$20 Mil Dota 2 International Main Event Starts Today With a record-setting, community funded prize purse of over $20 million, the sixth annual International Dota 2 Championships begins today at Seattle's Key Arena. The International's Main Event features 16 of the world's top teams battling for a spot in Saturday's final match. Those unable to attend in person can tune in via many interna... more.

Hi-Rez Studios has released Smite, the mythology-themed, free-to-play action MOBA, on Steam for PC systems. Smite has developed a community of over 10 million players since it launched through its own proprietary service on PC last year. This new venture will advance the company’s ongoing efforts to make the title more accessible to a broader array of gamers. “The time is right for Smite on... more.

Hi-Rez Studios today announced that its free-to-play MOBA Smite, the mythology-themed third-person action game, has officially launched on Xbox One. Smite amassed over one million unique players during its Xbox One beta testing phase, and all purchases, progress and achievements from that period will carry over seamlessly. Newcomers can now access the complete Smite experience* directly via Xbox L... more.

The International Dota 2 Championships (TI5) is still a few weeks off yet this year's community-funded prize pool has already shattered previous records with this year's purse currently over $16.5 mil, up from last year's record setting $10.9 mil. In addition to the record setting prize purse, this year's International will mark the introduction of viewing parties in over 400 movie theaters acr... more.

PlayGrid Games along with world renowned developer Petroglyph announced today that Victory Command is available now on Steam Early Access. The first of its kind, military MOBA (Multiplayer Online Based Arena), Victory Command fuses the battle mode style of DotA with the electrifying military tactics in World of Tanks, creating a thrilling gaming experience for every player. Moving beyond the st... more.

Tesoro Technology USA, a manufacturer of high-tech gaming products, is proud to announce that the company is sponsoring Dota Pit League Season 2. With a prize pool over $75,000 and featuring 16 top North American and European teams, Dota Pit League Season Two, starting at the end of September and ending November 30, is one of the highest caliber professional Dota tournaments of the year. “We ... more.

Spearhead Games today announced that the world’s first MOSA, Arena: Cyber Evolution (ACE), formerly Project Cyber, is now available on Steam Early Access. Yes, you read that sentence right: ACE is a Multiplayer Online Sport Arena, a physics-based game where super-powered champions vie for power in a 3-vs-3 soccer-inspired battle of wits and twitch reflexes. After 22 weeks of round-the-clock deve... more.

Over 20 million unique online viewers dialed in to catch The 2014 International Dota 2 Championships. The peak concurrent online viewer number for this year's event was well over 2 million, more than doubling last year's peak. Official Website: http://www.dota2.com Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/570/ ESPN: http://www.WatchESPN.com Trailer: Screenshots: ... more.

Valve today announced that coverage of The International Dota 2 Championships will be presented in collaboration with ESPN on its live multi-screen sports network, ESPN3. In addition, an exclusive show previewing the final match will be presented on ESPN2 on Sunday at 8:30 pm Pacific. Live access to ESPN2 is also available on digital platforms via WatchESPN. This year's International, happening... more.

The International Compendium was launched Friday and, within 24 hours, eclipsed the total contribution of last year's debut effort. As a result, this year's total prize pool is already over $3.8 mil, up from $2.8 mil last year, with Compendium sales continuing for another two months. The Compendium was first introduced last year for The International as a method for the community to drive up th... more.