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Manage Your ListValveās original strategic MOBA game DotA is a free-to-play title on Steam. Featuring over a hundred heroes with unique abilities, players face off against one another in two teams of five in a top-down multiplayer strategy game. Level heroes and work together to defend the Ancients on either the Radiant or Dire side of the map.
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Valve Has Unique New Way of Banning Dota 2 Players
Valve secretly swings the banhammer on unsuspecting Dota 2 rulebreakers, finding the most unique method of doing so possible.
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Best Dota Clones, Ranked
While some games mix up the Dota formula, these titles straight-up copy it. Thankfully, that's no bad thing.
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10 Video Game Series That Have Blood Magic
Blood magic is a unique ability that is often seen in video games, and these are the best blood magic users in video games.
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Dota 2 Cave Johnson Portal Voice Pack Revealed
Dota 2 is getting a new announcer voice pack, this time featuring Aperture Science CEO Cave Johnson from the Portal series.
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8 MOBAs That Have Great World Building
Most MOBA games focus on the good versus evil aspect of fighting, but some do a great job at world building by the detailed lore behind it
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Why Is Dota: Dragon's Blood So Scared of Fan Service?
Discover why there are so few original DOTA 2 Heroes in Dragon's Blood and what prompted such a bold decision.
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9 Most Confusing Developments In Book 3 Of Dota: Dragon's Blood
Book 3 of Dragon's Blood left more questions than answers, with an oversaturated storyline that even left some Dota 2 buffs scratching their heads.
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DOTA: Dragonās Blood: 7 Things It Does As Well As Castlevania
The DOTA animated series shares a lot of aspects with the Castlevania adaptation, and is successful because of it.
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DOTA: Dragonās Blood: Every New Character That Appears In Season 3
Season three of DOTA: Dragon's Blood introduced new and interesting characters to the thrilling video game adaptation series.
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8 Dota 2 Heroes That Deserved Some Attention in Dragon's Blood Book 3
Which Dota 2 gaming Heroes would have been great additions to the Netflix adaptation Dota: Dragon's Blood, based on their lore?
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Dota 2 Adding New Hero from Dragon's Blood Anime
Dota 2 announces the silent-but-deadly Marci, who made her first appearance in the Dota: Dragon's Blood anime, is coming to the MOBA very soon.
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Dota 2 The International Tournament To Be Held in Romania
Valve announces ticket sales and the final location for Dota 2 The International 10, which will happen in Romania this October 2021.
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Dota 2 Documentary Will Release on Netflix
Netflix is looking to capitalize on the release of the animated series, Dota: Dragon's Blood, with a re-release of the 2014 documentary.
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Chess Grandmaster Compares Watching it to Competitive Esports
Chess Grandmaster Alexander Grischuk watches a Dota competition, and despite researching the game said he didn't understand a minute of it.
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10 Hidden Details Only DOTA Fans Will Notice In Netflix's Dragon's Blood Series
Netflix has been producing quite a bit of new and exciting anime and the latest is for fans of Dota 2. Here are some details non-fans may have missed!
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Dota 2 Players Spending $25,000 to Make a New Tutorial
The hugely popular MOBA game Dota 2 continues to draw in new players, but some in the community wish the tutorial helped those new players out more.
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Netflix's 'DOTA: Dragon Blood' Trailer & Posters Hide Secret Clip
The trailer features a surprise clip hinting at brand-new arrivals to the cast.
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Valve Partners With Netflix To Make DOTA Anime
Valve Corporation and Netflix team up to release DOTA: Dragon's Blood, an anime based on DOTA 2, Valve's popular MOBA that launched in 2013.
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Dota 2 Delays New Hero Release to Next Month
After a frustrating year that saw The International 10 delayed indefinitely, Valve confirms that it's delaying Dota 2's new hero, too.
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Dota 2 Releases Final Reward Character from The International Battle Pass
Valve has announced the last of the Dota 2 characters receiving new content as part of The International 10's Battle Pass.