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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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Valve disable loot boxes in CS:GO, Dota 2

Even though they said at the time that they'll be working with Dutch authorities to find a convenient solution, Valve was ultimately forced to re-enable Steam trading for Counter Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2 without loot boxes.

JULY 13

Uni calls loot boxes predatory gambling

It appears that the Dutch have only added more fuel to the anti-loot box fire as University of Adelaide's School of Psychology found loot boxes to constitute predatory gambling, as part of their current study on microtransactions.

JULY 11

Valve halts CS:GO, Dota 2 trading in Holland

The Dutch weren't kidding when they said they'll prosecute makers of games that contain loot boxes and Valve seems to be the first in line, resulting in the developer suspending CS:GO and Dota 2 marketplace trading until further notice.

JUNE 20

Valve are introducing Steam Chat, beta phase

Steam users will soon finally be able to have voice chat on the platform, as Valve have introduced the feature in Steam's client beta. It remains to be seen whether it will gain traction, due to Discord's massive popularity as of late.

JUNE 13

Siltbreaker - DOTA 2 getting a multiplayer co-op campaign

This year's International Battle Pass for Dota 2 will be adding a multiplayer cooperative campaign to the game. The first Valve release containing some actual story in a good long while will see the scorching light of day later this month.

MAY 9

Dutch legislation cracks down on loot boxes

Game developers have eight weeks to dump loot boxes from their games after the Netherlands Gaming Authority decided to be the first to crack down on them. Namely, a study showed that four games are in violation of their Better Gaming Act.

APRIL 20

Valve's latest project is a card game called Artifact

Yes, Valve is still making games, but probably not the games you want. The PC gaming giant has announced that they are currently working on a project called Artifact - a DOTA themed card game. There isn't a face or palm big enough on this planet.

AUGUST 9

Valve wants to improve Dota 2 new player experience

The latest Dota 2 update is aiming to make the initial experience more friendly for new players, both in terms of mechanical accessibility, as well as smoothing out interactions with its famously competitive and toxic playerbase.

AUGUST 1

Dota 2 major update going live

Dota 2's official site is back up and update 7.00 changes the game substantialy

FEBRUARY 9

14.3 million concurrent user logins

Valve just published some data showing Steam concurrent user logins surpasing 14 million

JANUARY 9

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