As I write this, Black Myth: Wukong, the action adventure from China’s Game Science studio, is the most played game on Steam by player count. There are currently 1,400,932 players in-game (with a peak of 1,443,570), surpassing the likes of Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, PUBG and all the usual games that occupy Steam’s top five.
]]>This is not a drill, nor a joke. Dota 2 now has a fighting game mode included as part of the recent Crownfall update. Included within the battle pass, it has five characters, dedicated move lists for each fighter, alternative skins, frame data, and more. It's a little cheap sure, and not quite a fully-fledged fighting game, but it's real. Fun too!
]]>Ever since Bethesda took a certain little-known isometric RPG for neckbeards and turned it into a huge mainstream phenomenon (thank you Bethesda), the Fallout brand has done Big Business. And so it has been roped into numerous cross-promotional schemes over the years, lending its iconic branding to all sorts of pointless adornments you can get for other games.
]]>Dota 2 is celebrating Frostivus 2023 by handing out goodies to all.
]]>Gaming is a pricey hobby, but not every game comes with an up-front cost — and indeed, the best free-to-play games never require you to spend a single penny of your own cash in order to enjoy them to the fullest.
]]>If you've ever struggled to get into the famously dense and complicated Dota 2, you'll be pleased to know that Valve's next big update for the game is designed for you.
]]>The developer has made both versions of the game available for free.
]]>Time is a flat circle, I swear to God.
]]>Valve is adding a single-player campaign to its Dota 2 card game Artifact.
]]>Valve is ready to talk about its plan to reboot Artifact.
]]>Valve is rebooting its failed Dota 2 card game Artifact, the company announced on the game's official Steam page.
]]>Things are looking worrying for Dota Underlords.
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]]>Hearthstone Grandmaster Linh "Seiko" Nguyen lost while trying to juggle two games at once.
]]>For people who deny that there’s a gender pay gap, I present to you exhibit 4,200,493,920. Add up the winnings of the top 400 women in esports and the total is less than half of what the top male esports pro has earned on his own.
]]>Dota 2 is expanding out further with two new heroes.
]]>For the second time in a row, OG has taken out The International, becoming the first team to claim back-to-back victories in Dota 2's biggest tournament.
]]>Some spectators are reporting a time-out during the Dota tournament for mentioning inconvenient politics.
]]>A Steam Workshop moderation process is being applied to Valve's own games on the platform.
]]>Dota Underlords, the pioneer of auto chess, is testing out a battle pass.
]]>Valve's next game is Auto Chess-inspired Dota Underlords.
]]>Valve has confirmed it won't be able to work with Dota Auto Chess creators, but will instead develop its own version in house.
]]>With a sharp rise in popularity over the last few years, leading to both streamed and televised events, it wasn't unreasonable to consider for a moment whether esports would finally be included in one of the world's top competitive events: the Olympics.
]]>Two new heroes were announced for Dota 2 during The International, and you can play one right now.
]]>Valve confirmed during the annual Dota 2 tournament that its beta for Artifact will be held in October.
]]>Artifact, Valve's first game in years, will finally be available for purchase starting November 28.
]]>Dota 2's loot system now tells you exactly what treasure is available before you buy it.
]]>Valve has removed the ability to trade or transfer Counter Strike: Global Offense and Dota 2 items on the Steam Marketplace in the Netherlands.
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]]>Valve just released a new subscription service for free-to-play MOBA Dota 2. Dota Plus will bolster the substantial revenue Valve already earns from cosmetics.
]]>Game crossovers are nothing new, but Capcom's way of getting Okami's Amaterasu into Dota 2 is a bit different.
]]>"Dota 2 is balanced because all of the heroes are overpowered."
]]>If you thought Valve turning game submissions over to fans was a big deal, buckle up.
]]>PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has broken a Steam record no other game could.
]]>Steam users have suddenly started review-bombing Dota 2.
]]>(Please read this post with the Terminator theme playing in the background).
]]>The next big Dota 2 update will add two new characters to the game's expansive roster.
]]>The 2017 International Dota 2 tournament has officially begun.
]]>Dota 2 has received a new update designed to make the game more inviting for new players.
]]>The prize purse for this year's Dota 2 International Championship has beaten last year's $20 million.
]]>Dota 2 has added a new mode that may not require extensive knowledge of MOBAs.
]]>DOTA 2 will be adding a campaign, complete with a story.
]]>Very soon, playing ranked matches in Dota 2 will require a phone number.
]]>The recent travel ban affecting the US could have very negative consequences on one of the biggest eSports events, the Dota 2 International.
]]>The most watched games on Twitch last year didn't involve many new releases.
]]>2016 may have been Steam's biggest year in terms of the number of games released, but none of them topped the most-played charts.
]]>Dota 2 7.0 makes sweeping changes to the MOBA. Oh, and delivers Sun Wukong.
]]>Turning on Xbox Game DVR on Windows 10 will negatively affect your PC performance in Dota 2.
]]>A modder managed to bring the old Warcraft 3 eul map into Dota 2's Source engine.
]]>A Deus Ex: Mankind Divided announcer pack for Dota 2 could become a thing if you want one bad enough.
]]>The New Journey is an update for Dota 2 coming this fall. And as the headline implies, a new hero will join the roster.
]]>Dota 2: The International is ridiculously lucrative this year.
]]>Valve's Dota 2 esports competition gets underway today. Don't miss it.
]]>Those sitting at home instead of traveling to Valve's Dota 2: The International 2016 can watch everything unfold in an interesting manner.
]]>Dota 2's annual global championship remains the most financially rewarding eSports event.
]]>You'll have RSI in your scrolling finger by the end of it.
]]>A rather massive update has arrived for Dota 2. So large in fact, you'd be reading this post forever if we included everything in it.
]]>Valve has announced The International Dota 2 2016 Championship will once again return to the KeyArena in Seattle this August.
]]>This update may not seem dramatic, but it will impact your experience in myriad small ways.
]]>The Dota 2 Custom Game Pass is a totally optional scheme hopefully resulting in some compensation for the hard work of community creators.
]]>The stream of the second event of the Dota Major Championship has been plagued with issues, and a commentator has been fired after complaints.
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]]>More content has been added to the Dota 2 Winter 2016 Battle Pass.
]]>Dota 2's Winter 2016 season is kicking off, and there's plenty of reason to tune in.
]]>Dota 2's latest update brings a lot to the table.
]]>Valve has created a "spooky, pumpkin-filled Custom Game" for Dota 2 players called the Haunted Colosseum.
]]>If you pre-pruchase Fallout 4 on Steam and are a Dota 2 player, you'll be gifted with a nifty announcer pack.
]]>It's by no means time to ring the death bells for Dota 2, but the game has recently witnessed a very sharp decline in its playerbase.
]]>The Dota 2 Major starts this Fall in Frankfurt with a whopping $3M total prize pool.
]]>Dota 2 Reborn is now live and includes Source 2 engine, a rebuilt UI, and Custom Games.
]]>Dota 2 has been updated, and it includes the ability to pre-load the Reborn Update along with Dota Levels.
]]>Soon, Dota 2 will be reborn in the Source 2 engine.
]]>After deciding to skip the Diretide event during Halloween 2013 and failing to reveal the decision to Dota 2 players, Valve promised it would communicate better with players in the future. When it comes down to it though, the company feels software is the best form of communication.
]]>Adult Swim is getting in on the Dota 2 announcer pack action with this new Rick and Morty pack.
]]>Pakistan's youngest eSports star was crowned Dota 2 champion at the tender age of 16.
]]>Dota 2 fans who want to watch The International replays should not click through. For everyone else, final results are through the break.
]]>Dota 2 with 24 players. Wow.
]]>The Main Event portion of the Dota 2 International 2015 Championships begins today at 10am PT in Seattle's Key Arena, culminating on Saturday when the winner will walk off with a portion of the $18 million prize pool.
]]>Valve has unveiled the The International website where you can find all you need to know about the Dota 2 championships.
]]>This year’s The International Dota 2 tournament pool has hit almost $16.6 million.
]]>Dota 2 fans who rack up a whopping Compendium score will receive a pretty special reward.
]]>This year’s The International Dota 2 tournament has net its final stretch goal. This means the already massive prize pool has hit over $15 million.
]]>Dota 2 is now available in its shiny new Source Engine 2 form.
]]>DOTA 2 is being upgraded with a new game client and features. In the second update on DOTA 2 reborn, we learn more about Custom Games.
]]>Valve announced overnight a new game client and features for Dota 2 which is being upgraded with the company's Source 2 engine.
]]>This year's The International Dota 2 tournament has a massive prize pool. So massive that it's now the biggest eSports event ever, and it's not even finished.
]]>The International Compendium has been released for Dota 2 with the prize pool sitting at a lovely $1,917,155 as of press time.
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]]>Valve has issued a large balance update for its Dota 2 MOBA containing not only a novels' worth of hero changes, but notes on an AoE Bonus Gold component, as well as a new endgame inspired by author Terry Pratchett's Discworld.
]]>Valve has announced its adding three, yearly Dota 2 championships to its eSports roster along with the new that a new International Compendium will launch next week alongside a balance update for MOBA.
]]>What if I told you Dota 2 can be played with a third-person camera, would you give it a try then?
]]>Tickets to Dota 2 The International 2015 are now sold out, which shouldn't surprise anyone.
]]>Tickets to The International 2015 will be sold in two batches come March 7, Valve announced on the Dota 2 blog.
]]>If you've ever dreamed of using the goat from Goat Simulator as a courier in Dota 2, we've got good news for you.
]]>Dota 2 has seen its installation rate jump 85% year-over-year, resulting in the MOBA now having close to 43 million installations worldwide.
]]>ESL has announced a combined $1 million in prize money will be up for grabs in the 2015 ESL One Dota 2 tournaments.
]]>Dota 2 has set a new concurrent player record, possibly becoming the first Steam game to reach such an impressive milestone.
]]>The New Bloom festival is returning to Dota 2 and along with it is a new Winter Wyvern.
]]>Dota 2's latest seasonal event celebrates the coming of spring to the northern end of the world.
]]>Valve has announced 2015 dates for Dota 2 The International which will take place in Seattle.
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