There was information that at one time Activision Blizzard was negotiating the purchase of Dota 2. The deal did not take place. One of the reasons is that the parties did not agree on the price.

The animated series “DOTA: Dragon’s Blood” (DOTA: Dragon’s Blood) almost did not attract new players to Dota 2. However, the main character of the Netflix project has increased the popularity of one of the game’s characters in matches by several points.

Alexey Slabukhin, CEO of the HellRaisers esports organization, spoke about the process of creating a team and the salary level of professional players. According to him, in the CIS, only a couple of people receive $ 15-20 thousand.In his blog on Cybersport.ru .

Finalists of the largest esports tournaments win record amounts this year. Both the Fortnite World Cup champion and the winners of The International earned more Wimbledon stars.

Dota 2 had two problems with matchmaking: it did not give players an incentive to play in a team and could not balance teams by roles. A recent update has solved both.

The first mobile game from Valve was Dota Underlords. Yesterday it was released on iOS and Android, as well as on Steam.

From the sensational fashion for Dota 2, a mobile game was made — Auto Chess. The project was released in a softlonch on Google Play. The new product is not yet available on iOS.

Tens of thousands of users have returned to Dota 2 in recent months. All thanks to the custom Dota Auto Chess mod. According to Newzoo analysts, it may well give rise to a new genre.

The Moscow City Telephone Network has determined the preferences of Moscow online players and compiled the top 10 games that have accounted for the most traffic over the past six months. 

Valve has disabled the ability to sell and exchange game items in online games Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2 in the Netherlands. The reason was the country’s law prohibiting the circulation of virtual items that can be sold for real money or played as a prize in a gambling game with money bets.

Capcom and Clover Studio have come up with an original promo for the remaster version of the adventure action ŌKami. The model of the main heroine of the game — the white wolf Amaterasu — may appear in the popular MOBA Dota 2.

The multiplayer survival shooter Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds on Steam simultaneously gathered 1.3 million people in the game on September 16, surpassing the similar record of MOBA Dota 2.

On August 27, the PvP shooter Playerunknown’s Battleground was able to overtake MOBA Dota 2 in terms of the number of gamers in the game at the same time, temporarily becoming the most popular game on Steam.

Valve has decided to strengthen the monetization of MOBA Dota 2 with the help of a Slithbreaker story campaign with a 4-player cooperative.

Dota 2 Workshop participants complained about the deterioration of working conditions in the project. They posted a letter describing the situation on Reddit.