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2nd August 2011 11:33 AM
Darren Allan
Valve has announced that its upcoming sequel to Dota (Defence of the Ancients) will be shown off in public this month.
In fact, it will be the subject of a full-on tournament featuring teams from around the world at Gamescom in Cologne, which runs from August 17th to 21st.
International teams from Asia and Europe will face off in a group stage, and then double elimination playoff, with the winners receiving $1 million. Yes, you read that right – although this seems like a rather massive prize for a gaming competition.
Valve is obviously keen to draw the attention of gamers on this one.
Gabe Newell, President and Founder of Valve, commented: “The International is the first public Dota 2 event and will give the tens of millions of gamers playing Dota around the world their first look at the new game. I have had the good fortune to watch the competitors as they prepare for the tournament, and the level of play is extraordinary.”
If Dota is new to you, the original game was built from a custom scenario for real-time strategy game Warcraft 3. It involves five players on each team defending their base while attacking the opponent’s, helped by streams of CPU controlled creeps (monsters).
RPG elements are brought into the game, with a levelling mechanic, skill trees and equipment which can be purchased. It’s a truly addictive RTS-action-RPG mash-up, and free to boot.
Dota 2 will remain true to the original core gameplay, as it’s not something you can change radically without making a lot of people unhappy.
Of course, there will be new spins put on the title. For one thing, an extensive set of tutorials is planned to help new players learn what can be an intimidating game, along with a coaching system so experts can further help newbies.
Dota 2 is expected to come out before the end of 2011, with a “large scale” beta test planned in the autumn.
Darren Allan
Valve has announced that its upcoming sequel to Dota (Defence of the Ancients) will be shown off in public this month.
In fact, it will be the subject of a full-on tournament featuring teams from around the world at Gamescom in Cologne, which runs from August 17th to 21st.
International teams from Asia and Europe will face off in a group stage, and then double elimination playoff, with the winners receiving $1 million. Yes, you read that right – although this seems like a rather massive prize for a gaming competition.
Valve is obviously keen to draw the attention of gamers on this one.
Gabe Newell, President and Founder of Valve, commented: “The International is the first public Dota 2 event and will give the tens of millions of gamers playing Dota around the world their first look at the new game. I have had the good fortune to watch the competitors as they prepare for the tournament, and the level of play is extraordinary.”
If Dota is new to you, the original game was built from a custom scenario for real-time strategy game Warcraft 3. It involves five players on each team defending their base while attacking the opponent’s, helped by streams of CPU controlled creeps (monsters).
RPG elements are brought into the game, with a levelling mechanic, skill trees and equipment which can be purchased. It’s a truly addictive RTS-action-RPG mash-up, and free to boot.
Dota 2 will remain true to the original core gameplay, as it’s not something you can change radically without making a lot of people unhappy.
Of course, there will be new spins put on the title. For one thing, an extensive set of tutorials is planned to help new players learn what can be an intimidating game, along with a coaching system so experts can further help newbies.
Dota 2 is expected to come out before the end of 2011, with a “large scale” beta test planned in the autumn.
