Dota 2
Game » consists of 3 releases. Released Jul 09, 2013
The official free-to-play sequel to the Warcraft III custom scenario that originally popularized the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena sub-genre.
1 million + dollar tournament for DotA 2 in this years gamescom.
1 Million dollars to the winning team, rumored to be a 1.6 million dollar tournament.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/570/
The tournament info is also on the store page. Also beta info on the store page as well.
Valve are taking this seriously. When there's two other competitors on the market (LoL and HoN) and both are well liked by their communities, you've got to make yourself stand out somehow. I've never played a DOTA game and I'm not sure DOTA 2 is going to get me any more interested than LoL or HoN did.
This, but I might just actually watch this tournament if it's going to be online.That is a hell of a way to reveal the game for the first time.
From the Dota 2 blog.Do they even know the game? I guess they must've had early access or that would be a stupid tourney.
“The International is the first public Dota 2 event and will give the tens of millions of gamers playing Dota around the world their first look at the new game,” said Gabe Newell, president and founder of Valve. “I have had the good fortune to watch the competitors as they prepare for the tournament, and the level of play is extraordinary.”
Edit: Oh and there's also this little piece of info...
"Dota 2 will be available for the PC and Mac later this year."
Gabe's quote is right there on the blog of the first link:Do they even know the game? I guess they must've had early access or that would be a stupid tourney.
“The International is the first public Dota 2 event and will give the tens of millions of gamers playing Dota around the world their first look at the new game,” said Gabe Newell, president and founder of Valve. “I have had the good fortune to watch the competitors as they prepare for the tournament, and the level of play is extraordinary.”
The top teams are pretty much the beta testers for the game.
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