Valve's Press Release:
“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,” said Gabe Newell, president and founder of Valve. “I have had the good fortune to watch the competitors as they prepare for the tournament, and level the of play is extraordinary.”
In this 5-day event DotA 2 will be publicly shown worldwide for the first time via live video broadcast in four different languages (Chinese, Russian, English & German). The tournament will be based on Double elimination playoff format. This is going to an exciting and thrilling moment for both competing teams and fans as they never played or seen the glimpse of DotA 2. Despite from the tournament there is a fair chance that Valve may come out with DotA 2 Beta invites for fans. DOTA 2 is set to be released in this fall, You can keep up with the latest news at DotA 2 Utilities.
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First Blood!
ReplyDeleteawesome news
double kill! omfg this is epic!
ReplyDeleteThis is indeed exciting, I wonder if IceFrog is attending the event. It would be so cool to see him in real life
ReplyDeletegreat!!!now we will see the true power of the best dota teams...in a game that we all know,however they've never seen...i am sooo excited :D:D:D
ReplyDelete1$ million... thats huge O_O
ReplyDeletebtw: Valve is targeting this fall for a large scale beta. Here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/570/
I guess theres a team from Philippines that would be joining there. I hope. x)And wish ice frog would continue the Warcraft TFT DotA if DotA 2 needs beta keys to be played. Cause not all DotA players can get a beta key.
ReplyDelete16 days left..... leaving for Germany.. see ya everyone =p
ReplyDeleterofl, valve really nailed it. waiting to see the reaction of HoN/LOL fanboys xD
ReplyDeleteLoL will be fine. I guess both con co-exist. HoN on the other hand... Well... was nice knowing ya! :D
ReplyDeleteis icefrog attending this event? i wanna meet him in person ^_^
ReplyDeleteso this is the reason HoN went free o_O
ReplyDeleteNice
ReplyDelete1$ mill.. xD
yeah ... me too i wish that there's a team from Philippines ...joining the tournament.. :DDDDDDDD
ReplyDeletehhhh we gone to win again (Eh)
ReplyDeleteMYM or some Chinese team will win this for sure
ReplyDeletei cant wait
ReplyDeletesana mas maganda e2 s HON...
ReplyDeletei cant w8 for this....
ReplyDeleteGo mineski philippines. :)
ReplyDeletewhen did the DOta 2 will be publish..?
ReplyDeleteand played like in DOTA 1...
please release DOTA 2 immediately :)
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i think Chinese team will wIN..!! :P
ReplyDeletewhen is dota 2 going to be released?
ReplyDeleteif it's released can someone give me a link plssss...?
The representative for the Philippines is Happyfeet (OLSTAH)
ReplyDeleteKewl
ReplyDeleteGO mineski phils.. ^_^
ReplyDeletethats nice;D
ReplyDelete:p does japanese play dota???? (or rather dota2)?
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it's 1 million Euro's as well, since it's hosted in Germany.
ReplyDeletegod like i think German team will win :)
ReplyDeleteMski.Asus ... im not sure if its happyfeet
ReplyDeleteplease fast release DOTA i can wait To It
ReplyDeleteGoGoGo IceFrog
Goodness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Million Dollars!! That is so BIG!!
ReplyDeleteGo Mineski and Happyfeet!! :D
OMG !! This Rocks ! \m/
ReplyDeleteGarena ID:-S
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haizt..another prize to grab...simple tournament...
ReplyDeletewhat time can i watch in my computer??
ReplyDeleteIt high time to say Bye bye to MYM ... I heard a team named A4R is gonna play and it's members are assembled by Valve and Icefrog itself!! I wanna see them in action !!
ReplyDeletethey make DOTA2 TOURNAMENT seriously, imagine 1$ DOLLAR, thats a BIG BIG BIG bucks dude!!!! wew...
ReplyDeleteFrozenThrone will be melt...hehehehe
But when the DotA 2 installer will be selled @ public markets ??
ReplyDelete"...but how to join that compete..?
ReplyDeletenice ... ! peruvian
ReplyDeletethis tournament is ours...Axers of PHILLIPINES!
ReplyDeletepeople could you cut out being nerd?? my god
ReplyDeleteI can`t wait!!!
ReplyDeletePlease open beta fast! :)
Simple tounament? haha aare you one of the players in the tournament?
ReplyDeleteIf it's free im with dota 2!
ReplyDeletei hate people who keep commenting "First Blood". they are very annoying..
ReplyDeletewaw,, hope this release soon..
ReplyDeletecan't wait more longer..
i hope to join this tournament ! tskk :)
ReplyDeleteoO no team from greece :P .... hate ^^ lol xD
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS THE SONG FOR THE BROKEN HEARTED
ReplyDeleteahh what a big competation ahh visit my facebook add me i want to play with your team hehehehe cidy jamerlan ok?, come on,lets rock the top 5 teams"z E d." my name
ReplyDeletewow iam cmg my team kingsurf wil win tis 1milion
ReplyDeletenice news i hope best DotA Players from Garena , B-net , RGC and WCGN would all be here not only best team from 1 client so we will know the best of the best :D :>
ReplyDeletecome on man let it b released first
ReplyDeleteDotA2 is another version of DotA?
ReplyDeleteYour soul is Mine!!!
ReplyDeletecome on guys of why greece cant get on it xD... i wanna play in this tournament.. not for money for playing good games.. and learning new things :P bcs there are all the pros .... pls IceFrog..... make 1 tournament in greece i wanna play : P by DFx^_^ xD
ReplyDeleteawesome 1 million wow that is so epic omg i hope i be there
ReplyDeleteGO TEAM MINESKI,HappyFeet - PHILIPPINES
ReplyDeletepeople that's not so big compared to the money hidden in the account of our beloved!
ReplyDeleteand btw, philippines' team is shit tier!
im pro
ReplyDeleteweak mga menesky !! pahiya kayo !!
ReplyDeleteFOR ALL WHO THINKS THAT THERE WILL BE BETA KEYS,
ReplyDeleteDOTA 2 WILL BE LIKE DOTA, IT IS FREE TO PLAY, IT'S A VERY GOOD NEWS FOR US!!! ph... garena: .mitsuki
is dota 2 like league of legends??
ReplyDeletePURE AWESOMENESS. I can't wait to see this!
ReplyDeletephiliphine team pro? we want see.
ReplyDeleteLove.
[P.I.S]Yaphets
mski HF :Dgogogogogo
ReplyDeleteDOTA ROCS!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat country do you think will win?
ReplyDeletePhilippines have the most many DOTA players so I think it is hard to select representative. I think that the representative that choose from phil. is the most STRONGEST at all player in Whole country
ReplyDeletehey! I read the comments and the one comments that saying,
ReplyDelete'weak mga meneski! pahiya kayo!. Why did you accept this comment??
woooaaaahhhh..... coOL wish i was there even watch mode only its good to see DOTA player in diff country.....
ReplyDelete" hey ICEFROG try to make HON a lan game i think it would be fun " good luck to all the players.....
chao..!!
its gonna be a hell of a game...
ReplyDeletego team phils..
do what you've got...
mark our country in DOTA HISTORY...
from: STFU^RaveXcore
Pretty stupid since majority are teenagers playing. But oh well what a prize.
ReplyDeletethis is stupid
ReplyDeleteolder dota is the best
i don't want something else nubish
This is the most smartest thing a game company has done in history. Start with a bang by revealing a prize jewel in a big tournament in which the best DotA teams in the world compete against each other for the grand prize. All this just to reveal the game itself, finally.
ReplyDeleteEHOME WIll win biggest they have biggest brains :D
ReplyDeleteicefrog !! why dont you make a competition here in the philippines with that price .. hahaha!! .. its gonna be a war .. :D
ReplyDeleteno one beats the original...
ReplyDeletedota is still the best among the rest....
go team phils..
Show Them Fury Unleashed
STFU^RaveXcore
ahahah. so coOl. im so exited to watch it
ReplyDelete"..please pass to me a registration form..for tournament.."
ReplyDeleteattach to my old email..."
and together with a code..to enctracnce...game.."..
tnx"...admin.."
i will appreciate ur reposponsibility to other imba player.."...
LOL you guys! HF is no longer HF! They're now called MI.ASUS!
ReplyDeleteM M M M Monster kill! man cant wait to get my hands on DoTA 2
ReplyDeletehappy feet is now called MI.ASUS???
ReplyDeleteby the way, mineski.infinity is the official representative of the philippines...
$1 million??? beyond godlike!!!
fck! WHERE CAN I SEE A LIVE STREAM OF THE TOURNEY!?!?!?!
ReplyDeletegood luck to all
ReplyDelete[IMBA]STOS^
this tournament will be easy
ReplyDeletewhat time will the competition start ??
ReplyDeleteLul, Riot say, chalenge accept... 5million !!! *0* LOOOOOOOOL, PWNED
ReplyDeletewhen will dota 2 will be release?
ReplyDeleteyeah go go go philippine team...hope julz is there....
ReplyDeleteDotA 2 have to rework details (for example we need to see heroes' lvl more easily...). This game isn't finish but that's just a beta version, isn't it? So stop offend developers pls, that would be great.
ReplyDeleteBlackTriger
yeah gogo nice holy
ReplyDelete0-3 mineski haha. Poor philippine team
ReplyDeletebuff >.<
ReplyDeleteits philippines not philippine 1-3 tiwala lang
ReplyDeleteyeah.. that sucks a lot/..!!!
ReplyDeletehaha, me keel zem all
ReplyDeleteReally? I wish Mski will win... as they bring the name of OUR COUNTRY^^
ReplyDelete***otherwise, some image of heroes seems so UNATTRACTIVE than the DOTA, i hate SVEN's new face^^
wew.... they only play dota and instant one million ,looks like i wanna play
ReplyDeletepls give me forum dowload Dota 2 internet battle play thank you so match
ReplyDeletedon't forget the tournament replays.. please
ReplyDeletewell phil.players are so great!!!
ReplyDeletedon't worry about those SHITS COMMENT!!
GO PHIL.! YOU CAN WIN :)
Hi .. tnx guys we try our best to win this game for our country ..!
ReplyDeletecool
ReplyDeletecool! and fxck you all!
ReplyDeleteHow to get beya key?!
ReplyDeleteif Philippine players lose their games they been bullied,.
ReplyDeletebut if Philippines win,.
oh my GOD the people who bullied their own team ,Pathetic.they just swallowed what they said,.
just support your teams win or lose they tried their best to compete to the best players all over the world,.:D
hope this is a lesson to all the Filipinos,,.
Congratulation to HYPER X.MINESKI Philippines
BY: RGC BOHOL