Dota 2 Games

Valve's Dota 2 has been free-to-play since its inception. The game has allowed players to dive into the game at no cost at all. However, Valve has decided to do something a little different by adding a subscription option for the free-to-play, highly competitive MOBA.

Valve has decided to pull the pro plug on the upcoming DOTA 2 Galaxy Battles set to take place in the Philippines because, due to new regulations in the region, participants would need to pass a drug test to compete.

Valve's Dota 2 has a large collection of playable heroes and villains in the game, some of which come from popular lore and mythology. Well, when talking about mythology Capcom's Okami definitely fits into the picture due to its story revolving around Japanese folklore, which in turn has recently led some to think about how Amaterasu could end up in Dota 2.

Valve announced a while back that quite a few changes would be coming to its free-to-play MOBA, Dota 2. It looks like most of those changes are packed into Update 7.07, which is available right now and includes everything from new heroes to numerous tweaks to in-game systems.

There are probably a few dozen reasons why Half-Life 3 has never surfaced, but fans of the series have set their sights on another Valve game for being the primary culprit: DOTA 2.

During this year's The International World Championships for Dota 2 they held a special one-on-one demonstration, featuring one of the top players in the world going against Elon Musk's world-renown OpenAI artificial intelligence, and it did not go well for the professional.

The DOTA 2 International competition took place this weekend, so of course Valve took the opportunity to introduce a pair of new characters who will soon be coming to the game. While they didn't name either of the characters, fans have a pretty good idea of who at least one of them is.

Digital card collectible games have really made a huge surge in the gaming industry lately, especially with the popularity of Magic The Gathering and Blizzard's Hearthstone. Speaking of which, Valve decided to get in on the action with a Dota 2-style card game called Artifact.

The International DOTA 2 Championships are up and running, with fans able to follow along at home via a whole bunch of streaming options. There's a huge cash prize on the line, too, so feel free to pick a team and cheer them on into next weekend.

Dota 2 recently received an update designed with new players in mind. Specifically, it makes a pair of changes to the way newcomers will play the game that should help them feel more welcome and less overwhelmed.

Valve continues to update and roll out new features and content for the free-to-play MOBA, DOTA 2. The game is right up there alongside League of Legends when it comes to engagement, and e-sports appeal and with the latest update Valve has improved on the core features even more.

DOTA 2 is expanding its roster with a brand new hero to join the line-up, and it's a hero for the ages. Chinese folklore legend the Monkey King will be added to the roster this fall, giving the game some eastern flair as the selection in heroes continues to grow and expand for the free-to-play MOBA title.

If you have a DOTA 2 account you might want to change your password and e-mail ASAP. According to some reports it appears as if the game may have been the victim of hackers and they've managed to dump more than 1.9 million account records.

The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gambling rings have been turned upside down. Valve is cracking down on them and attempting to shut them down, but one site plans to stay open by going legit.

Gambling on video games has been a recent hot button topic as many of the sites dedicated to it have been flooded with controversy. Now, one senator is looking to introduce legislation in order to prevent such games from targeting young people.

As a player in the gaming industry, it's important to have your finger on the pulse of what's popular, and Steam has you covered. If there's a game that everyone's playing, you'll want to know about it so you can give it a try too.

Blizzard is celebrating the one year anniversary of Heroes of the Storm, their free-to-play MOBA title that launched last year to compete with Riot Games' League of Legends and Valve's Dota 2.

The DOTA 2 universe continues to expand through the holidays. Full details on that update have now been released, breaking down what changes players can expect for the game.

League Of Legends developer Riot Games announced a number of new features coming to the game for Season 6. One of these new additions should sound very familiar to Dota 2 players.

DOTA 2 fans have a spooky treat waiting for them in-game this week: A new custom game mode called the Haunted Colosseum. Obviously it's an early celebration of all things Christmas.