Tag: Dota 2

Ambitious Half-Life 3 crowdfunding campaign wants to convince Valve to release the game

It’s pretty safe to say that Half-Life 3 is one of the most highly anticipated games of all time, but will we ever see it? Rumor has it that Valve has silently released the Source 2 engine and is currently testing it using the Dota 2 Workshop Tools Alpha. Moreover, it would seem that Dota ...

Blizzard wants to make World of Warcraft more popular among eSports fans

Electronic Sports, better known as eSports have become very popular in recent years and they’re continuing to grow at an exponential rate. Games such as Dota 2, League of Legends, Hearthstone and Starcraft 2 have become incredibly popular thanks to the fact that millions of people can watch them and be entertained while doing so. ...

Dota 2: There won’t be a Diretide event this year says Valve

Valve recently announced that Dota 2 will undergo lots of changes once the new Rekindling Soul Update (also known as 6.82) kicks in. This update introduces a new rune to the game, adds some new Arcana items, reworks some heroes and even changes the map for the first time ever. However, this is only the beginning ...

Apple uses MOBA game to showcase the graphical capabilities of iPhone 6 and iOS 8 with Metal

Back in June during the WWDC Apple unveiled Metal, a new gaming technology for the iOS 8. One of the titles used to showcase this new tech at the event was Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare and it did look pretty nice if I do say so myself, but now we have something even better. ...

Dota 2 welcomes the notorious Techies next week

Valve showcased the notorious Techies during The International 2014, but didn’t really say much about the highly anticipated hero since then. Now, the company finally announced that we will be able to play as the explosive squad in Dota 2 starting next week when the new update kicks in. Following this addition, the game will literally ...

Dota 2 combined with Pokemon is a thing now

Ever since Valve introduced the Workshop Tools Alpha earlier this month the Dota 2 community has been busy working on all sorts of great new mods for the game. First we’ve heard about something called Defense of the Legends, which is a Dota 2 vs League of Legends mod, and more recently we’ve spotted another interesting crossover in the ...

Valve is the company of choice for most game developers according to survey

To say Valve is one of the most well-known and respected companies in the industry would be an understatement, but to say that game developers would rather work for them than any other company isn’t something that everybody will agree on. However, a survey conducted by the Independent Game Developers Association reveals that this is ...

The Last Guardian not coming to the Tokyo Game Show, will we ever see it?

There are certain games whose development is so shrouded in mystery that they almost seem like a myth by now. No, we’re not talking about Fallout 4 or Half-Life 3, although those are some pretty good examples. The game in question is Team Ico’s The Last Guardian, a title announced back in 2009 as a PS3 ...

Dota 2 vs League of Legends? There’s a mod for that

The glorious PC gaming master race is famous for its modding skills, but somehow there was never a serious attempt at pitting against each other the two biggest MOBAs out there. Well, now at long last a brave soul is confident that he can achieve this feat. There are plenty of rivalries out there: PS4 vs Xbox ...