In a series of evening tweets, Dota 2 lead developer Icefrog announced a change in how Valve updates the game. Instead of posting massive gameplay patches irregularly, Dota 2 will have gameplay updates every two weeks, on Thursdays. We want to try taking a different approach to how gameplay patches are released. Instead of big patches a couple of times a year, we’ll be releasing small patches every 2 weeks on Thursdays. Currently, the game gives minimal heads-up about gameplay patches, especiall

Teams have moved from Malaysia to Shanghai for their next shot at a Dota Pro Circuit event. This time, it’s StarLadder i-League Invitation Season 4, a Valve Minor bringing in the top teams from around the world for a chance at $300,000 and 300 Qualifying Points. SL i-League comes hot off the heels of ESL One Genting, where plenty of narratives were flipped around. Point distribution for teams that earn points will be as follows:The prize pool will be $300,000 USD with 300 Qualifying Points at st

The winner proceeds through the upper bracket with best-of-three matches, while the loser falls to the lower bracket. All lower bracket matches are best-of-three elimination matches. Both upper bracket finalists for each group move on to the playoffs, albeit in different stages. Only the lower bracket winner continues. In the playoffs, one winner of the group stage lower bracket finals plays one loser of the upper bracket finals.

Due to the concerns created by the situation, Fnatic have promised Xin a percentage of prize money won by Fnatic at ESL One Katowice. It is so sad and cruel, after winning TNC and qualified to ESL One Katowice Major Main Event. Fnatic speaks outIn the comments of the announcement post on Facebook, the CEO of Fnatic, Patrik “cArn” Sättermon, discussed the move. He also shared that Ohaiyo will take home a portion of any winnings from the ESL One Katowice Major. Due to Ohaiyo’s attendance at the re

The first few months of the Dota Pro Circuit, Valve’s officially-sponsored tournament series, have already flown by, and the year 2018 is upon us. Now, Valve has announced the final open registration for teams hoping to make the run to TI8. This is the last opportunity for teams hoping to earn Dota Pro Circuit points to put in their rosters before the invites, which will likely take place in approximately mid-to-late-June. (Teams in alphabetical order that have confirmed registration in the Dota

According to a tweet by Valve via the official Dota 2 account, this will be the second and final registration period before TI8. Originally created for the 2015-2016 Majors season, the roster registration system attempts to prevent excessive shuffling before The International each year. All teams must be registered by the end of the registration period in order to be considered for The International. During this period, players can be released from a team without any consequence to the team bann

Team owner, founder and captain Arthur “PAADA” Zarzur Curiati is now finding his home again in Dota 2 for this event, as he’s taking up an opportunity as a stand-in for the squad. The Flying Courier: How has your experience as a veteran been working under the banner so far? PAADA: It’s pretty interesting, I mean, I’ve always helped them regarding Dota, I’ve always had a lot of passion for the game and I’ve had a lot of pleasure helping them. So as an owner of a team, we can feel comfortable inve

It’s only fitting that Captain’s Draft 4.0 is taking place in Washington, D.C., as a winter storm in the capital city arrives following a flurry of changes in North American Dota. Even Evil Geniuses couldn’t escape the changes with the arrival of Rasmus “MiSeRy” Filipsen onto the team. Clinton “Fear” Loomis has remained loyal to the Evil Geniuses squad throughout it all. Clinton “Fear” Loomis: We haven’t played together at all yet, so I don’t know we’ll see after the next couple of tournaments!

Captain’s Draft 4.0, presented by Moonduck Studios, will take place this week—and instead of traditional hero drafting, this tournament uses the game mode named in the event, Captain’s Draft. The unique hero-limiting format of the game mode will force the teams to think creatively and draw out niche skills and strategies. As far as we know, this is the only Dota Pro Circuit event officially utilizing a game mode other than Captain’s Mode. Captain’s Draft is a non-traditional game format that for

The start of Frostivus marks the conclusion of the hotly-anticipated custom game contest, in which dozens of aspiring developers showed off their most clever holiday spirit in the form of their creations. One game chosen by Valve will act as the official game of Frostivus 2017 and bring its developer a nice holiday treat of $30,000. The winning custom game is Frostivus Festival by VicFrank, a larger game mode featuring a slew of Pokemon Stadium-like mini-games. Developer VicFrank takes the grand

Great things come in threes, as Virtus Pro proved at this weekend’s Dota Summit 8 event. The CIS team took their third Summit event after a best-of-five finals versus Southeast Asian team Fnatic, re-claiming their throne in an already-dominant competitive season for the squad. This time, the casual event by Beyond The Summit raised its stakes, as the event is classified as a Dota Pro Circuit Minor, with a $300,000 and 300-Qualifying Point prize pool up for grabs. They swept their group stage 6-0

You’re reading this article, on an entire site dedicated to Dota 2, by someone whose job it is to write about it. Even in the gaming world, while Dota 2 is nuts, it’s nothing compared to that EA loot box drama. It’s like a long game similar to king of the hill. Not that you don’t know it already. Whether or not they recognized the game proper, it’s also a great chance to explain why there’s a tournament.

You’re reading this article, on an entire site dedicated to Dota 2, by someone whose job it is to write about it. Even in the gaming world, while Dota 2 is nuts, it’s nothing compared to that EA loot box drama. It’s like a long game similar to king of the hill. Not that you don’t know it already. Whether or not they recognized the game proper, it’s also a great chance to explain why there’s a tournament.

Out in the southeastern shores of China, some of the top teams in Dota 2 are preparing to face off. Each Valve Minor is getting more intense as the top teams begin to establish themselves. Competition Format: Teams begin in a round-robin group stage, in which all teams play each other, followed by a playoff bracket. Group Stages Day 1Due to the simultaneous nature of the matches during group stages, we will group each match by approximate start time. 9:00 PM (Friday, Dec 8)Infamous vs LGDOG vs T

After months of group stages and an equally tense weekend, plus a season full of “almosts,” Team Secret has cinched a Major victory—literally. The European squad took a 3-0 Grand Final against The International 7 champions and European rivals Team Liquid at the ROG DreamLeague Season 8 finals this weekend. The prize for this accomplishment is not only $500,000 USD, but 750 Qualifying Points for The International 8’s direct invites, as DreamLeague is registered as a Dota Pro Circuit Major. Secret

After months of group stages and an equally tense weekend, plus a season full of “almosts,” Team Secret has cinched a Major victory—literally. The European squad took a 3-0 Grand Final against The International 7 champions and European rivals Team Liquid at the ROG DreamLeague Season 8 finals this weekend. The prize for this accomplishment is not only $500,000 USD, but 750 Qualifying Points for The International 8’s direct invites, as DreamLeague is registered as a Dota Pro Circuit Major. Secret

The upcoming Global Electronic Sports Championships’ Singapore and Kuala Lumpur tournaments, designated as Valve-sponsored Dota Pro Circuit Minor events, have been indefinitely postponed, according to GESC and multiple other sources. The Singapore and Kuala Lumpur events were set to be held January 12-14, 2018 and March 2-4, respectively. GESC is listed on the official Pro Circuit site, as well as their own business’s site, as having four events in the Southeast Asian region during the 2017-18 D

This weekend, something Major is happening at the DreamHack Winter event: the eight season of the ROG DreamLeague Dota 2 tournament, which occurs at the massive LAN event biannually. If they lose, they are sent to a lower bracket. All lower bracket matches are elimination matches. Upper Bracket Finals for the first Grand Finalist take place on Saturday, December 2, and Lower Bracket Finals for the second Finalist occur Sunday, December 1. 4:00 AM — Pre-show— Pre-show 10:30 AM — Lower bracket rou

Alliance have announced their new roster for the competitive season, including several players signed on with two-year contracts, and featuring several of the players from WESG Sweden Team. When asked about the goals of the roster, Berg shared to The Flying Courier that he is looking to build a strong squad from the ground up that will last for years to come. “Many of you were hoping to see one or two stars on the roster, it did not end that way. Most recently before this, Alliance recruited a s

MidOrFeed, known as the “w33 stack,” has disbanded, according to several tweets by players on the squad. The team formed earlier this season during the post-International 7 shuffle period, bringing together some of the top free-agent talent in Dota 2. It also introduced Enzo “Timado” Gianoli, formerly the carry for Peruvian squad Infamous, into the European pro Dota scene. MOF namely had trouble beating out the top squads such as Liquid, Virtus Pro and the recently-powerful Natus Vincere. It’s n