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Quinn retires from competitive Dota 2: ‘I already proved that I could be the best’

He will go down in history as one of the greatest to never win The International.

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Gabe Newell waxes poetic about his love for the Dota 2 community in a special message for The International: 'People talk s**t at me in chat' and tell him to uninstall the game on a weekly basis

But he loves 'em anyway.

PC Gamer

Valve billionaire Gabe Newell says "people talk s*** at me in chat, and about once a week people say, hey noob, uninstall the game" but "that's really about their enthusiasm" so he still plays Dota 2 "every day"

Even Gabe Newell isn't immune to being flamed in MOBAs

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Dota 2 heroes with the worst appearance rates at The International

These heroes have been ignored at a lot of TIs.

Dot Esports

This die-hard Dota 2 esports fan finally gets why LoL is more popular

There's a reason why LoL esports is more popular than Dota 2.

Dot Esports

As a lapsed 4,500 hour veteran of Dota 2, the big new Wandering Waters update has lured me back—but despite the changes, the game still feels stuck in its ways

River rapids and evolving frog-men can't quite shake up the meta, even if a hard-earned victory feels as sweet as ever.

PC Gamer

Dota 2 remembers water is very important, adds more, in latest map shakeup

Go downstream, go faster. That checks out.

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How to Improve Fast in Dota 2: 10 Must-Know Tips

Dota 2 is like chess, if chess had wizards, giant lizards, and a screaming announcer reminding you that you’re feeding. Before aiming for the moon (or MMR stars), nail the essentials.

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Deadlock gives me the same feeling Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2 did before they consumed my life

Valve’s new MOBA blends the futuristic with the tried and true, brilliantly sailing the genre into uncharted waters.

PC Gamer

The International Dota 2 Tournament Faces Declining Prestige And Hype.

The International (TI) faces challenges in scale, funding, and organization, impacting its prestige in the esports landscape.

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Deadlock players are learning they can pause the match for the entire lobby, and some are using it for evil

Stretch, get some water, play the slots; or just do it for the tilt factor.

PC Gamer

Valve abruptly releases a new fighting game in the most Valve way possible: Inside a Dota 2 limited event

Sleet Fighter is a free to play brawler built into the latest Dota 2 expansion

GamesRadar

Valve casually upends the Dota 2 meta by adding innate powers to all 124 heroes

Oh, and a starting, passive choice between two playstyles too.

PC Gamer

Valve Provides Update on Work Being Done for Dota Labs

The first feature from Dota Labs is now out the door.

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Dota 2's Pudge becomes the MOBA's first character to be played in over a billion matches

Pudge gets a nudge, likely won't budge.

Player One

Dota 2 Roster News: MinD_ContRoL Leaves as SumaiL Rejoins Nigma Galaxy

Nigma Galaxy shakes up its roster by letting go of some players but also getting back the King.

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"What? I got banned?" - Dota 2 pro finds out on-stream that he's been perma-banned in Valve's Christmas culling, then admits to buying "a behavior score boost"

On the naughty list

Windows Central

"This might be the funniest thing I've ever seen...” Esports journalist praises Valve for giving cheating DotA2 players an absolutely brutal holiday gift

Cheating players looking forward to the Frostivus event in DotA2 have been served with a holiday gift to remember from Valve.

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Valve lures thousands of Dota cheaters into bans with fake Christmas presents as it declares 'this year is gonna be a bloodbath'

Call it the smurfs' Christmas special.

PC Gamer

Alienware built a gigantic 16-foot mechanical keyboard and mouse then convinced a DOTA 2 esports team to actually use it

Yes it's a marketing gimmick, but the construction methods are pretty impressive.

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Esports players say their sport is more than just time on the couch with a joystick – we have a national team, and it’s heading to global games at the end of the year.

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A little magic takes E Blacks women to global stage

An underdog win over their trans-Tasman rivals has earned the NZ women's Esports team a spot on the global stage. It's a challenge, player Rangsey Mou says, for women to be respected in gaming.

The Hindu

Hangzhou Asian Games | The future of sports is here and it is not on a traditional playing field

China’s Hangzhou Esports Center is a futuristic setting for the Asian Games, where technology is deeply intertwined in the way of life and sport. Fans flock to catch a glimpse of gaming stars like Faker, while the athletes compete in LoL, DOTA, and other games. With a market value of…

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Valve cracks down on 'wild west' of 3rd party battle passes and other real-money transactions for custom Dota 2 game modes

There were a lot of shifty games in there, but some legit devs seem to be getting caught in the crossfire.

PC Gamer

It's been 10 years since Valve invented the battle pass and changed gaming forever

In just a decade, they've gone from a novel way to raise a tournament prize pool, to a defining business model of the games industry.

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