Inside ‘The International’: Here’s what it was like watching Valve’s ‘Dota 2’ finals in Seattle The esports world descended on Seattle this past weekend for this year’s International, the final tournament on the professional circuit… Read More
Valve debuts new searching features for Steam and releases 1.0 version of ‘DOTA Underlords’ Valve Software this week announced the debut of a new set of search features for its popular online storefront Steam,… Read More
Vancouver, B.C., steps in for Seattle as thousands gather for The International ‘Dota 2’ championships They come from “all corners of the Earth,” and this week, instead of settling in Seattle, competitors and rabid fans… Read More
Valve moves The International to Vancouver, B.C., as Seattle loses huge esports event Update, March 19: Valve provided this statement to GeekWire: “Rogers Arena is a great venue, Vancouver is a great city,… Read More
The International in Vancouver? Valve may move huge ‘Dota 2’ esports event from Seattle to Canada The International could be heading north. Valve isn’t yet talking publicly about its plans, but several clues point to the… Read More
Elon Musk hails Dota 2 bot’s victory at The International, with OpenAI and Microsoft The Dota 2 esports tournament in Seattle, known as The International, demonstrates how video games have become hugely popular team… Read More
Valve announces new card game — and gets big groan from KeyArena crowd and the internet Valve made a surprise announcement Tuesday about a new game coming in 2018 during The International, the “Dota 2” tournament… Read More
Why people love esports: Scenes from Valve’s huge $24M Dota 2 tournament Why do people spend their hard-earned cash and travel from all around the world to Seattle, just to watch other… Read More
Spectators at the Dota 2 championships explain why they love watching people play video games Why the heck do people like watching other people play video games? That’s the question we had in mind today… Read More
Valve’s huge eSports Dota 2 tournament prize pool passes a record $16.6M More than $16 million will be on the line next month for a competition at Key Arena, but not in… Read More
Valve’s next big e-sports tournament in Seattle will last almost a week It may seem like August is a long way out, but Valve is already announcing its plans for this year’s… Read More
Valve boss Gabe Newell interviewed by ESPN: ‘The Internet is changing what sports is’ Gabe Newell has sat through thousands of interviews. His conversation that aired nationally on Sunday evening, though, was particularly unique.… Read More
Valve’s DOTA 2 championships to boast a record $10M prize pool Maybe it’s time to consider a career in video games. The International 4, a massive tournament held for players of… Read More
Twitch debuts on Xbox Live, lets you watch gamers play games If you’re tired of moving your thumbs around after hours of gaming on the Xbox but still need your fix,… Read More
