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The tournament uses a group stage for the first day, which feeds into the winner and loser brackets for the following days. The bracket view will be updated to reflect the current status of the tournament, if you want a spoiler-free update, use the schedule view. The first game is estimated to start at 10am CMT in Germany.

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The names that will be replacing the Scourge and the Sentinel are going to be Dire and Radiant . Most, if not all, of the items have appeared in the changelogs. Not a surprise, but nice to know that they are verified. At the same time another pleasant verification was the neutral creeps that, apparently will even have the same names and abilities.

Once more the live match streaming service called DOTA TV is verified and apparently a lot of tweaking and debugging going on with it and the spectator mode. From what one can understand the "spectator" mode in DOTA 2 will play a really important role in the game and it will, as everything shows, be available with the release of the game.

Title: Update. Rearm. Update. Date: 2nd June 2011 * Enabled Tinker. * If you're accepted into a matchmaking game while spectating another game, it will automatically remove you from spectating. * Fixed the Tutorial randomly popping up during non-tutorial games. * DOTA TV works on replays now. * Fixed first-ability-randomly-firing-off bug that was caused by errant clicks on the action panel (ttocs found a repro /highfive).

Here are some of the Unofficial DotA 2 Information that has leaked on the web. Special Steam Client : - Valve has given special ‘unlocked’ version of steam clients to closed beta testers which can be accessible by certain users. DotA 2 News and Updates DotA 2 Game Modes : - There will be several modes in DOTA 2 along with Classic DotA mode: Classic Mode: None of the changes, 100% WC3 Dota Normal Mode: Orb updates, bug fixes, etc Easy Mode: No EXP loss from deny, no gold loss on death, etc All Random All Mid: I give you 1 guess.

Valve is already getting its head stuck into the F2P trough, so it was probably only a matter of time before they went from merely supporting F2P games to adopting the business model themselves. Their Head of Marketing Things To People Who Might Want To Buy Them Doug Lombardi was asked by French website Barre de Vie if Valve was working on their own F2P title. To which he promptly said, “Oui.”

After a no-show at E3 last week, Portal 2 maker Valve has confirmed it will present at August's show gamescom. Valve joins Capcom and Sega on the list of attendees, according to a Go Nintendo report. But what, exactly, will Valve present? More information on DOTA 2, Valve's only currently confirmed project, is widely anticipated.

Blizzard DotA - Starcarft 2 Mods Preview - Blizzard announced that it will be continuing to support StarCraft 2 and its community with the release of four developer-created mod maps. One of those is Blizzard DotA . All four of the maps were on display at BlizzCon 2010, and all but one are parodies of existing gameplay concepts. In creating these mods, StarCraft 2's developers said during a panel on Friday that they were aiming not only to show off what the game's editor can do, but to put really push its limits to see where they had work to do on it.

DotA 2 Beta Keys - DotA is very much anticipated by gamers worldwide. So are we, that's why we keep on posting news and updates about DotA 2. Right now we're about to give away free DotA 3 Beta Keys for our avid readers and subscribers.

Leaked Changelog of DotA 2 Beta - Its not yet the right time to celebrate. This is not the actual game that leaked but just an updates on how DotA 2 Beta is doing on its way to final release. Based on what we see in this DotA 2 Beta leaked changelog is the addition of Nevermore in DotA 2. There is also called DotATV

DotA 2 System Requirements for PC & MAC - As we see the monitor the development of DotA 2, here are the system requirements needed for your PC or Mac. It seems very friendly compared to other video-power-consuming games so many of us can enjoy playing DotA 2. DotA 2 is soon to be released and its gonna be a very exciting to have our own copy. Valve is releasing a sequel to most popular Warcraft 3 Mod: Defense of the Ancients, it’s named DOTA 2 basically it’s a remake of current mod with improved graphics and gameplay coming in November (Q4 of 2011). A lot of DotA fanatics are anxiously waiting for DOTA 2 release and they following every bit of information regarding this game.

Name: Dota 2 Platform: PC TBA Players Developer: Valve Corporation Publisher: Valve Corporation Genre: Action Release Date: 2011 ESRB: RP Website: http://www.valvesoftware.com

Update : We have created list of Dota 2 heroes and guides, please visit it here . What's a Dota? Dota 2 takes its name from the Warcraft III mod Defense of the Ancients, a drastic change to that stock real-time strategy title, which pits two teams of five players against each other in highly competitive, 40-minute or longer matches. Unlike most RTSes, DotA has each player controlling a single hero who levels up and stockpiles gold to purchase powerful equipment and consumables. As computer-controlled armies continually spawn and rush the enemy's base, players are responsible for using their powerful heroes to turn the tide of the battle in their favor.

An alleged Valve employee seeking to air grievances with his employer and one specific employee has taken to an anonymous blog titled " The Truth About IceFrog ." In it, the person -- supposedly working on "an unrelated project" from "IceFrog" -- describes not just a poor working environment with the Defense of the Ancients co-developer (whose real name is said to be Abdul Ismail), but also details "something fishy" regarding his past.

Valve's newly announced Dota 2 will bring back all of the WarCraft 3 mod's hundred-plus heroes, and bring some new social features in as well. A writeup over at Game Informer says that Valve is updating its Steamworks system specifically for the game, and in addition to including in-game features like the ability to point out and recommend certain strategies and items for beginning players, veterans will get rewarded for helping outside of the game as well, by writing and editing strategy guides and tips. There will also be an in-game coaching system available with voice chat and screen sharing, all designed to help a wider audience adapt to the hardcore world of "action RTS" gameplay.

As expected, Valve has just announced Dota 2 – that's capital D, lower-cased ota – its "massive sequel for one of the most played games in the world." There aren't many details in the short press release found after the break, save for its platforms -- Mac and PC -- and its release window of 2011.