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Gaimin Gladiators has stormed home to win Riyadh Masters at the Esports World Cup, dismantling Dota 2 arch-rivals Team Liquid 3-0 to complete an almost flawless playoff run. It’s the first tournament win this year for Gaimin, who have timed their return to form perfectly as TI 2024 approaches. You could be forgiven for believing Gaimin was washed after a disappointing start to the Dota 2 calendar, especially given the team was backing up after a record 2023 season that included a TI final appearance and three Major wins. They only just scraped an upper bracket playoffs start in Riyadh too, bu ..read more

The Cloud9 banner will wave at Dota 2‘s The International again for the first time in seven years following the storied North American organization’s Entity roster acquisition after they wrapped up at the Esports World Cup this week. C9 has signed its second major esports squad based in CIS following an announcement on July 21, with watson, No[o]ne, DM, Kataomi, and Fishman now set to pull on the blue-and-black at Dota 2‘s 2024 International in September. They’ll be joined by coach Astini and manager The3RealJP, also part of the Entity acquisition ..read more

Dota 2 has come a long way since its release in 2013. From featuring nothing more than hero abilities and their respective stats, the game’s formula has evolved to include Talent trees and other features, alongside the recently-added Innates and Facets—and players are now wondering what’s coming next. “What’s next in Dota‘s evolution,” asked a player in a July 14 Reddit thread, where they highlighted just how far we are from the game’s original design. Aghanim’s Scepter now works on essentially every hero in the game, Neutral items can give heroes game-changing abilities, and the Innate abili ..read more

After a lengthy wait, Dota 2 players finally got Crownfall Act Three, The Frosts of Icewrack, on June 39 (Valve Time). Although Ringmaster didn’t show up, the Dota fandom is gushing over the barrage of content that made it through. The fighting mini-game Sleet Fighter is, of course, at the center of the conversation. But it’s not only that. The Crownfall Collector’s Cache set offerings and the overworld’s smooth progression design are also garnering heaps of praise from the Dota 2 community ..read more

The next chapter of Dota 2‘s 2024 event, Crownfall, is underway. With it came a new and flashy fighting game, Sleet Fighter, which has been warmly received by the player base, indicating the game might be here to stay. Sleet Fighter currently only features five heroes for players to choose in either PvE or PvP matches. These are Marci, Vengeful Spirit, Tusk, Bristleback, and Dawnbreaker. Even with this limited set of available characters, the players have already taken to making tier lists and embracing the metagaming as true MOBA enjoyers would. Thus, one July 10 Reddit thread compiled the b ..read more

Deep in the hearts of Icewrack in Dota 2 lies the Severed Head, your normal everyday pub packed with patrons ordering pints and playing host to battles of epic proportions. These battles are the centerpiece of Sleet Fighter, a new Dota 2 minigame. Sleet Fighter is a fighting game built into the Dota 2 client and is free for all players. You’ll pick from five heroes and go toe-to-toe in the pub, throwing hands and battling using abilities just like you would in classic fighting games like Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat ..read more

If you’re like me, you’ll have had June 39 (yes, “June 39”) penned on your calendar after Valve locked it in as the date for Dota 2‘s Crownfall Act Three. Sure enough, the update’s here—but a fighting minigame, a new treasure, and an Overworld map aside, Ringmaster hopefuls will be disappointed. Valve has released Crownfall Act Three, The Frosts of Icewrack, today on July 9, coinciding with Dota 2‘s 11th birthday. Much like the previous two acts, the update contains a new map and story for players to discover and a Collector’s Cache packed with cosmetics, including rare skins for Luna, Jugger ..read more

Dota 2‘s Riyadh Masters has returned for 2024, with the big-money Saudi event now folded into this year’s edition of the Esports World Cup. Twenty teams will head to Riyadh to compete for the lion’s share of the massive $5 million USD prize pool. Riyadh Masters 2024 is just one event among dozens being held in the Saudi Arabian capital over the coming two months as part of the EWC. Victorious teams will also score points toward the Club Championship for their organization, with the winner taking home a cool $7 million bonus ..read more