Scythe.SG made history last weekend when they placed third at The International Dota 2 Championships held at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, instantly becoming the most successful gaming team in Singapore by prize earnings. I interviewed Scythe.SG’s team leader Han Yong “hyhy” Lim, in which he revealed that the team only had a week to practice after […] Read more »
The Dota 2 closed beta is set to begin in three weeks and will be available to thousands of players, Managing Director of Valve Gabe Newell told French website Gamekult in an interview yesterday. Read more »
Scythe.SG are now one of the most successful gaming teams in Singapore gaming history, having won US$150,000 (S$180,000) by placing third at the International Dota 2 Championships in Cologne, Germany this evening (Singapore time). Read more »
After a fast 23-minute victory over Scythe.SG in the first match of the best of three winners bracket finals, Na`Vi looked as if they would repeat the feat and steamroll Scythe.SG yet again in the second match, cruising straight into the grand finals of the International Dota 2 tournament at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. While […] Read more »
Scythe.SG are in the winners bracket of The International Dota 2 Championships after placing second in their group with two wins and one loss at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. Read more »
Ever since the Dota 2 Gamescom tournament was announced — creating huge buzz in the esports scene — I’ve been carefully considering if Dota 2 will be a success both in Singapore, Asia and internationally. While the original Dota was hugely popular here, it does not follow that Dota 2 will automatically enjoy the same success. […] Read more »
Registration for the Dota 2 beta has begun at the official Dota 2 website. All you need is a Steam account to sign yourself up to the beta candidate list. There are no details on when the beta will open. Gamers will be able to get their first look at Dota 2 later today during […] Read more »
Confused about which hero is which in the Dota 2 Gamescom trailer? Or perhaps you’re new to Dota and have never heard of any of these heroes? Here’s a blow-by-blow guide, as well as links to each hero’s Dota Allstars profile, to help you identify each and every hero that appears in the trailer. Read more »
The Dota 2 Gamescom trailer has just been unveiled on the Dota 2 blog and, boy, colour me impressed. It is brilliantly done, with visual quality and production values that rival those of Blizzard’s best trailers for World of Warcraft and StarCraft II. The cinematic trailer features a merchant hawking his wares to you, the […] Read more »
Valve will showcase Dota 2 to the public for the first time, with a US$1 million prize pool tournament to be held 17th – 21 August at the Gamescom expo in Cologne, Germany. Read more »
