Defense Of The Ancients

PC

Can Valve Really Make A Sequel For A Game They Didn’t Create?

3:00AM August 31, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Gabe Newell has a problem. The outspoken co-founder of Valve can’t seem to get enough of one of his company’s upcoming games. He’s so into DOTA 2 that he temporarily moved his office to be closer to the team making it. More »

PC

League Of Legends Gets New Fast-Paced Game Mode, Map

10:24PM August 4, 2011 | Brian Crecente

The Defense of the Ancients genre seems to be heating up. Last week Heroes of Newerth went free to play. Earlier this week we learned that Valve’s DOTA 2 will be playable at Gamescom and now comes news from League of Legends. More »

PC

The Gods Must Be Defending The Ancients In Hi-Rez’s Smite

3:20AM April 22, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Who would win in a fight, Zeus or Anubis? Hi-Rez Studios, the creators of Global Agenda and the upcoming Tribes: Ascend are taking a divine stab at the defence of the ancients genre with Smite, full-on arena battles between mythical gods. More »

News

Valve’s Take On Dota Explained By Its Creator

12:30PM November 2, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

The makers of Half-Life, Team Fortress and Portal are taking popular Warcraft III mod defence of the Ancients and making it their own. The man behind it all gets into the nitty-gritty of the all-new Dota in a new Q&A. More »

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Valve’s New Game Is DOTA2

4:11AM October 14, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

From the studio that brought us Half-Life, Portal and Team Fortress, the next big thing will be DOTA2. That’s a new Defense of the Ancients game coming to PC and Mac in 2011. More »

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Valve Will Have To Fight To Trademark New Game Based On Warcraft III Mod

5:30PM August 19, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

You might be happy that Valve seems to be releasing a commercial product based on an old Warcraft III mod, Defense of the Ancients Allstars. Valve are probably happy too. Some of the mod’s original creators, though? Less happy. More »

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New Defense Of The Ancients Trademark Points To Valve

9:40AM August 12, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Rumours that Valve is planning on doing more with ultra-popular Warcraft III mode Defense of the Ancients All-Stars – or DotA – feel a lot less rumour-like now. The Half-Life developer recently trademarked “DOTA” for future use. More »

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League Of Legends Kicks Off Season One Next Week

7:20AM July 7, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Oh it’s on. After several months’ worth of pre-season play, Riot Games is ready to kick things into high gear with next week’s launch of League of Legends’ first official competition season, complete with ladders, ranked games and draft mode. More »

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League Of Legends Going Mac

11:02PM May 27, 2010 | Brian Crecente

Popular Warcraft III spin-off League of Legends is coming to the Mac this summer. Players will be able to download the game for free once it hits.

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Savage Take On Defense Of The Ancients Enters Open Beta

3:20AM April 2, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Savage developer S2 Games is ready to bring its take on the defence of the Ancients Warcraft III scenario to the masses, with the launch of the Heroes of Newerth open beta. More »