Dota 2 Articles

Dreamhack announces groups, streams and schedule

<p>The groups,&nbsp;streams and schedule for the&nbsp;Dremhack Summer Dota 2 tournament have been announced. Groups A &amp; B will be played out on Saturday, C &amp; D on Sunday and the playoffs including the Grand Finals will conclude on Monday. As expected, Toby &#39;TobiWan&#39; Dawson will provide the secondary English commentary.</p>

Kaipi gets busted fakenicking in EMS One NA qualifier finals

<p>Kaipi, the winners of the EMS One NA qualifier, have been caught fakenicking in the final match against Evil Geniuses. Evil Geniuses have been awarded a default win and will replace Kaipi in Poland.</p>

2GD: 'The game is worthy of more prize money'

<p>In part three of our Dreamhack Summer 2013 pre-coverage, we have gotten a hold of James &#39;2GD&#39; Harding, host of The GD Studio and manager of QPANDAs. In his interview, he talks about the upcoming event, the QPAD Red Pandas and The International 3.</p>

Fy returns to Vici Gaming

<p>Fy has decided to return to Vici Gaming after unofficially leaving the team yesterday. Vici Gaming will be busy looking for a replacement for XTT to continue participating in Dota 2 Super League.</p>

Valve Dota 2 documentary is close to completion

<p>The Dota 2 documentary Valve promised is currently in private showings and is expected to be released shortly. Members of Kotaku has been invited to Valve&#39;s office in Bellevue for a private screening of the documentary.</p>

More rumble in fy's departure from VG. RisingStars may be involved

<p>While it was established that XTT was kicked from the team, the departure of fy was unauthorized and the player may face a one year &quot;ban&quot; for his refusal to return to the team. We heard that Rising Stars is involved in the commotion.</p>

EMS One Summer Cup #4 to start tonight

<p>The fourth edition of the EMS One Summer Cups is starting today and for some teams it is going to be a deciding one. Alliance should at least collect 25 points, if not more to be in the top 12, whereas both Quantic and Fnatic.eu could - in a worst case scenario - lose their position if they don&#39;t go further than the first round.</p>

Fy and XTT part ways with Vici Gaming

<p>After additional tumult, Fy and XTT announce their depature from ViCi Gaming,&nbsp;together with their manager and coach. The reason is stated to be disappointing results after TI3 qualifiers as well Super League group stage.&nbsp;What this means for the future of the team remains to be seen.</p>

Maelk: 'There's more to Dota than just The International'

<p>In the second part of our Dreamhack Summer 2013 pre-coverage, we&#39;ve interviewed former pro player and current manager of the Evil Genuises Dota 2 squad Jacob &#39;Maelk&#39; Toft-Andersen. In the interview, Maelk talks about possible improvements for DH, Dota 2&#39;s growth and his personal career and life.</p>

Kaipi wins the EMS One NA qualifier and earns a spot in LAN finals

<p>It took three matches for Kaipi to take down Evil Geniuses in the finals of the EMS One NA qualifier playoffs. KP will represent North America in the LAN finals that will take place July 13th-14th.</p>

More details of Alienware Cup released

<p>Format and further details of Alienware Cup has arrived. The tournament will run a bo2 groupstage to a double elimination playoffs bracket. On a side note, the Asian scene will be saturated with tournaments until mid July.</p>

Alliance wins Aghanim Cup, EG still on top

<p>Fnatic are back on track&nbsp;after a period of shaky play. In the third Premier League cup, known as the Aghanim they went up against Alliance in the finals. However, Alliance proved too strong this time around.</p>