Dota 2

The new circuit aims to provide players with a competitive environment where they can play, improve and find their path to become a pro. By climbing through the divisions players will have a chance to be scouted by teams and organisations.

Even though Grimstroke and Mars sounds as if the devs are trying to fit the police in there, worry not - there ain't nothing blue about Dota 2's new heroes. In fact, the theme seems to be quite the blood red theme to Grimstroke's ink.

Having removed SteamOS from their platform a few months back, Valve have now revealed that the beta version of the company's new and improved Steam Play service goes online today, which is great news for all Steam users on Linux and MacOS.

Dota 2 will get a Gabe Newell announcer pack, which was unveiled at The International tournament. Valve released a trailer sketch where Gabe performs a few lines and has difficulty with uttering anything related to the number three.

Now I'm not sure whether Twitch is already twitching but perhaps they should, because Valve have officially launched Steam.tv. The service kicked off with The International Dota 2 event, even though features are still relatively simple.

Dota 2 teams competing in The International 2018 tournament have recently met with Valve, where they were instructed to steer clear of any sponsorships by gambling websites, whereas the existing contracts will be discussed at a later date.

Machines have obviously started their plans on extermination of humans in Dota 2, as OpenAI bots managed to wreck some of the best players around. Although not perfect in all scenarios, the bots were scarily efficient, to put it mildly.

Artifact, Valve's not-so-anticipated trading card loot box galore will be released on 28 November 2018. The game will be shown on PAX West first, which should offer more information on the Dota-themed TCG before its eventual release.

Beancounters at SuperData have published their analysis of the esports sector, claiming that publishers, most notably Valve, should take on more proactive roles in setting up and maintaining secondary competitive leagues for their games.

It seems like loot boxes from Dota 2 are making a comeback in Netherlands after being completely blocked. Players are now posting pictures of supposedly transparent loot boxes, but it really just looks like gambling with extra steps.