News Tagged: dota 2

Who said PC gaming was dead? The DFC Intelligence's latest report, along with Xfire stats, have come to the conclusion that Dota 2 is now the most played game on the planet. League of Legends was previously sitting at the #1 spot for over two years with a sizeable lead...

Despite a somewhat grim outlook for the legal dispute between Blizzard and Valve, it seems that both companies managed to settle the battle over the DOTA license. As you know, Valve is keen on pushing their project DOTA 2 to the end, whereas Blizzard owns the rights to the universe and characters that were used for the popular Warcraft 3 mod...

Ah, DOTA - a once popular mod for Warcraft III, but now apparently the source of a potentially long-drawn-out legal dispute. Well, of course, we all knew this was bound to happen sooner or later. The folks over at Kotaku have reported that development studios Valve Software and Blizzard Entertainment commenced a legal battle over the name DOTA (Defense of the Ancients)...

So, DOTA 2 has been showcased and played during the Gamescom 2011 and... how is it? Well, opinions appear to be divided on the subject, as it happens. The official DOTA 2 web site featured live coverage of a tournament that was held yesterday...

The annual video games show Gamescom, held every year in Cologne, German, officially kicks off tomorrow, but despite that, media has started to crop up all over the place. One thing that's already causing a major stir in the gaming community, is the trailer for Valve's upcoming RTS, DOTA 2 (the sequel to the Defense of the Ancients): VIDEO: Dota_2_Gamescom_Trailer...

Back in October 2010, Valve officially confirmed a new project called Dota 2, or rather a direct sequel to the Warcraft 3 custom scenario, Defense of The Ancients (i.e. Dota). Although little is known about the game at this point, we do know that it's supposed to make an appearance at this year's GamesCom in Koln (Germany)...