Valve just confirmed what we at DotA 2 Talk have been speculating for months now - an official preview of DotA 2 along with "The International" DotA 2 tournament with a winning cash prize of $1 million - the biggest prize purse any e-Sports tournament has seen so far!
The International announcement was posted on the official DotA 2 blog, while a poster with some details of the tournament and participating teams is posted on the official DotA 2 website.
•The world's sixteen most elite DotA teams competing for the first ever DotA 2 championship
•August 17th - 21st 2011
•DotA 2 shown publicly for the first time
•Group stage double-elimination playoff format
•Winner takes 1million USD in prize money
•Tournament hardware provided by Nvidia
•Live worldwide video broadcast in four languages
Gabe Newells statement:
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“The International is the first public Dota 2 event, and will give the tens of millions of gamers playing Dota around the world their first look at the new game. I’ve had the good fortune to watch the competitors as they prepare for the tournament, and the level of play is extraordinary.”
From the blog:
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Dota 2 Championships: First Public Showing at Gamescom
Valve today announced The International. This tournament will be the first time Dota 2 is shown in public, and will take place August 17th -21st at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany.
The International features the 16 best Dota teams in the world competing in the Dota 2 Championships through a group stage, double elimination playoff format over the course of Cologne’s five-day trade show.
The tournament will be broadcast in four languages (Chinese, German, Russian, and English) free of charge. The winning team will receive $1 million.
In addition to the cash prizes awarded by Valve, NVidia is providing all the hardware for the event.
Dota 2 will be available for the PC and Mac later this year.
Probebly one of the most anticipated games this year, will it knock hon and lol out of the picture? Who knows only time will tell, all i wanna know is will basshunter make a new song!
I know i've been away for a while, and while I am not playing WoW I'm still in the gaming community in ways playing with my rl friends.
Currently were fascinated by poker! So more updates soon!
P.S This is the only swedish song i would actually try and sing!
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