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News

Razer’s Naga Hex Is A Mouse Made For Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Fans

6:05AM January 11, 2012 | Mike Fahey

Mice aimed at massively-multiplayer online role-playing gamers are all well and good, but what does a League of Legends or Diablo III player need with twelve thumb buttons? That’s why the Razer Naga Hex only has six. More »


In Real Life

Does DOTA 2 Fan Art Get Better Than This? How About Sexier?

5:30PM December 15, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Stanley Lau is one talented artist. Kotaku previously featured him on Fine Art for his wonderful Street Fighter work. Today, it’s time to look at some stunning DotA 2 art. More »


News

Reading The DOTA Webcomic Could Get You Into The DOTA 2 Beta

1:00AM November 17, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

Most gamers know him as the guy who helped create the soulful vibe of Gordon Freeman’s world in the Half-Life games. However, way before he came to Valve, Marc Laidlaw was an author with a number of published works to his name. He’s kept on writing outside of video games, too, but his most recent work plops him right into another video game universe. More »


PC

Dota 2′s Art Is Like Magic Candy For The Eyes

9:30PM November 4, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

While the game’s not out yet, Valve’s sequel to the super-popular WarCraft III mod already gets a thumbs up from this feature for its gorgeous character art. More »


PC

Check Your Emails, Dota 2 Beta Invites Are Being Sent (But Not By Me)

3:30PM November 3, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Yesterday, it was announced, and today, it is happening: Valve is ramping up the numbers of participants in the Dota 2 beta. More »


PC

Dota 2′s Beta Is "Kicking Up A Notch", Time To Sign Up Again

3:30PM November 2, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Having just finished their “first significant expansion of Dota 2 server capacity around the world”, Valve has announced today an enlargement of the Dota 2 beta, meaning more invites. More »


PC

This Guy Is Hell-Bent On Getting A DotA 2 Beta Key

4:00PM October 3, 2011 | Owen Good

Valve opened a photo-submission contest offering beta keys for DotA 2 that asked fans to show just how much they want one. The contest guidelines included the requirement that images be larger than 600 by 400 pixels. Think a billboard will do? More »


PC

Here’s DotA 2′s Juggernaut

2:30PM September 30, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Freshly added to the game (well, its beta), here’s the Juggernaut from Valve’s upcoming DotA 2. More »


PC

In The Heat Of The Action League Of Legends Unleashes Dominion

12:40AM September 27, 2011 | Mike Fahey

There’s a new way to play popular multiplayer online battle arena game League of Legends today, as Riot Games goes live with its brand-new Dominion game mode. More »


PC

Valve Wants To Release DotA 2′s Beta ‘As Fast As We Can’

12:30PM September 23, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

How very unlike Valve. In a post on the game’s official blog, DotA 2 developers say that while they had planned to keep testing the game for another year or so in a very private beta, they now want to “get it out there as fast as we can”. More »