<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>GamesRadar - Dota 2 Articles</title><description></description><link>http://www.gamesradar.com/dota-2/articles/</link><lastBuildDate></lastBuildDate><pubDate></pubDate><item><title>Dota 2 play surpasses League of Legends in the West, report says</title><description>

 
The MOBA market grows like a well-fed Skeleton King...</description><link>http://www.gamesradar.com/dota-2-play-surpasses-league-legends-west-report-says/</link><pubDate>April 10, 2013, 2:19 p.m.</pubDate></item><item><title>Gaming’s biggest “F MY LIFE!” moments</title><description>

 
Though gaming is, all things considered, quite enjoyable, it can sometimes plummet you into the dark depths of despair. These are the moments that make us scream out to the heavens in anger...</description><link>http://www.gamesradar.com/gamings-biggest-f-my-life-moments/</link><pubDate>Feb. 8, 2013, 12:50 p.m.</pubDate></item><item><title>Dota 2 &quot;The International&quot; $1 million prize won by IG</title><description>

 
Team Invictus Gaming walked away one million dollars richer this weekend as Valve&#39;s Dota 2 tournament &quot;The International&quot; concluded at PAX East...</description><link>http://www.gamesradar.com/dota-2-international-1-million-prize-won-ig/</link><pubDate>Sept. 4, 2012, 11:26 a.m.</pubDate></item><item><title>Dota 2 spectator client released on Steam</title><description>

 
In a move that signals Valve may be angling to sway the eSports crowd away from the hugely popular League of Legends, they announced they have released a spectator client that will allow viewers to watch live matches with commentary...</description><link>http://www.gamesradar.com/dota-2-spectator-client-released-steam/</link><pubDate>Aug. 20, 2012, 5:36 p.m.</pubDate></item><item><title>Dota 2 hero roster - Find the character that&#39;s right for you</title><description>

 
Dota 2 is Valve&#39;s latest pet project, and we&#39;re loving its competitive edge. But if you&#39;re a new player starting out, or it&#39;s been years since you&#39;ve hopped into a DotA match, it can be awfully confusing deciding which hero to play. We&#39;ve rounded up every hero into one easy-to-browse catalog,...</description><link>http://www.gamesradar.com/dota-2-hero-roster/</link><pubDate>June 28, 2012, 11:07 a.m.</pubDate></item><item><title>Blizzard DOTA becomes Blizzard All-Stars amid copyright dispute with Valve</title><description>

 
Blizzard DOTA is dead. Long-live Blizzard All-Stars. The two titans of PC gaming stared each other down in a copyright dispute, and it looks like they&#39;ve come to an agreement...</description><link>http://www.gamesradar.com/blizzard-dota-gets-name-change-valve-and-blizzard-settle-dota-name-dispute/</link><pubDate>May 11, 2012, 1:39 p.m.</pubDate></item><item><title>DotA 2 beta code teases microtransactions and crossover Valve guest star [Rumor]</title><description>

 
One of DotA 2&#39;s most inquisitive fans has delved into the code for the game&#39;s patch-file, unearthing no end of intriguing tidbits which hint at how the final game may be presented...</description><link>http://www.gamesradar.com/dota-2-beta-code-teases-microtransactions-and-crossover-valve-guest-star-rumor/</link><pubDate>March 23, 2012, 5:23 p.m.</pubDate></item><item><title>Blizzard attempting to block Valve&#39;s DOTA trademark</title><description>

 
Blizzard is seeking to put an end to
Valve&#39;s reign over the DOTA name, claiming the Half-Life studio has
no real ownership over a title that technically owes its origins to a
mod based on Blizzard&#39;s own Warcraft series. Round
one... fight!
</description><link>http://www.gamesradar.com/blizzard-attempting-block-valves-dota-trademark/</link><pubDate>Feb. 10, 2012, 10:09 a.m.</pubDate></item><item><title>Xfire and the free-to-play market: an interview with Xfire president Mark Donovan</title><description>

 
PC gaming has gone through a shift in the past few years. While analysts have been predicting its demise at the hands of pirates and consoles, the industry has adapted not by charging more, but by charging less. Now, publishers that scrambled to adapt their business to support console...</description><link>http://www.gamesradar.com/xfire-and-free-play-market-interview-xfire-president-mark-donovan/</link><pubDate>Oct. 20, 2011, 11:04 a.m.</pubDate></item><item><title>Valve: Dota 2 will be released “as fast as we can”</title><description>

 
On
the official&amp;#160;Dota 2 blog&amp;#160;today,
Valve wrote about a thoughtful post on its initial release schedule saying, “we
decided our original plan was dumb.” Dota 2 was expected to remain in beta for
upwards of a year. During this time the team would iron out kinks and add a
steady...</description><link>http://www.gamesradar.com/valve-dota-2-will-be-released-fast-we-can/</link><pubDate>Sept. 23, 2011, 12:08 p.m.</pubDate></item><item><title>Watch Dota 2 in action for the first time via tournament replays right now</title><description> 



After barely any info on Dota 2, today the first elimination round of Valve&#39;s International Dota 2 Championship at GamesCom began, with the game played in public for the first time. Matches will continue through the end of the tournament on Sunday. To make it easier to follow the action, Valve...</description><link>http://www.gamesradar.com/watch-dota-2-in-action-for-the-first-time-via-tournament-replays-right-now/</link><pubDate>Aug. 18, 2011, 10:37 p.m.</pubDate></item><item><title>Dota 2 beta registration is open</title><description>  

On the heels of unveiling the first public gameplay of Dota 2 this week at Germany&#39;s Gamescom, Valve has announced the public beta is open for signups. The registration has been posted alongside the tournament bracket for the million-dollar competition happening at Gamescom this week. You&#39;ll...</description><link>http://www.gamesradar.com/dota-2-beta-registration-is-open/</link><pubDate>Aug. 18, 2011, 1:02 a.m.</pubDate></item><item><title>Dota 2 trailer is as action-packed as it is confusing</title><description>

 

In keeping with the theme of Dota 2&#39;s marketing campaign &amp;#8211; whose key message seems to be, &amp;#8220;if you love Dota, you&#39;ll love this, and if you don&#39;t know what Dota is, screw you&amp;#8221; &amp;#8211; the title got an official trailer to coincide with the game&#39;s impending public reveal at the...</description><link>http://www.gamesradar.com/dota-2-trailer-is-as-action-packed-as-it-is-confusing/</link><pubDate>Aug. 16, 2011, 3:25 a.m.</pubDate></item><item><title>Dota 2 to publicly debut in million-dollar Gamescom tournament</title><description> 



There are two possible levels of knowledge regarding Dota 2, Valve&#39;s upcoming entry into the fantasy strategy genre. There&#39;s the longtime aficionados, who&#39;ve been keeping up with Dota since it was Defense of the Ancients (a popular custom map for Warcraft 3), know the tricks and strategies...</description><link>http://www.gamesradar.com/dota-2-to-publicly-debut-in-million-dollar-gamescom-tournament/</link><pubDate>Aug. 2, 2011, 4:24 a.m.</pubDate></item><item><title>New Steam update makes downloading games faster</title><description> Whether you want to see Steam as the untouchable reigning king of download gaming or a tenuous market-leader that needs to stay on top of its game, there&#39;s never any harm in making improvements. One such, brought to light by recent server strains resulting from high demand during sale season, is a...</description><link>http://www.gamesradar.com/new-steam-update-makes-downloading-games-faster/</link><pubDate>July 19, 2011, 7:05 p.m.</pubDate></item><item><title>Newell: Cheaper games for the cool kids</title><description> &amp;#8220;The industry has this broken model, which is one price for everyone. That&amp;#8217;s actually a bug, and it&amp;#8217;s something that we want to solve,&amp;#8221; says Gabe Newell, managing director of Valve Corporation. What does Newell mean by that exactly: discounts from big-box retailers, loyalty...</description><link>http://www.gamesradar.com/newell-cheaper-games-for-the-cool-kids/</link><pubDate>May 17, 2011, 6:21 p.m.</pubDate></item><item><title>Valve announces DotA 2, plans to give it the Team Fortress 2 treatment</title><description> 
Above: DotA fan art by Artemis_HoTA

Valve has just announced plans for DotA 2, the first official sequel to the much-played Defense of the Ancients custom map for Warcraft III. The anonymous developer of the custom scenario, IceFrog, is also involved with DotA 2, which is scheduled to release in...</description><link>http://www.gamesradar.com/valve-announces-dota-2-plans-to-give-it-the-team-fortress-2-treatment/</link><pubDate>Oct. 13, 2010, 7:05 p.m.</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
