DOTA 2 To Be Unveiled at Gamescom 2011

DOTA AK Defense of the Ancients is to Warcraft III what Counter-Strike was to Half-Life – an insanely successful multiplayer mod played the world over. And now at Gamescom 2011, Valve’s all set to unveil the sequel with a bang. This bang I talk about is Valve hosting a tournament called The International where 16 of the best DOTA teams around the world will compete in the world’s very first DOTA 2 tournament. The winner will walk away with a cool $1 million in cash. And they say gaming is for kids.

Coming soon to Gamescom

DOTA 2 will be built using Valve’s Source engine, the very same engine that’s been powering their games since Half-Life 2. It will not feature a single player campaign but will come with bot support to help train those new to the game. For more on DOTA 2, head on over to the game’s official blog.

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Thanks to Gamespot for the heads up.