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Dota 2 gets a CS:GO styled Overwatch mode, plus the Dota Pro Circuit returns

By Liam Dawe, 28 Jan 2021

Major updates are going live for Valve's free to play MOBA with Dota 2 now having a CS:GO styled Overwatch mode designed to help sort through all the reports of player behaviour.

The Mistwoods Update is up for Dota 2 - new hero Hoodwink plus Aghanim’s Shard for all

By Liam Dawe, 18 Dec 2020

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Oh no, I feel like I'm going to get sucked into Dota 2 again and lose another 500 hours. The Mistwoods Update has gone live and it's a major one with the new hero Hoodwink.

This Halloween the Diretide event has finally returned to Dota 2

By Liam Dawe, 30 Oct 2020

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Live now until December 22, Valve have finally revived and refreshed the big Diretide Halloween event for Dota 2.

Dota 2 getting a new hero in November, more next year and a CS:GO style Overwatch system

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2020

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Valve are trying to communicate a little more now, and they've announced some major changes for Dota 2 along with info on more to come.

Valve gives update on the Dota 2 competitive scene, TI 10 for August 2021

By Liam Dawe, 5 Sep 2020

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As the Dota 2 Battle Pass for The International 10 tournament continues shattering records, Valve have given an update on when they expect the competitive scene to get going again.

The International 10 for Dota 2 breaks the esports prize pool record again

By Liam Dawe, 28 Aug 2020

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Surprised? I doubt anyone will be. Valve have managed to gather what's now the single biggest prize pool for an event - ever. It's now absolutely massive.

Dota 2 - The International 10 close to a record for the Battle Pass, new Collector’s Cache

By Liam Dawe, 15 Aug 2020

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The International 10, Dota 2's upcoming major tournament is getting close to breaking another record for the prize pool. Plus there's a new Collector's Cache up.

Dota 2 gets a free dungeon crawling Summer Event game mode

By Liam Dawe, 15 Jul 2020

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Valve have updated Dota 2 with a Summer Event that's free for everyone to play even if you don't have the Battle Pass.

Dota 2 gets an 'Anonymous Mode' similar to options in CS:GO, TI10 Cache up

By Liam Dawe, 3 Jul 2020

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Valve just quietly updated Dota 2 to include a new 'Anonymous Mode' bringing in options similar to what you can tweak in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

Dota 2 Battle Pass for The International 2021 now ends September 19

By Liam Dawe, 23 Jun 2020

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Valve have been battling an issue with the Dota 2 Game Coordinator, that's caused so many match problems that they've extended the end time for The International 2021 Battle Pass.

The International Battle Pass for Dota 2 is up with a Guilds feature

By Liam Dawe, 26 May 2020

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While the date for The International has been pushed back likely into 2021, the Battle Pass has gone ahead to help provide funding for it.

Valve has delayed The International tournament for Dota 2 and it may not happen until 2021

By Liam Dawe, 2 May 2020

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As health concerns continue worldwide, Valve has done the expected and delayed the next championship tournament The International for Dota 2.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has now beaten the all-time player record of Dota 2

By Liam Dawe, 17 Apr 2020

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Four years ago, Valve's free to play MOBA Dota 2 hit 1,295,114 concurrent players and today it's finally been beaten by Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

Blending a MOBA with an RTS 'Asteroid Fight' is out now and free to play

By Liam Dawe, 13 Apr 2020

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Asteroid Fight had a great idea but little to no marketing and it went unnoticed, now it's left Early Access as a full game and the developer has made it free to play.

Valve has banned tens of thousands of Dota 2 accounts as they tweak their smurf detection

By Liam Dawe, 12 Feb 2020

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Unfortunately, in any online game (especially a free one) you're going to get many forms of abusive behaviour. One such problem in Dota 2 is 'smurf' accounts and Valve are attempting to deal with it.

Catch the True Sight: The International 2019 Grand Finals - the Dota 2 documentary tonight

By Liam Dawe, 28 Jan 2020

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Tonight, Valve will be releasing a documentary of the recent The International 2019 tournament, focused on the Grand Finals.

Dota 2 just got massive overhaul with The Outlanders Update

By Liam Dawe, 27 Nov 2019

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The Outlanders Update has arrived for Dota 2, with it introducing new heroes and some pretty big changes to the gameplay.

Dota 2 matchmaking may be less terrible now for solo players and more difficult for toxic people

By Liam Dawe, 11 Oct 2019

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Valve continue to do some pretty big tweaks to the matchmaking system in Dota 2, with another blog post and update talking about all the improvements they're implementing.