Feb
21st

Free to Play Documentary (Dota 2)

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Free to Play will be available for free on Steam March 19th. Produced by Valve, the film documents the challenges and sacrifices required of players to compete at the highest level.

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Jul
10th

Dota 2 has launched!

Valve’s free-to-play sequel to the popular Warcraft 3 mod and prime competitor to League of Legends, has been released! Dota is a competitive game of action and strategy, played both professionally and casually by millions of passionate fans worldwide. Players pick from a pool of over a hundred heroes, forming two teams of five players.

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Jun
20th

Dota 2 to be released this Summer

Valve’s free-to-play sequel to the popular Warcraft 3 mod and prime competitor to League of Legends, will be released in full in North America and Europe this Summer.

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Jan
26th

SMITE Open Beta

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Just a short reminder to say that the game is now in open beta.

SMITE is an online battleground between mythical gods. Inspired by DoTA (Defense of the Ancients) but instead of being above the action you are IN the action. Close third-person camera instead of RTS view. Move with WASD instead of clicking on a map. Detailed graphics and visual FX. Action combat, dodging, and AIMING. Free-to-Play but not pay-to-win.

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Dec
7th

Battle for Graxia (Rise of Immortals)

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Battle for Graxia is a free-to-play Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (or MOBA) that pits teams of players against each other in action-packed, real time strategic combat.

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Aug
4th

Heroes of Newerth Give All Players All Heroes for Free

Since July 20th, Heroes of Newerth has become Free-to-Own, with all heroes released becoming free for all players.

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Jul
31st

SMITE

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SMITE is an online battleground between mythical gods. Inspired by DoTA (Defense of the Ancients) but instead of being above the action you are IN the action. Close third-person camera instead of RTS view. Move with WASD instead of clicking on a map. Detailed graphics and visual FX. Action combat, dodging, and AIMING. Free-to-Play but not pay-to-win.

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Jun
5th

DOTA 2 Will Be Free to Play

As the title says and it will contain an in-game store where you’ll be able to buy fancy gear to customize your heroes.

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Mar
15th

Sins of a Dark Age – preview

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Sins of a Dark Age, is a free to play, upcoming MMO mixing the RTS and MOBA(Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) genres.

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Aug
3rd

One million-dollar Dota 2 gamescom tournament

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This is madness!. I don t follow the “professional” gaming, but wow i don’t recall such a big prize for a game tournament.. One Million dollars in cash to the winning team! Valve announced The International. This tournament will be the first time Dota 2 is shown in public, and will take place August 17th – 21st at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. The International features the 16 best Dota teams in the world competing in the Dota 2 Championships through a group stage, double elimination playoff format over the course of Cologne’s five-day trade show. The tournament will be broadcast in four languages (Chinese, German, Russian, and English) free of charge. The winning team will receive $1 million. “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.”

Dota 2 will be available for the PC and Mac later this year.

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