Today's update rolls out the new Kunkka & Tidehunter Announcer Pack, available to all Battle Pass owners who raise their Battle Level to 75 or above. Featuring the voices of both the seadog Admiral and the lurking Leviathan, this pack replaces the default announcer and mega-kill exclamations with a pair of naval nemeses who always bring the right kind of salt into each game.

You can equip the announcers from the Global Items menu in the Heroes tab, and any players who already claimed the bundle from their rewards line can find the now-unlocked item waiting to be opened and equipped in the Armory.

In other news, the Regional Qualifiers have concluded, and we're just six weeks away from crowning a new champion at The International. Congratulations to all eighteen teams that will make the journey to Seattle. Check out the full list of this year's competitors on the tournament invites page.

Today's update rolls out the new Kunkka & Tidehunter Announcer Pack, available to all Battle Pass owners who raise their Battle Level to 75 or above. Featuring the voices of both the seadog Admiral and the lurking Leviathan, this pack replaces the default announcer and mega-kill exclamations with a pair of naval nemeses who always bring the right kind of salt into each game.

You can equip the announcers from the Global Items menu in the Heroes tab, and any players who already claimed the bundle from their rewards line can find the now-unlocked item waiting to be opened and equipped in the Armory.

In other news, the Regional Qualifiers have concluded, and we're just six weeks away from crowning a new champion at The International. Congratulations to all eighteen teams that will make the journey to Seattle. Check out the full list of this year's competitors on the tournament invites page.

It's time to boost your Battle Pass and grow your treasure stash with the Battle Level Bundle, available this weekend only. From now until the morning of Monday, June 26, Battle Pass customers can purchase this discounted bundle containing 80 Battle Levels, 4x Immortal Treasure I, and 4x Immortal Treasure II for only $19.99.

Limited to one purchase per customer, this bundle offers 70% savings on the combined value of the levels and treasures, and as with other Battle Pass purchases, 25% of all sales will contribute directly to The International 2017 prize pool.

With the tournament itself fast approaching and the chance to earn this year's exclusive Battle Pass rewards—like the Reef's Edge Terrain at level 150, Kunkka Prestige item at level 225, and Io Arcana at level 245—destined to sail beyond the horizon, the Battle Level Bundle is just the boost you need to help reel in more of the exclusive treasure haul before the end of the Battle Pass season.

It's time to boost your Battle Pass and grow your treasure stash with the Battle Level Bundle, available this weekend only. From now until the morning of Monday, June 26, Battle Pass customers can purchase this discounted bundle containing 80 Battle Levels, 4x Immortal Treasure I, and 4x Immortal Treasure II for only $19.99.

Limited to one purchase per customer, this bundle offers 70% savings on the combined value of the levels and treasures, and as with other Battle Pass purchases, 25% of all sales will contribute directly to The International 2017 prize pool.

With the tournament itself fast approaching and the chance to earn this year's exclusive Battle Pass rewards—like the Reef's Edge Terrain at level 150, Kunkka Prestige item at level 225, and Io Arcana at level 245—destined to sail beyond the horizon, the Battle Level Bundle is just the boost you need to help reel in more of the exclusive treasure haul before the end of the Battle Pass season.

The Dota summer season is in full swing, and it's time to unveil the six teams that have earned direct invitations to The International.

This year, all eighteen teams that make the journey to The International will compete in the Group Stage, where the tournament field will be divided into two Round Robin groups of nine teams. Upon completion of the Group Stage, the bottom team from each group will be eliminated, and the remaining sixteen will move on to the Double Elimination Main Event at KeyArena.

Make sure to tune in via Twitch or the Dota 2 client to catch the Open Qualifiers on June 22 – 25 and the Regional Qualifiers on June 26 – 29. With countless teams around the world hungering for an invite to Seattle, the battle for the Aegis of Champions is about to begin.

The Dota summer season is in full swing, and it's time to unveil the six teams that have earned direct invitations to The International.

This year, all eighteen teams that make the journey to The International will compete in the Group Stage, where the tournament field will be divided into two Round Robin groups of nine teams. Upon completion of the Group Stage, the bottom team from each group will be eliminated, and the remaining sixteen will move on to the Double Elimination Main Event at KeyArena.

Make sure to tune in via Twitch or the Dota 2 client to catch the Open Qualifiers on June 22 – 25 and the Regional Qualifiers on June 26 – 29. With countless teams around the world hungering for an invite to Seattle, the battle for the Aegis of Champions is about to begin.

Immortal Treasure II is now available, featuring all-new items for Pudge, Bloodseeker, Lina, Treant Protector, Elder Titan, and Chaos Knight. Each Immortal Treasure II you open also offers increasing odds to receive a rare Keeper of the Light mount or an ultra rare Necrophos scythe.

In addition to these items, this treasure has a very rare chance to drop another chest containing a Golden version of one of the Chaos Knight, Pudge, or Lina items. As with other treasures, the Golden chest will not contain duplicate items until each Golden variant has already been acquired, and the first potential Golden drop will always be for Chaos Knight, followed by Pudge and then Lina.

All Battle Pass owners can find an Immortal Treasure II ready to unbox in the Armory, and you can earn more of these treasures by increasing your Battle Level. Head over to the Battle Pass page for a preview of the new items and custom effects contained in today's treasure.

Immortal Treasure II is now available, featuring all-new items for Pudge, Bloodseeker, Lina, Treant Protector, Elder Titan, and Chaos Knight. Each Immortal Treasure II you open also offers increasing odds to receive a rare Keeper of the Light mount or an ultra rare Necrophos scythe.

In addition to these items, this treasure has a very rare chance to drop another chest containing a Golden version of one of the Chaos Knight, Pudge, or Lina items. As with other treasures, the Golden chest will not contain duplicate items until each Golden variant has already been acquired, and the first potential Golden drop will always be for Chaos Knight, followed by Pudge and then Lina.

All Battle Pass owners can find an Immortal Treasure II ready to unbox in the Armory, and you can earn more of these treasures by increasing your Battle Level. Head over to the Battle Pass page for a preview of the new items and custom effects contained in today's treasure.

We have added a WebAPI for public access to official playtime distribution on Operation Hydra maps in Competitive and Casual game modes. This allows map creators and the CS:GO community to track the relative popularity of Operation Hydra maps.

In order to access the WebAPI you would need to obtain a Steam WebAPI key, if you don't have one yet, as described in this document.

Here's an example WebAPI call:
https://api.steampowered.com/ICSGOServers_730/GetGameMapsPlaytime/v1/?format=json&key=YOURKEYHERE&mapgroup=operation&gamemode=competitive&interval=week

Supported parameters:

• gamemode={competitive|casual}, used to filter playtime tracking to the requested game mode
  
  
• interval={day|week|month}, used to aggregate playtime across the requested interval. Data aggregation interval used in this WebAPI always ends at midnight GMT that has already occurred. For example, when requesting playtime for the day on July 4th at 09:00:00 GMT, the aggregated data returned will be for the 24 hour period between July 3rd 00:00:01 GMT and July 3rd 23:59:59 GMT. Playtime for the week covers 7 days period ending at last midnight GMT, and playtime for the month covers 31 days period ending at last midnight GMT.

WebAPI response:

• WebAPI response contains relative percentages of player-minutes played on the Operation Hydra maps in requested game mode for the requested aggregation interval.

We encourage callers to cache the response for 24 hours, as aggregated data doesn't change until next daily aggregation cycle happens after midnight GMT.

We have added a WebAPI for public access to official playtime distribution on Operation Hydra maps in Competitive and Casual game modes. This allows map creators and the CS:GO community to track the relative popularity of Operation Hydra maps.

In order to access the WebAPI you would need to obtain a Steam WebAPI key, if you don't have one yet, as described in this document.

Here's an example WebAPI call:
https://api.steampowered.com/ICSGOServers_730/GetGameMapsPlaytime/v1/?format=json&key=YOURKEYHERE&mapgroup=operation&gamemode=competitive&interval=week

Supported parameters:

• gamemode={competitive|casual}, used to filter playtime tracking to the requested game mode
  
  
• interval={day|week|month}, used to aggregate playtime across the requested interval. Data aggregation interval used in this WebAPI always ends at midnight GMT that has already occurred. For example, when requesting playtime for the day on July 4th at 09:00:00 GMT, the aggregated data returned will be for the 24 hour period between July 3rd 00:00:01 GMT and July 3rd 23:59:59 GMT. Playtime for the week covers 7 days period ending at last midnight GMT, and playtime for the month covers 31 days period ending at last midnight GMT.

WebAPI response:

• WebAPI response contains relative percentages of player-minutes played on the Operation Hydra maps in requested game mode for the requested aggregation interval.

We encourage callers to cache the response for 24 hours, as aggregated data doesn't change until next daily aggregation cycle happens after midnight GMT.