Author Archives: Dota Team

As you might have heard by now, DK and defending champions Na’Vi are the first teams to be invited to The International. This year we are moving to Benaroya Hall, located here in beautiful sunny Seattle. It will be held during the last … Continue reading →

Team Phantom Lancer is back and they don’t like the way you’re looking at them. You can’t go in alone, here – take these: The Prodota2 League and Gigabyte’s Dota Masters league started last week. We don’t usually drink rum, … Continue reading →

Don’t worry, your eyes are not playing tricks on you! That is indeed a brand new HUD you’re seeing. Today’s update includes the first of many upcoming revisions to our UI, starting with the in-game HUD. When looking at feedback … Continue reading →

Everyone raise your glass and welcome Brewmaster back into the world of Dota. These community highlights just stumbled onto this blog: Gigabyte and Beyond The Summit announced the Dota 2 Masters tournament. With the top Asian teams competing it will … Continue reading →

Yep, we are back with a brand new update. This week we see the return of Random Draft mode. In this mode only 20 heroes are available and players take turns picking. A wild pack of community highlights has been … Continue reading →

We celebrate Happy Bear Pun Week a day earlier as Lone Druid joins Dota 2′s cast of heroes. Community things: It’s Gosu’s Monthly Madness tournament finals are tomorrow, March 29th. You don’t want to miss this, we hear it could … Continue reading →

Is there a full moon out? Because Lycan is on the prowl. One thing to check out in today’s update is the new Hero Performance Rating section in your Persona page. Your performance ratings show how well you play each … Continue reading →

Tonight you might want to sleep with your lights on because Shadow Demon has returned. In today’s update you will find your usual collection of fixes and new features including parity with Dota’s 6.74 release and the ability to share … Continue reading →

This week’s update is now available in the main Dota 2 client. You can find the changelog here. We’re changing the way we release updates once more and will be updating the Test Build on Wednesdays. It will then be promoted to … Continue reading →

Fear the dark, for you are in the presence of Bane. Today’s changelog is available here. We are looking forward to The Defense Grand Final this weekend, between Na’Vi and Quantic Gaming. Head over to joindota.com for more details and times. You … Continue reading →