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One of the great feature of Dota 2 is the Spectator system . At a high level, there were two important ways that players would be using the spectator system, beyond simply watching games for fun.

Those lucky guys that are already playing Dota 2 knew that the game is regularly updated on every Thursday. Updates were based on data accumulated during the game matches.

Dota 2 Beta Keys Giveaways - DotA is very much anticipated by gamers worldwide. So are we, that's why we keep on posting news and updates about DotA 2. Right now we're about to give away free DotA 3 Beta Keys for our avid readers and subscribers.

Guys from GosuGamers is giving away free Dota 2 beta key. All you have to do is show your skills and everyone are invited to join. Last hitting and denying are some of the fundamentals of DotA and what better way to prove your worth to a Dota 2 beta key by holding a Last hit and deny contest? There are three keys up for grabs this time around. Rules are as follows.

Dota 2 Beta Key Contest The growth of DotA, into the massive community that it is today, is because of all the loyal fans who have, time and again, shown their dedication and support over the course of so many years. We are going to gradually start a series of contests to reward some of you with early access to the game. The first one is detailed below.

Dota 2 download is available here and be the first to get a copy. Beta registration is now open and Dota 2 beta test is soon to start.

You might have been thinking "which Dota 2 hero will I use?" If you can't decide which one, then let us help you by showing you the list of Dota 2 heroes. Click on image below to enlarge photo: The current beta build that the tournament players are using has 46 heroes enabled for CM Mode. There is one less ban for each team. This change to CM is just temporary, until all of the heroes are ready and stable enough to be enabled in it.

Valve has posted information about "The International" Dota 2 tournament going on at Gamescom this week, but a bunch of news about lucky Gamescom attendees playing the game isn't nearly as exciting as, you know, playing the game yourself. Along with the tourney schedule, Valve has opened up beta registration to the public for Dota 2.

Can't wait any longer to get your hands on Dota 2? Well, while we wait why don't you just take a look on some of the screenshots of Dota 2

The sixteen teams are split up into four groups of four, and each team plays one game against everyone in their group. The results of the group stage will populate the winners and losers bracket. The two teams in each group with the best won/loss record in the group stage advance to the winners bracket. The two teams with the worst won/loss record in the group stage are placed in the losers bracket. Ties at the conclusion of the group stage will be broken by total match time for their wins (lower is better).

The tournament website is now live at dota2.com. You can use it to see the schedule for upcoming games, view the current live match or to watch replays of previous games. The Broadcasts are available in four languages (Chinese, Russian, German, and English) as well as in an auto-director camera mode.

Kunkka posted a 5v5 image based on Dota2 hero designs here. Let him know what you think!

The tournament uses a group stage for the first day, which feeds into the winner and loser brackets for the following days. The bracket view will be updated to reflect the current status of the tournament, if you want a spoiler-free update, use the schedule view. The first game is estimated to start at 10am CMT in Germany.

What does a hero truly need? Find out when the world's best players compete in the first ever Dota2 professional tournament August 17th - 21st at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. Watch live streaming games and replays at Dota2.com.

Free-to-Play DotA 2 DotA will be free for all? - We just heard a news that DotA 2 will be released by valve as free-to-play for all through F2P on Steam. Valve believes that F2P is widely supported and they might also consider create their platform for their games. As of to this writing, Valve has 5 free-to-play online games namely; Global Agenda, Champions Online, Spiral Knights, Alliance of Variant Arms, and Forsaken World. He went on to say, “In some areas of the world, F2P games are already paying more than the traditional games. This trend continues for some time and we believe it will continue.” But which game? Monsieur Lombardi wouldn’t say much more on the matter. DotA 2 seems to be as fair a guess as any,

Dota 2 Frequently Asked Questions - Dota 2 FAQ - IceFrog posted series of Question and & Answer session regarding DotA 2. Dota 2 Q&A November 1, 2010 - IceFrog Q: Is there reconnect support for DotA 2? (by Vanes-UT) A: This was actually one of the very first things we added early on, before the game was stable, in order to help with testing. You’ll also be able to have a friend of similar skill level substitute for you in case you have to leave. Players that want to improve their reputation in the game and community will also be able to help out by joining ongoing games that are missing players.

This is a very important news to us, do we really know who Icefrog really is? There are rumors circling around the net talking about The Truth About IceFrog wherein an employee at Valve working on an unrelated project from IceFrog said that Icefrog already worked for Riot Games and S2 Games but didn't told Valve bout it. What can you say? Is it true or not?

As expected, Valve has just announced Dota 2 – that's capital D, lower-cased ota – its "massive sequel for one of the most played games in the world." There aren't many details in the short press release found after the break, save for its platforms -- Mac and PC -- and its release window of 2011. Read more »