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Dota 2 is a free-to-play game that came into the world as a sequel to Defense of the Ancients, which, in turn, was a community-created mod for Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.
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Upcoming Dota 2 tournaments cancelled due to Covid-19

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Valve announced that their esports events in Dota 2 will get hit by the disruption caused by the Coronavirus outbreak, just a week after cancelling ESL One Los Angeles.

Steam's Best of 2019 charts are out and Destiny 2 is in most of them

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Steam posted their traditional report on best-performing titles in the following categories - Top Sellers, Top New Releases, Top Selling VR Games, Top Early Access Graduates and Most Played Games. As you'd expect, there were a few surprises.

Dota 2 7.23b patch nerfs support Lifestealer and more

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Dota 2 The Outlanders update has received another minor patch with a couple of interesting tweaks. Neutral items will start appearing at seven minutes instead of five and Lifestealer has received nerf for inane support playstyle.

Snapfire and Void Spirit join the fray in Dota 2

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Dota 2 roster is getting enriched with grumpy grandpa, Void Spirit, and the jolly grandma, Snapfire, who are joining the rest of the heroes as The Outlanders update goes live.

The International 2018 Primer - The top dogs and favourites

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Seeing as we've covered the underdogs and dark horses in our last Dota 2 competitor rundown the favourites and heavy hitters deserve some attention too. All of these teams represent the cream of the crop in the competitive Dota 2 scene.

The International 2018 Primer - The underdogs and dark horses

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With The International fast approaching, the world's very finest Dota 2 teams are going to duke it out to see who's the very best. The winning team will take with them the Aegis of the Immortal, the Stanley Cup of professional Dota 2.

Dota Plus will let players avoid unwanted teammates

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Valve recently announced a slew of new features coming to Dota Plus. The subscription service will let Dota 2 players avoid unwanted teammates in the future as well as additional game-enhancing features.

Dota 2's renegades are unwanted and banned for 19 years

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Valve posted their recent thoughts about Dota 2's problematic players in a wall of text otherwise aimed at the upcoming matchmaking changes. They made it clear such players are unwanted and are receiving hilarious 19-year long bans.

Dota 2 Team Liquid loses its roster

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Team Liquid's Dota 2 roster has left the organisation, following the extremely successful season where the finished as runners up of The International 2019. Now they are striking out on their own.

Dota 2 The International finals conclude, OG takes it home

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Dota 2 The International 2019 finals concluded with OG winning their second back to back title. They are one really rich organisation now as they picked up the main prize of the largest prize pool in esports history for two years in a row.