Dota 2 Articles

Silent returns to Team Empire

<p>It has been less than a year since Silent&#39;s last game with Empire. After a short break in Quantic, the Russian player returns to his former team to join Blowyourbrain and Scandal. The roster now needs two more players to fill the empty slots left by twiSta and Mitch.</p>

LightOfHeaveN joins Virtus.Pro

<p>After his departure from Na&#39;Vi and his taking the role of the Russian caster, many speculated that&nbsp;LightOfHeaveN&#39;s gaming career is over. With a surprising move, the Russian DotA maestro joined Virtus.Pro, and will seek a spot in the upcoming International.</p>

Techlabs Cup Kiev to begin this weekend

<p>Techlabs will be hosting the third installment of the Techlabs Cup in Kiev, Ukraine this weekend with $10,000 up for grabs.</p>

Mushi's decision to go to China - Crucify or justified?

<p>Many, especially Malaysians, are disappointed about Mushi&#39;s announcement to leave Orange today and some are even pleading him to come back. Here are the top reasons why ReiNNNN thinks he is leaving Malaysia despite being disappointed about it himself.</p>

Trixi and H4nn1 dropping by Philippines for MSI Beat It!

<p>MSI Beat It! will have its Philippine Grand Finals for Dota 2 this coming 31st of August until the 1st of September. Fnatic.EU&#39;s Trixi and H4nn1 will be gracing the event as special guests.</p>

MuShi leaves Orange for China

<p>In Orange&#39;s Meet the Media session today in their headquarters at Wangsa Maju, Malaysia, Orange announced that their star player and TI3 solo mid runner-up will be departing from the team to further hone his skills in China.</p>

Opinion: The flaws in Valve's invite system

<p><span style="font-family:calibri;">The International has always been looked at as the most prestigious and rewarding DotA 2 tournament ever since its first incarnation at Gamescom in 2011. After seeing what happened at TI3, it would be reasonable to pose the question of whether or not Valve should change the way they invite team to future TI.</span></p>

Vici Gaming victorious in Neolution Gosucup August

<p>Vici Gaming looked very impressive on this month&#39;s GosuCup Asia,&nbsp;ending&nbsp;the tournament on an unbeaten run and&nbsp;capping&nbsp;off by a dominating 2-0 victory against Thailand&#39;s Tell Me Why.</p>

BurNIng all alone in DK as Dai and QQQ get the boot

<p>Following the dramatic departure of rOtK and Super, QQQ/357 and MMY!!/Dai are also out of the team. With the four players out of the way, BurNIng is left alone in DK, and will most likely build a new dream-team around him.</p>

Four teams remaining in Neolution Gosucup Asia August

<p>Starting out with 256 teams, only four teams made it to day two of Neolution Gosucup Asia August. Some of the notable teams knocked out today include Team Impervious, Testrial (iceiceice&#39;s team), First Departure and Gameware.</p>

Neolution GosuCup August begins!

<p>Neolution GosuCup takes place this weekend (August 24-25) with over 256 teams from all over Asia battling for the $1000 prize pool. The playoff participants will be decided on Saturday, and the four finalists will go through a double-elimination bracket on Sunday.</p>

In the spotlight: Workshop artists

<p>Wallets empty from buying too many in-game items. Take a look at the brains and hands behind these beautiful hero costumes and see what they have to do to get their products sold. Photo by Penny Arcade.</p>