Alliance are the winners of The International 2013 Dota 2 Championship, earning a prize of over $1.4 million. The five-day event culminated in a dramatic, five-game match featuring Alliance vs. Na'Vi (Natus Vincere) competing in front of a capacity crowd at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA. For the first time, the prize pool was bolstered beyond Valve's contribution by Dota 2 player partici... more.

After many open beta weekends, the wait is finally over. The award-winning Prime World just entered its full 24/7 Open Beta. Prime World is a competitive RPG that merges fast-paced MOBA-style battles with long-term persistent MMO hero development and strategy castle building. The game boldly steps beyond the classic three-lane map of modern MOBAs – there are currently eight game modes... more.

Valve, creators of best selling game franchises (Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (Source, Steam), today announced the public launch of the highly-anticipated Dota 2. During a two year beta, Dota 2 grew to be the largest active community in Steam's history, with a monthly user base of more than 3 million users, and peak concurrent users... more.

Since the Steam Workshop launched in October of 2011, over 1,200 items created by members of the community have been made available for sale in Team Fortress 2 and Dota 2, producing over $10 million in royalties paid to item creators. Starting today, item creators in Team Fortress 2 and Dota 2 Workshops may choose from a selection of toolmakers, communities, and mentors and allocate a p... more.

Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), officially released Steam Trading Cards, a new service that rewards gamers for gaming on Steam. Expanding out of beta today, Steam Trading Cards will allow customers to earn Steam rewards for playing the games they l... more.

Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced Steam Trading Cards, a new service that rewards gamers for gaming on Steam. Released in beta today, Steam Trading Cards allows customers to earn Steam rewards for playing the games they love. Those wh... more.

Second Annual Dota 2 Championships Broadcast Live This Weekend Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the start of The International Dota 2 Championships 2012. The event takes place today through Sunday at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA. ... more.