In Real Life

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

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.


November 17, 2011
News

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

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.


November 4, 2011
PC

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

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.


November 3, 2011
PC

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

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


November 2, 2011
PC

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

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.


October 3, 2011
PC

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

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?


September 30, 2011
PC

Here’s DotA 2′s Juggernaut

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


September 27, 2011
PC

In The Heat Of The Action League Of Legends Unleashes Dominion

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.


September 23, 2011
PC

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

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”.


September 20, 2011
PC

Valve Beta Leaks, Contains DotA 2 Info (and Creepy New Intro)

There’s a closed , very private beta going on at the moment for Valve’s upcoming click simulator DotA 2. Or, at least it was private: one of the participants has apparently leaked the client data onto the internet, spilling all kinds of information on the game.