South American Dota 2 just got dealt one of its worst blows yet after PlayTime’s scandal at the Esports World Cup
South American Dota 2 just got dealt one of its worst blows in God knows...
Dota 2
The latest news for Dota 2 esports. Including event updates, ecosystem changes and major team news.
Even the Dota 2 pros are bored with Tier 1 tournaments: Let’s shake it up with Fearless Draft and Tier 2 teams
Last week, tournament organizer BLAST announced changes to its Dota 2 series, the BLAST Slam,...
Puppey returns as a coach, SumaiL hints at retirement, China’s chance at redemption: the best storylines going into The International 15
After a grueling series of qualifiers, we’ve finally locked in the 16 teams competing at...
“Dota 2 salaries are inflated”: Tundra Esports founder reveals expenses of a Tier 1 Dota team and the scene’s struggling economics
Tundra Esports exiting Dota 2 this year was definitely not on our bingo cards. The...
Scalping continues to plague big esports events (L)… But fans are apparently willing to pay thousands for those tickets (W)
If you have spent any time trying to buy tickets for a premier esports event...
Esports will never be taken seriously until people get paid on time
It’s no secret that people working in esports have faced payment delays before, and we’ve...
Tundra leaves the scene, GLYPH’s hilarious clip, Save-‘s 1,000 maps: Dota 2’s wild week
It’s been a really wild week in Dota 2. We have all sorts of stuff...
South American Dota 2 teams were done dirty at The International 2026
Valve has revealed the direct invitations and slot allocations for The International 2026, and there...
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London university esports teams to compete in Varsity Games
On Thursday of last week, Gfinity announced that in association with Varsity Games its Fulham Broadway arena will play...
Valve announce dates for Spring Dota 2 Major and The International
This week, Valve released the dates for their Spring Dota 2 Major (2017) and also for The International...
The Pond: The past month in UK Esports
Welcome to The Pond. A new weekly opinion series on all things esports. This week, I'm taking a peek...
Scrub League Weekly- CSGO with the Canadian military, Mark Cuban and Riot’s ‘fan contributions’
How cool is the Canadian military? This week on Scrub League, hosts Colin, Kevin and Samantha interview the...
Battle on the Strip – Faceit enters Vegas
Media and esports firm Ultimate Media Ventures (UMV), has announced that it is teaming up with Faceit to bring...
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