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TP-Link’s gaming router is currently enjoying a $100 discount so if you’re looking for a router dedicated to gaming, this could be a great deal. If you play a lot of online games, especially more competitive titles like Fortnite, DotA.....»»
Valve used secret memory access “honeypot” to detect 40K Dota 2 cheaters
Publisher is publicizing its methods to send a message to would-be exploit users. Enlarge / Artist's conception of Valve's anti-cheat tentacles rising up to catch those caught by its memory honeypot. (credit: Valve) The.....»»
Dota 2 player dropped from team after appearing to support Russian invasion of Ukraine during match
Dot Esports reports that the incident occurred during the Eastern Europe Dota Pro Circuit Regional Finals over the weekend. During Virtus.pro's (competing under the name Outsiders) semi-final match against Mind Games, one of the former's players, Iva.....»»
Lost Ark had a historic debut weekend on Steam
Lost Ark has hit a higher concurrent player peak than Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2......»»
75% of Steam"s Top 1000 Games Work On Linux Now
75% of the top 1,000 games run on Linux now, and the figure is even higher, at 80%, for the top 100 games. gHacks reports: Valve Software, the company behind the popular Steam gaming platform and smash hits such as Dota 2, Half-Life and Team Fortress.....»»
How to Play the Carry Role in Dota 2
Dota 2 is a team-based esport and the fate of each game is decided to a large extent by the … The post How to Play the Carry Role in Dota 2 appeared first on PlayStation Universe. Dota 2 is a team-based esport and the fate of each game is.....»»
You think it"s not a college sport? Buckle up as esports is now a degree pursuit, too
For several years, colleges in the hunt for students have transformed campus spaces into esports venues where young video gamers immersed in Dota 2, Fortnite or Arena of Valor could compete at the club and varsity level......»»
Twitch Defaced With Pictures of Jeff Bezos
Hackers have managed to deface Twitch for a few hours this morning, replacing a number of background game images with photos of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. From a report: Users reported seeing images of Bezos in the listings for GTA V, Dota 2, Smite, Mine.....»»
Valve is refunding all tickets for the DOTA 2 International tournament
Back in June, Valve said it had been working with Sweden since 2019 to ensure the tenth DOTA 2 International tournament could be held in the country during 2020. The pandemic put a spanner in those plans, but the company was given assurances by Stock.....»»
Dota 2 is dropping support for older operating systems and graphics APIs
Towards the end of a blog post, Valve said the changes will be coming over the course of months. Eventually it will remove support for 32-bit Windows and macOS versions below 10.14. Dota 2 will also eventually only support DirectX 11 and Vulkan, drop.....»»
Valve moves Dota 2 International to Romania, adds mask-and-vax rules
Valve's championship is the latest gaming event to implement strict pandemic rules. Enlarge Valve announced this week that its prestigious Dota 2 tournament The International will require all attendees to be fully masked and vaccinated for en.....»»
DOTA 2"s International is now taking place at Romania"s largest stadium
Valve had been working with Sweden since 2019 to ensure the tenth DOTA 2 International tournament could be held in the country during 2020. Those plans were scuppered by the pandemic, but the company was given assurances by Stockholm Live and Visit S.....»»
Dota 2"s The International 10 is scheduled for August with a $40M prize pool
It's not every day we see such an enormous prize pool for an esports competition. Valued at $40,018,195, it's the largest esports prize pool for a single tournament we have ever witnessed......»»
Intel 12th-gen Alder Lake hits unbelievable frame rates in leaked benchmark
An unreleased engineering sample of Intel's 12th Gen Alder Lake processor impressively achieved nearly 550 frames per second on Dota 2......»»
Source Engine bug could allow hacker to take over a PC with CS:GO Steam invite
According to a Motherboard report, the bug is found in Valve's Source Engine used by CS:GO, Dota 2, Team Fortress 2, and others. A security researcher who goes by the name of Florian said he reported the vulnerability to Valve via the bounty program.....»»
Valve’s Gabe Newell imagines “editing” personalities with future headsets
"Remember when Bob got hacked by Russian malware [and] ran naked through forests?" Enlarge / An artist's interpretation of how future Dota 2 tournament trophies might look if Valve chief Gabe Newell pushes any further into brain-computer interfa.....»»