Tag: Prize Pool

Dota 2: Valve unveils Techies during The International 2014

With a prize pool of almost $11 million, The International 4 is not only the biggest Dota 2 tournament to date, but also the biggest e-sports event of all time. Yesterday Valve gave the millions of fans watching the All Star Match one more reason to be excited about. The company revealed what is perhaps the ...

Valve giving Compendium owners gems after The International 4

Valve just released a new post entitled “It’s Happening” on Dota 2’s official blog. But what’s happening? The International 4 of course. The most important Dota 2 event of the year is just around the corner and it all begins next Tuesday, July 8th when the Playoffs kick in. To get us all just a little ...

League of Legends 2014 Championships hosted on FIFA Stadium

Riot announced back in November that the League of Legends 2014 World Championships will take place in South Korea. Recently the company followed up by revealing a few more specific details in regards to the location. This year’s championships final will be hosted October 19th on the Sangam Stadium, best known for serving as a venue for the ...

Latest Dota 2 patch adds new Compendium rewards

A few days ago Valve released the latest Dota 2 patch, which comes with the usual assortment of bugfixes and hero tweaks. The patch goes by the name of 6.81b and also adds some new Compendium rewards. A quick look at the official patch notes reveals that Daily Hero Challenge, Alternate Voice Vote, and Model Update ...

Hearthstone World Championships will be held at BlizzCon 2014

A few days ago Blizzard revealed that the first edition of the Hearthstone World Championships will be held at this year’s BlizzCon. The tournament features a total prize pool of $250.000, with the winner receiving the generous sum of $100.000. The rest of the money will be split among the other top 15 players as follows: ...

Dota 2: TI4 prize pool over $6 million, new stretch goals added

Valve announced today that several new stretch goals have been added to the Dota 2 Compendium. We reported a few days ago that the prize pool for TI4 was already over $5 million, well guess what? Now it’s over $6 million! The company issued the following statement as soon as the massive sum was reached: “It’s ...

Dota 2: The International 4 prize pool has reached $5 million

The biggest Dota 2 event of the year has just reached a new milestone. As of this writing, the prize pool for The International 4 championship is already at over $5 million. Believe it or not the total prize money was $3 million just a few days ago. This incredible surge can be attributed to ...

Dota 2: TI4 prize pool already over $3 million thanks to Compendium

Valve has released the Compendium for the most important Dota 2 event of the year, The International 2014. The Compendium is an interactive digital book that allows players to keep track of teams and matches. The item costs $10 and adds $2.5 to The International 2014 prize pool with each purchase made. As of this ...