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The New Bloom event comes to Dota 2 Dota 2 The New Bloom event comes to Dota 2 By gabhernandez TNC captain ninjaboogie departs team following poor results News TNC captain ninjaboogie departs team following poor results By gabhernandez Diving into stats from the Chongqing Major Dota 2 Diving into stats from the Chongqing Major By Steven Rondina
Auto Chess threatens to take over the Dota 2 world Dota 2
Auto Chess threatens to take over the Dota 2 world gabhernandez The Dota 2’s chess hype continues and as the game has now reached more than 200,000 players. After several Twitch and YouTube streams promoting the new custom game mode, players are starting to reinstall Dota 2 just to play Auto Chess.  The game mode offers an exciting balance of luck and strategy that has proven a draw to players. The game starts off with the players as a courier with …
Na’Vi earns first major spot after parting with Dendi Dota 2
Na’Vi earns first major spot after parting with Dendi Steven Rondina Natus Vincere is headed to Stockholm for a major opportunity. After an up-and-down start to the 2018-2019 Dota Pro Circuit season, the Ukrainian team scored a huge victory by successfully qualifying for the DreamLeague Season 11 Major. It is the organization’s first berth in a Dota 2 major since the removal of mainstay Danil “Dendi” Ishutin from the team’s active roster. Victory in the qualifier didn’t come easily to Na`Vi. …
Dendi, Tigers flop in open qualifiers to DreamLeague Major News
Dendi, Tigers flop in open qualifiers to DreamLeague Major Steven Rondina Danil “Dendi” Ishutin’s run with Tigers is off to a rocky start. Fans of the legendary Ukrainian player were interested to see how his team would look upon Dendi’s debut. Tigers made its competitive debut in the Southeast Asia open qualifiers to both the DreamLeague Major and ESL One Mumbai. Despite facing a thin field of opponents, Tigers failed to advance to the regional stages of either event, dropping games …
Dota 2 team kicked from Major qualifiers during finals Dota 2
Dota 2 team kicked from Major qualifiers during finals Steven Rondina The North American open qualifiers for the DreamLeague Dota 2 Major had an unceremonious ending. Just before the deciding game in the final series pitting Jacky “EternalEnVy” Mao’s Flying Penguins against a mysterious stack labeled as Natus Vincere North America, the game was called off. With a 1-1 score in the series, Flying Penguins was declared the winner by forfeit as Na’Vi.NA was disqualified due to a lack of North …
Kuku returns to TNC following racism controversy Dota 2 Kuku returns to TNC following racism controversy By gabhernandez Creep gold and movement speed change in Dota patch Dota 2 Creep gold and movement speed change in Dota patch By Steven Rondina Mid star Maybe takes leave from PSG.LGD Dota 2 Mid star Maybe takes leave from PSG.LGD By gabhernandez
Team Secret emerge victorious at Chongqing Major Dota 2
Team Secret emerge victorious at Chongqing Major gabhernandez Team Secret earned a position atop the Dota Pro Circuit standings by winning the Chongqing Major. After getting bumped out of the upper bracket finals by Virtus.pro, Team Secret’s star players found their tournament lives at stake. Evil Geniuses was a threat coming off of a great lower bracket run, but Team Secret quickly asserted their dominance and eliminated the NA hopefuls. The grand finals would then see a rematch …
EG knock out China’s best in Chongqing Dota 2
EG knock out China’s best in Chongqing gabhernandez Evil Geniuses’ Dota 2 team has again proven to be the scourge of China. Evil Geniuses eliminated three Chinese teams in the lower bracket to continue their run at The Chongqing Major. EG had a dominant run in the lower bracket of the tournament. The team was pushed out of the upper bracket by Virtus.Pro only to turn around and stomp South American side Thunder Predator 2-0 fashion. This win …
Dendi might have found a new home at Tigers Dota 2
Dendi might have found a new home at Tigers Steven Rondina Danil “Dendi” Ishutin has found a new home. Maybe. On its official Twitter page, Southeast Asia’s Tigers organization announced that Dendi has joined the team. This is in addition to the signing of fellow legendary Dota 2 player Chai “Mushi” Yee Fung, who rounds out the Tigers roster following the departures of Lai “Ahjit” Jay Son and Muhammad “inYourdreaM” Rizky. Dendi established himself as the most popular player in Dota …
Illness rocks players at Chongqing Major Dota 2
Illness rocks players at Chongqing Major gabhernandez Players falling ill in the midst of the Chongqing Major are forcing their teams to play some of the year’s most important games at a disadvantage. The major tournament’s main event opener was a best-of-three series between Team Liquid and Team Secret. Unfortunately, Team Liquid’s Chu “shadow” Zeyu was already not feeling well. Before the main event started, Shadow took to Weibo and posted that he’d been vomiting all morning. …
J.Storm and Fear off to rocky start in Chongqing gabhernandez Dota 2 After seven years with Evil Geniuses, Clinton “Fear” Loomis’ first major venture beyond EG is off to a rocky start. J.Storm parted with Milan “MiLAN” Kozomara after qualifying to the Chongqing Major and finishing second in the North America qualifier of ESL One Katowice. Fear left EG on in May of 2018 noting his exhaustion and his hopes to spend more time with his family. But by the end of …
Miracle out in Chongqing for Team Liquid Steven Rondina Dota 2 Team Liquid are playing short-handed at the Chongqing Major. The team announced on Twitter that its mid player, Amer “Miracle-” Al-Barkawi, will not be attending the event. No specifics were given but Liquid stated that his absence was due to “an urgent personal matter” which “occurred at the last minute.” According to Fox Sports Asia a number of rumors cropped up alleging that visa issues, likely related to the recent …
EHOME heads to Chongqing Major after Bucharest win gabhernandez Dota 2 EHOME is the last team heading to the Chongqing Major. As the winning team in the Bucharest Minor, EHOME has received a coveted slot in the upcoming Dota 2 major, along with 120 Dota Pro Circuit points and $125,000. The Bucharest Minor boasted a total prize pool of $300,00 USD and 500 DPC points were up for grabs. EHOME faced Gambit Esports in the final. The first game went to …
Former Digital Chaos organization returns to Dota 2 Steven Rondina Dota 2 Chaos has returned to the Dota 2 scene. The esports organization previously known as Digital Chaos revealed on Twitter that it has acquired the Dota 2 roster of South America’s PaiN Gaming. The move reunites the organization with former players Aliwi “w33” Omar and Rasmus “MISERY” Filipsen, and also marks Chaos’ return to South America following the release of its ill-fated Digital Chaos.SA team. The announcement comes as something of a …
Latest edition of True Sight relives the epic TI8 final gabhernandez Dota 2 Valve has delivered the latest edition of its lauded True Sight documentary series. Previous editions of True Sight have received high praise for their great cinematography and storytelling, highlighting key moments at some of the world’s biggest Dota 2 tournaments. The newest installment of the series was revealed January 15 via live premier in Copenhagen, Denmark and streaming on both SteamTV and Twitch. Watching True Sight brings fans back to …
Early GG call prematurely ends pro Dota 2 game gabhernandez Dota 2 A premature GG call from BOOM ID provided a tragic ending to the team’s Bucharest Minor run. The Dota Pro Circuit tournament’s playoff stage commenced with a lower bracket series between BOOM ID and TEAM TEAM. The first game was close, with the two teams trading kills and the gold advantage. At the 20-minute mark, BOOM ID successfully caught the cores of TEAM TEAM out of position. BOOM ID took …
Gambit best TI champions for trophy win gabhernandez News Gambit Esports captured their latest tournament trophy with an impressive 3-0 win over the defending TI champions. As fans wait for The Chongqing Major, the WePlay! Dota 2 Winter Madness event brought in some of the top Dota 2 teams in Europe. Team Empire Hope, Pavaga Gaming, and NoPangolier dominated the group stage. Alliance, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Forward Gaming, and OG were invited directly into the quarterfinal stage, but it …
OG drops Pajkatt after just two months of play gabhernandez Dota 2 After only two months in the OG roster, Per Anders ‘Pajkatt’ Olsson Lille is parting ways with the defending TI champions. The beginning of the new Dota Pro Circuit season was a setback for OG as the team failed to qualify in The Chongqing Major. OG’s first participation in a DPC tournament resulted in a fifth-place finish in the European qualifier. Fans were surprised to see the defending champions place …
Vici Gaming coach fined for profane rant gabhernandez Dota 2 Vici Gaming’s coach is banned from live streaming and has received a fine of ¥100,000, the equivalent of almost $15,000 USD. Bai “rOtK” Fan was involved in what was deemed to be an “unprofessional act” by his organization. After finishing a live stream, the Vici Gaming coach forgot to turn off his camera and microphone. He then began talking to another person about his recent monetary bet made on the …
Fear returns to pro Dota with J.Storm Steven Rondina Dota 2 Clinton “Fear” Loomis has found a new home. The legendary Dota 2 player is joining old allies Jimmy “Demon” Ho and Park “March” Tae-won as the new support player for J.Storm. The announcement was made on the organization’s official website and confirmed by Fear on Twitter. Between 2011 and 2016, Fear built himself a reputation as one of the best and most versatile players in Dota 2. Playing as carry, …
Mineski wins again outside the DPC gabhernandez Dota 2 Mineski found victory amid early season struggles as they won the AMD Dota 2 Pro Series in Australia. Mineski has had a slow start in the new Dota Pro Circuit season. Despite failing to qualify to the season’s first DPC tournaments, Mineski have consistently found success at smaller tournaments not associated with the circuit, besting a mix of fellow big names and smaller teams looking to make their names anew. …
Kuku takes leave from TNC following racism scandal gabhernandez Dota 2 Following a racism controversy and an ensuing penalty imposed by Valve, Carlo “Kuku” Palad has decided to take a personal leave from TNC Predator. TNC Predator posted on their Facebook page about Kuku’s decision to take leave. TNC also clarified that Kuku will remain a part of their Dota 2 roster. Ryo “ryOyr” Hasegawa will substitute for Kuku for the meantime. TNC did not indicate the specific date of Kuku’s …

Few games have proven to have the resilient popularity enjoyed by Dota 2. The multiplayer online battle arena, or MOBA for short, has been among the biggest and most successful projects released by gaming giant Valve, and it continues to enjoy great popularity to this day.

That popularity has endured despite a great number of changes that have been made to both the game itself and to the communities surrounding it. The competitive title’s history reaches all the way back to another game created and published by another developer, but with Valve now leading the way, Dota 2 seems primed to last well into the future.

From Blizzard to Valve, Dota 2 continues to evolve

While know today as one of Valve’s key game properties, Dota 2 has its origins in a real-time strategy game developed and published by famed video game company Blizzard. One of the franchises that keyed Blizzard’s success and reputational growth in the games industry is WarCraft, which today is best-known for the popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft.

But prior to the success of World of Warcraft, the high-fantasy franchise was experienced through a series of RTS games. The third main title in that series, WarCraft 3, provided players not only with a great experience right out of the box, but also with the opportunity to heavily modify the game and its functions, and to play modified versions of the experience as custom games online with other players.

The most popular of these custom game modes was arguably Defense of the Ancients, or DotA for short. This custom game mode saw two teams of players face off against each other with strong individual champion characters, as opposed to building out complex home bases and developing broad armies of diverse units.

It was an entirely different way to play the game, and it proved so popular that would eventually give birth to an entirely new genre of video games: the MOBA genre.

The continuation of the original DotA became Dota 2, a project developed under the guidance of famed developer and publisher Valve. Flush with success from online marketplace Steam and its own franchises including Half-Life and Portal, Valve was more than willing to invest in this new and innovative game type.

The International sets Dota 2 apart

While there have been many other competitive games created and released since, including other popular MOBAs such as Riot Games’ League of Legends, Dota 2 has stood apart for remaining true to its roots and for massive competitive events like The International. First held in 2011 for the purpose of bringing together disparate competitive teams from all around the world with more than $1 million on the line, the esports tournament quickly grew into the biggest such event of each calendar year.

One of the main drivers behind that immense growth was the upwards trajectory of the tournament’s prize pool. Partially funded by Dota 2 players and esports fans, the prize pool for The International began increasing in 2013 and eventually ballooned to a massive total of over $40 million by the time 2021 rolled around. For the groups of players and coaches who climbed this mountain and won its top prize, it was a truly life-changing event.

For varied reasons, Valve eventually soured on running the event itself and on the idea of having so much money filtered into one specific event. Prize winnings were dropped significantly in 2022, and even further for the 2023 and 2024 events. But despite the prizes on hand no longer being quite so astronomical, The International still boasts a prize in the low millions, and it remains the biggest event on the Dota 2 competitive calendar and arguably on the greater esports calendar across all games.