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DOTA 2 Is Now Available (For Real This Time)

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Valve announced today that the beta phase of DOTA 2 is officially over, and that this free-to-play title is available to everyone starting today. As Valve hinted,  in order to ensure the best possible experience for new and existing players, there may be a short wait for you to download the game. “Well screw this, I’m going to download this right now” most of you will say so go ahead and get it from Steam. Continue reading DOTA 2 Is Now Available (For Real This Time)

DOTA 2 Enters Open Beta Phase – Now Available To Everyone [UPDATE: No longer]

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Surprising news everyone. DOTA 2 has entered its open beta phase (meaning that it’s completely free to everyone) and nobody has noticed it. Hell, even Valve has not sent any press release for it as of yet. As we can clearly see below, though, DOTA 2 does not require any beta key at this point. In short, everyone can log into Steam, search for DOTA 2, download and play it. And we can confirm that this is the real deal. Continue reading DOTA 2 Enters Open Beta Phase – Now Available To Everyone [UPDATE: No longer]

New Darksiders II DLCs – Torchlight II, DOTA 2, CS: GO & XCOM: Enemy Unknown Updates Released

THQ has released some new DLCs for Darksiders 2. PC gamers can go ahead and purchase the Mortis Pack, Rusanov’s Axe, Van Der Schmash Hammer, Fletcher’s Crow Hammer, Mace Maximus, Angel of Death, Deadly Despair and Shadow of Death packs. As the titles suggest, these new DLCs are basically new weapons, armors and skills. We should note that these packs are not included in the Season Pass of Darksiders 2, meaning that you won’t get them if you purchase it. Continue reading New Darksiders II DLCs – Torchlight II, DOTA 2, CS: GO & XCOM: Enemy Unknown Updates Released

New DOTA 2 Beta Update adds Luna and Guardian Wisp, improves voice communication quality

Valve has released a new beta update for their upcoming free-to-play game, DOTA 2. This new update adds Luna and Guardian Wisp, improves the voice communication quality as the game now uses the CELT codec, fixes bugs for various characters and tweaks the game’s visuals and User Interface. As always, the update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view the complete changelog below. Enjoy! Continue reading New DOTA 2 Beta Update adds Luna and Guardian Wisp, improves voice communication quality

Dota 2 gets a new Update that adds three new heroes

As promised, Valve has released a new update for the beta version of their upcoming free-to-play title, Dota 2. This new update adds three heroes (Chaos Knight, Phantom Assassin, and Gyrocopter), fixes a bug where bots would pick their heroes before humans locked in their picks, and comes with some rebalance tweaks for various characters. This update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its complete changelog below. Enjoy! Continue reading Dota 2 gets a new Update that adds three new heroes

New DOTA 2 Beta Update Will Add Three New Heroes; Will Be Deployed On Monday

Valve has revealed Dota 2’s latest Beta update changelog and this new update comes with three new heroes. However, this update won’t be pushed to the main Dota 2 client until the Wild Cards qualifiers are done. Valve believes this to be on Monday, so make sure to keep an eye on your Dota 2 client. As always, the update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view below its complete changelog. Enjoy! Continue reading New DOTA 2 Beta Update Will Add Three New Heroes; Will Be Deployed On Monday

Dota 2 gets a new Update, will be Free-To-Play, and will support Steam Workshop

Valve has just released a new beta update for DOTA 2. This new update adds DOTA 2 Store, enables Ogre Magi in Captain’s Mode, adds a new effect for unrefined fireblast, is packed with lots of AI Bots fixes, and features a Kill Cam panel where it shows any custom items the killer was wearing. You can view its complete changelog below and as always, the update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client. Continue reading Dota 2 gets a new Update, will be Free-To-Play, and will support Steam Workshop

New DOTA 2 Beta Update adds ‘Ogre Magi’ and comes with a new Dashboard and Hero Picker

Valve has released a new update for the beta version of DOTA 2. The new update comes with a new Dashboard and a Hero Picker, as well as various rebalance tweaks, revised performance bar calculation and display, increased bot cautiousness when going to the side shop, and the addition of overhead healing messages for Warlock and Bloodseeker. DOTA 2’s update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its complete changelog below. Enjoy! Continue reading New DOTA 2 Beta Update adds ‘Ogre Magi’ and comes with a new Dashboard and Hero Picker

DOTA 2 Beta and Might and Magic: Heroes VI get new Updates

Valve and Blackhole have released new updates for DOTA 2 Beta and Might & Magic: Heroes VI. DOTA 2’s update enables Treant Protector, adds  additional dialog for Earthshaker, Pudge, Storm Spirit, Shadow Fiend, and Doombringer, and makes bots more aggressive about using couriers that are carrying their items. Might & Magic: Heroes VI’s update, on the other hand, adds new features to the map, the Archipelago map and the Custom Map Exchange feature. These updates will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view their changelogs below. Enjoy!  Continue reading DOTA 2 Beta and Might and Magic: Heroes VI get new Updates

DOTA 2 gets a new massive Beta update; Random Draft mode enabled, Lone Druid added in Captain’s Mode

Valve has released a new, massive update for DOTA 2. This new patch enables Random Draft mode and rebalances pretty much every class of it. In addition, the Lone Druid class is enabled in Captain’s Mode and Nevermore’s animations have been updated. Bots have also been tweaked and they will no longer attempt to use a Tango when being attacked or when defending an ally. As always, the update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its entire changelog below. Enjoy! Continue reading DOTA 2 gets a new massive Beta update; Random Draft mode enabled, Lone Druid added in Captain’s Mode