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Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev formally leaves Evil Geniuses (EG) as his contract with the team expired today. RAMZES666 NO LONGER LIVES EVIL RAMZES666 first joined Evil Geniuses in September 2019. However, the onset of the coronavirus pandemic prevented him from playing with his team for most of 2020. The 21-year-old mostly played in the CIS region, […]

Valve’s newest update gave Dota 2’s main menu a sexy new interface, as well as integrating the DPC 2021 season to the game’s broadcasting hub. Goodbye Hoodwink, hello latest match Valve has been notorious before for having a disorganized viewing experience for its professional circuit. This time, they try to set things straight with the […]

With our dayjobs and other personal matters consuming our lives, it is difficult for the devout DOTA fan to follow the events happening around the world. Each region has their own distinct playstyle and identity and it will require a huge consumption of our time to learn from each region. To solve this problem, Dan […]

The Dota Pro Circuit 2021 is in full swing. This is how you can watch the DPC 2021 Season 1 NA live. Where to watch DPC 2021 Season 1 North America live? The DPC 2021 Season 1 North America (NA) Upper Division and Lower Division will be starting in a few hours from now. Fans […]

It didn’t reach Christmas Day, but Dota Dragon’s Blood Season 2 will be coming within a month’s time. It’s also a couple of months after League of Legends‘ wildly successful Arcane, but Dota fans can once again watch their favorite Dota 2 heroes in an animated series. Netflix has just recently revealed when the next season of the show will be coming along. […]

They say dead games tell no tales, but this one’s code says a lot about the future. It seems like Valve is experimenting with ray-tracing in their Source 2 engine. But the interesting part is the clues pointing towards this are found in Valve’s dead card game – Artifact. Is Artifact getting ray-tracing? According to […]

EHOME has released Song “Sccc” Chun from their roster, replacing him with Lai “Ahjit” Jay Son. EHOME says goodbye to Sccc After four months with the team, EHOME announced on weibo that they are releasing Sccc from his contract. EHOME acquired Sccc two weeks after he left Team Aster last September. However, it seems like […]

Vladimir “No[o]ne” Minenko aired his grievances towards the DPC format in a personal Tweet. The veteran CIS player is currently without a team after parting ways with Virtus.pro. Subsequently, no organization has approached him prior to the beginning of the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit. High and dry И так, если я пропускаю первый дпс сезон, […]

Former The International champion Peter “ppd” Dager announced his return to the competitive Dota 2 scene. The American Support and Captain just couldn’t stay away from the top stage of Dota. He returns to the reformed Sadboys lineup alongside fellow-TI champion Clinton “Fear” Loomis. Taking a step back Moving on – Retiring from competitive Dota […]

The announcement of the new Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) led to the formation of new squads, most of which feature old faces. This time, Kim “DuBu” Doo-young and David “MoonMeander” Tan return to the North American (NA) region for this season. The two are forming a new team called Team Undying. FROM PANDAS TO CR4ZY […]

Chinese powerhouse, Team Newbee, is barred from attending DOTA 2 tournaments after accounts of match fixing were revealed. The ban was officially made on January 1, 2021. Wykrhm Reddy, a trusted insider source of DOTA news, confirmed this via Twitter. The following have been permanently banned from participating in Valve events as of Jan 1, […]

Kim “Febby” Yong-min is making a return to the competitive stage after spending time as TNC Predator’s head coach. The South Korean legend has not competed for any team since he left Mineski in March 2019. The roster deadline was looming over TNC Predator prior to its decision to field their head coach as one […]

With the Mistwoods update, comes a lengthy discussion where content creators explain their thoughts on the latest patch. The addition of Aghanim’s Shard has truly made its mark that offers a lot of talking points. Can Tinker be a viable support option now that he can provide a barrier? Will core Vengeful Spirit return since […]

Arise DOTA fans! Instead of moping over the cancellation of The International 2020 and spending the entire day with Diretide, fans can now witness a breath of fresh air with the newest major update in DOTA 2. Mistwoods is officially out with a new hero, a new set of items, and a plethora of surprises […]

The Dota 2 Halloween-themed Diretide event was a successful one. This makes expectations for Dota 2’s upcoming Winter-themed event high. For Dota 2 fans, we won’t have to wait for much longer. Valve has just announced that the Dota 2 Mistwood Update will be coming this Thursday. As expected, reactions to the upcoming update have […]

Team Secret’s Dota 2 squad bags Esports Awards 2020’s Esports Team of the Year award. Esports Awards 2020 gave Team Secret this prestigious award in recognition of their dominance in the European scene. Beginning March this year, Team Secret won eight major titles in a row and posted an unprecedented 150-game record at 122-28. This […]

Who would’ve thought that a washed up and hopeless DOTA 2 player would end up redeeming himself by winning two of the most important milestones in DOTA history which paved the way for him being in the top 5 highest earners in esports history. That is the story of Sébastien “Ceb” Debs, a French DOTA […]

He was once a wonderchild who conquered the DOTA 2 scene in his teenage years. His most decorated accomplishment was winning the biggest tournament in esports, The International 2015 as a 16-year old prodigy, where he became the youngest player to win DOTA’s most prestigious event. His achievements have not only made him into a […]

A string of consecutive The International victories have placed OG in the top of DOTA 2’s food chain not only in terms of legacy but also in terms of overall networth. In fact, the top five earners in esports stem from them, for this one we are looking at Jerax. OG would never be at […]

When Valve published their blog post last October 15, 2020, it was clearly evident that the company is looking for alternatives to garner the interests of the DOTA 2 (Defense of the Ancients) community in this pandemic. It can never be denied that the absence of their annual curtain call tournament, The International, is affecting […]

Chinese DOTA 2 powerhouse Vici Gaming recently announced on Twitter the departure of their core player, Zhang “Eurus” Chengjun, who made the decision to join their other Chinese rival and new entrant in the DOTA 2 scene, Elephant. The organization have expressed their gratitude to Eurus who was a cornerstone for the team’s third place […]

Great plays lead to victories. Overwhelming victories lead to championships. These are the top plays in the Grand Finals of the DOTA Summit 13 made by the winning teams leading to their eventual championship. DOTA Summit 13 Online SEA Grand Finals, Game 2: Fearless’ Dark Rift outflanks Abed Motivate.Trust Gaming Among Us JaCkky inYourdreaM Fearless […]

Dota 2 remains the most lucrative esports title for any player hoping to make it professional as a gamer and Arteezy is one of the best at the game. The almost annual The International tournament has consistently broken records on the most awarded prize money for an esports event. It’s a surefire way for any […]

Amer “Miracle-” Al-Barkawi is everything his name suggests – a complete miracle in his ability to play the way he does. Becoming the first to reach a prestigious goal easily makes you one of the best in the game. For Miracle-, his claim to fame is becoming the first player to reach 9,000 Matchmaking Rating […]

If there’s one esports athlete who is well known by everyone regardless of the game they play, it has to be Johan “N0tail” Sundstein. From a relatively unknown player, N0tail became an esports celebrity. As the captain and leader of OG, he led his team to win two years in a row in The International […]

It seems like the end of the line for Virtus.pro’s (VP) veterans Vladimir “No[o]ne” Minenko and Alexei “Solo” Berezin, as VP sets them aside in favor of VP.Prodigy. Virtus.pro placed their main roster to inactive last September. Since then, the organization has been fielding VP.Prodigy, their developmental team, on Dota 2 tournaments. Thanks to VP.Prodigy’s […]

In an interview conducted by Austin “Capitalist” Walsh to his co-host William “Blitz” Lee in their Spotify show entitled the Cap & Blitz Podcast, Blitz who was also Team Liquid’s coach, narrated an experience which he described as a “sweet heart moment.” It was mentioned that there was a private conversation between Team Liquid captain […]

After a resounding victory over Team Secret, who were considered to be the heavy favorites to win ESL One Germany 2020 due to their perfect run in online tournaments, Team Liquid carried on with their momentum courtesy of a 3-1 victory over Natus Vincere in the grand finale. This was a landmark victory for the […]