory against Virtus.Pro, Team Dog managed to claim the $1000 reward and the throne of Hitbox.tv Bounty Hunter series. This is the second first place tournament finish for the international squad Team Dog.</p>

Western Qualifiers for WPC-ACE kicks off today

<p>The Western Qualifiers for the WPC-ACE League will kick off today, with five of the top teams in the west vying for the two qualifying spots for the LAN playoffs in Shanghai, China.&nbsp;</p>

DreamLeague week five : Cloud9's lead is extended

<p>With two victories against Virtus.Pro and Evil Geniuses, Cloud9 managed to enlarge the gap between them and Team Empire, currently sitting on the second place of ASUS DreamLeague. The games are scheduled to continue on Monday, April 14th.</p>

Everlast and First Departure break the record for the longest competitive game

<p>With a duration of over 100 minutes, the clash between Everlast.Gamefilling and First Departure for The Inaugural is now the longest game ever to be played in competitive DotA2. They broke the record of the match between DK in iG in The International 3.</p>

Gaming Addiction a Mental Disorder?

<p>The American Psychiatric Association (APA) adds Internet Gaming Addiction as one of the potential disorders that needs to be treated. And they are hoping for more clinical research to formally include it on the list. Should it be considered as such? Here are some arguments and counter-arguments regarding gaming addiction.</p>

Alliance and RoX.KIS qualify for StarSeries LAN finals, Cloud9 eliminated

<p>The round robin season of StarSeries IX Europe division saw Alliance, Cloud9 and RoX.KIS pit against each other in a three way tie-breaker, in a bid to grab the remaining final play-off spots.</p>

Nixeus Technology partners with Zephyr Dota

<p>Nixeus Technology announced their new partnership with one of the premier eSports teams in the Korean scene, Zephyr Dota.</p>

Gamefy announces WVW National Esports Professional League

<p>Gamefy has started an open Dota 2 competition known as the WVW National Esports Professional League which begins today at 07:30 CEST.</p>