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First official Dota 2 screen revealed

As screenshots for Dota 2 are being leaked all over the place, it seems that Valve has decided to get in on the action, celebrating 900 Twitter followers with a brand new, confirmed in-game screenshot of the Doom Bringer.

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Takoulya5406d ago

I'm so stoked for this game. Hope it comes out soon!

Genghis5406d ago

I still don't understand how Valve gets away w/ making a game out of a Blizzard game mod...will this end in blood?

STK0265405d ago

Well, there's more than that, like the fact that Blizzard is currently creating it's own DotA map for SC2.

But really, I hope DotA2 proves to be great, as I really can only get myself to play one of these games (Demigod, HoN, LoL, etc) and I would like it if all of my friends and I were playing the same one... since as of right now I mostly play LoL, but still have to play some HoN since some of my friends prefer HoN over LoL...

Anyway, I'm pretty excited for this game, I hope it delivers.

Shackdaddy8365405d ago

Blizzard doesn't own the rights since it was just a mod made from a fan. Valve actually has the guy who made DotA on their team.

Genghis5405d ago

it's was still originally modeled after warcraft, i mean the character models are exactly the same. it's not like the guy made his own game and copied some aspects of warcraft, he used their actual character models. that's what makes it shifty...i'm sure valve has discussed it w/ blizzard, they're both responsible companies. had it had been a smaller game company or less reputable company, it may have ended poorly...

CommonSense5405d ago (Edited 5405d ago )

anyone notice that the mini map looks just like the map from LoL?

smurfee5405d ago

If you had any common sense you would know that the map from lol was copied directly from DotA.

CommonSense5405d ago

that's fine...but not really the point. i figured a sequel would yield some new maps...

also, common sense doesn't have a thing to do with past video game titles. if you had any intelligence, you would know that. next time you wanna be a prick, try to be a bit more clever.

boyzilla5405d ago

rofl smurfee... WHAT AN IDIOT!

grailly5405d ago

it's true, it would be nice if dota-like games had more than one map (I know they have a few, but they're the same)

NuclearDuke5405d ago

The sequel won't yield new maps. Dota is highly competitive and is strictly balanced to one map which everyone is very keen on learning to use to max potential. You do not see this in LoL as it's a casual game without pulling and denying, so there is no point in trying to balance a map in that game.

smurfee5404d ago

common sense doesn't have a thing to do with past video game titles.

You're exactly right my friend, but that is also not the point. Common sense in this sense is when you see the two maps and already know that "the mini map looks just like the map from LoL". If you had any common sense, you would know that and wouldn't even need to ask. Next time you think somebody is trying to be a prick, try to understand why.

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mrsatan5405d ago

It would be nice if someone would make a DoTa that doesn't look exactly like the original. Is there some written rule that all this style of game has to look exactly the same.

wallis5405d ago

Eurgh. You know what... no. I don't give a crap how God damn dedicated the original fanbase was, I don't give a crap how cool Dota was in its time and I don't give a god damned fuck whether this game is even good or not because it's not half life 3.

That's it. I'm not doing this anymore. I know valve are brilliant and when they fart they fart pixie dust that lets you fly if you think happy thoughts... but that's it! I'm done indulging valve's obsession with hats and games that aren't half life. Portal 2 was cool but it only made me want god damned answers! I'm tired of games acting like it's perfectly okay to just stop three quarters of the way through a fucking narrative and leave the audience waiting quite literally decades for answers.

Is it me or are games the only form of media that does this? Example, gears of wars? When you think of the narrative arc stretching across the games it's not actually gears of war 1, gears of war 2 etc. It's gears of war episode 1, gears of war episode 2.

Nobody does annoying disjointed broken narratives quite like valve though. Wooo boy can they wind me up. God damned mother fucking g-man. I'm beginning to think there is no answer and it's all just deus machina.

NuclearDuke5405d ago

Dota still has tournaments and a 10+ million fanbase. you are unaware of this, as you no longer follow the scene. Stop saying "dota was cool in its time" - A dota team has just been bougth for $6.000.000 in China.

It's huge and DOTA2 will be even bigger.

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Esports Awards announces 2025 finalists and categories

A total of 21 categories have been named, with the ceremony set to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 19th, 2025.

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Team Falcons topple Xtreme Gaming in Dota 2’s The International 2025

Boris Bulj writes: At Hamburg’s Barclays Arena, eight of the top teams went head-to-head for the coveted trophy and a slice of the $2.6 million prize pool. The Grand Final at The International 2025, the crowd went wild as Team Falcons took the Aegis after a nail-biting showdown with Xtreme Gaming. Every fight had us on the edge of our seats—it’s a finale Dota 2 fans won’t forget anytime soon.

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Gabe Newell says "people talk s*** at me in chat," but "that's really about their enthusiasm"

Even Gabe Newell isn't immune to being flamed in MOBAs

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thorstein264d ago

Sorry, couldn't hear you while you're bowing your head on your knees and delisting non-adult games that your master deemed they didn't like.

Christopher263d ago

Pretty much zero choice for them here. Do you want them to not be able to sell to a huge portion of the market because multiple sources of online payment deny them use?

thorstein262d ago

I understand what you're saying. There are alternatives to Mastercard.

But none of that negates what he did. Sure there's pressure, but he bent the knee.

Alos88262d ago

Man he's really lost a ton of weight, good on him.

anast262d ago

The guy is a videogame slumlord. Looks like is on Ozempic.

Michiel1989262d ago

if someone isn't terminally online on a gaming forum talking out of his ass like you are, you might actually get shit done in real life.

anast261d ago

I'm good here boss. I can post a comment and do other things. I' m surprised you haven't figured that out yet.

Michiel1989261d ago

casually making fun of someone's appearance while you're doing other things. What a class act.

tarot10262d ago (Edited 262d ago )

Yes, I'm sure the billionaire white male owner of the company who can close anyone's account really feels threatened.

Next tell me how brave Elon Musk is because he had to deal with someone telling him the Nazi's were actually the bad guys.

Christopher261d ago

Most people in power are narcissists who actually can't deal with this sort of thing like a normal person, let alone many gamers can't deal with it either. Either way, this is just a slice of life look at how even Gabe sucks at games and puts up with people who don't know how to be respectful to others.

AuraAbjure261d ago (Edited 261d ago )

That is sad to think you believe most people in power are significantly flawed in some way. In theory, the strongest and most successful of us are to be admired as inspirations rather than perceived as majorly flawed i.e. "narcissistic."

Christopher261d ago

***That is sad to think you believe most people in power are significantly flawed in some way.***

Common psychological tendencies. It's not sad, just science. And note that 'in power' means CEOs and the like, not just politicians.

Thefeif261d ago (Edited 261d ago )

Looks like Michael Douglas now...weird

Edit Kurt Russell

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