Since patch 7.36 affected basically every hero in the game, it's no surprise that 7.37 is mostly focused on getting the playing field leveled again. A bunch of heroes are getting new innates and facets, and there's even a rework of Medusa. 7.37 also includes more informative tooltips, which should give you a better moment-to-moment understanding of all the variables that go into murdering someone in a forest. Check out the patch notes here!

June has come and, as it tends to do, now left us, probably forever. You'd be forgiven for forgetting all about crowns and them falling dramatically from the heads of fantasy birds and just enjoying your summer — slowing down, taking it easy, having a picnic at the beach or just napping for a while in a hammock. Well, we hope you enjoyed it, because July has come roaring into all of our lives, and with it, Crownfall Act III: The Frosts of Icewrack. In fact, the lazy, meandering intro to this blog post is probably all the lounging around your poor eyeballs are going to get. Even as this June-esque paragraph winds its way towards a rambling sun-dappled conclusion, Act III is ramping up, July-like, to be the most eventful act yet.

Act III comes with an entirely new overworld map, located in the frigid north. It has mysteries, no small number of monsters, quite a bit of snow, and one hell of a barroom brawl. (And, as always, some surprises you'll have to find on your own.) Act III also comes with the Crownfall Collector's Cache, featuring 16 of the highest-rated sets from the last community vote.

If you've been playing along through Crownfall as each act releases and want to jump right in to the new Act III content, you can start with Act III's intro comic, The Dragon, following Shen and her allies as they land in Icewrack, searching for Kestrel and his army. If you want a refresher on how we got here, you can also read the Act I intro comic, Ascension Day, and the Act II intro, The Battle of Hell's Basin.

If you're just joining in now, this is your reminder that all of the previous acts are still available, and will remain so through to the end of Crownfall. Speaking of which, given how much the event has grown since we initially imagined it (and how much its still growing), we've also decided to extend the event end date to October.

We're looking forward to the final battle with Queen Imperia. We'll see you there.

There are millions of Dota players around the world, and every day their adventures offer up experiences ranging from universal (a savvy swipe of an Aegis) to one-in-a-billion (a RAMPAGE by Chen) — including thrilling moments, silly moments, and everything in between. And since the only thing as fun as playing Dota is savoring those signature plays with friends, today we're excited to roll out Game Recording, a new built-in Steam feature that makes sharing those special Dota moments easier than ever before.

Game Recording lets you save your gameplay — either by recording in the background or manual hotkey activation — to replay at your convenience. Recordings in Dota 2 will include a timeline filled with game-defined markers, but you can also add your own markers at any point. Scrub through a recording while you're still playing to review things like confusing teamfights or a failed gank, or take your time after the game to find the most entertaining moments and memes-to-be that you want to share. You can easily clip the good stuff and discard the rest. Snipping and sharing your clips with friends is just a few clicks away.

Ready to get rolling? Simply opt into the Steam Beta Update in your Steam Interface Settings to join the fun. You'll be clipping and shipping highlights in no time. Need a bit more info on how it works? Head over to the Steam Game Recording webpage for more in-depth details. Then start sharing your clips through Steam or wherever you chat with your friends — we're excited to see what you make! And if you run into any issues or feel the feature is missing something, please share those thoughts as well. In the meantime, we'll keep working on improvements as the Beta moves towards full Steam release, and we'll also continue looking at ways to enhance how Dota specifically can make use of all the new features.

The regional battles on the Road to The International have concluded, and we now know all sixteen teams destined to clash in Copenhagen this September.

But there's also another competition to remember — in which the auteurs of the Dota scene grab their pens, friends, and camera lenses and treat the community to a breadth of cinema that rivals any film festival.

That's right, it's time for this year's Dota 2 Short Film Contest, officially open for submissions. Filmmakers will have until 3:00pm PDT on August 18, 2024 to submit their short film creations of 90 seconds or less to the Dota 2 Steam Workshop to be eligible for consideration.

All Dota players are welcome to visit the Workshop to discuss, vote on their favorites, and help us select the best entries. The top ten finalists will be showcased as part of The International live broadcast. After reviewing the Workshop ratings and discussions, Valve will nominate the top entries to be featured in the Dota client for a final voting process by the community to determine the winners.

The top three selections will score prizes of $25,000, $10,000, and $5,000, and each of the other top ten finalists will win $500. (As a refresher for anyone who missed the winners last year, or wants to enjoy them again, the top three entries from last year were Chemical Rage by 4fun, Finish Pls by Keller Max, and GAME BREAKERS by Anomidae.)

Visit the Dota 2 Short Film Contest site for more information and guidelines on the submission process. And be sure to stop by the Workshop page regularly to help review the submissions you would like to see showcased at The International, coming to you live from Copenhagen in September.

Patch 7.36c is out now. You can check out the patchnotes here.

Additionally, a few bugs were fixed over the last several days:

• Fixed taunts being unequipped when changing facets
  
• Fixed a crash related to Block of Cheese
  
• Fixed a crash when creating items with self-restoring charges in custom games
  
• Fixed Abaddon and Nyx Assassin not avoiding damage properly
  
• Fixed Bloodseeker's Sanguivore healing for less than intended
  
• Fixed Bristleback's Bristleback with Snot Rocket firing Quills when receiving large single instances of damage
  
• Fixed Clinkz's Aghanim's Scepter not increasing Skeleton Archer health
  
• Fixed Clinkz's Burning Barrage first attack not benefitting from Tar Bomb
  
• Fixed Crystal Maiden's Crystal Clone always being cast towards the Frostbitten target if Crystal Clone was cast during Frostbite's backswing animation
  
• Fixed Dark Seer's Level 10 Talent Wall of Replica Illusion Damage not working correctly
  
• Fixed Drow Ranger's Precision Aura occasionally causing client crashes
  
• Fixed Earthshaker's Level 15 Talent Fissure Range not increasing Fissure range
  
• Fixed Io's Overcharge granting slow resistance without Aghanim's Shard
  
• Fixed Marci's Special Delivery working on illusions of Marci
  
• Fixed Marci's Level 10 Talent Rebound Cast/Jump Range not increasing cast range
  
• Fixed Meepo and Ogre Magi auto leveling attributes when they could level a skill instead
  
• Fixed Meepo not receiving Urn of Shadows and Spirit Vessel charges when they are placed in the Neutral Item slot via Pack Rat
  
• Fixed Monkey King's Simian Stride not having reduced cooldown when Monkey King is between 90% and 100% HP
  
• Fixed Morphling's Ebb showing incorrect item cooldowns
  
• Fixed Morphling's Flow reducing cooldowns by too little
  
• Fixed Morphling's Morph permanently stealing Axe's One Man Army
  
• Fixed Phantom Assassin's Blur range radius indicator using old values
  
• Fixed Phantom Assassin's Blur with Aghanim's Scepter changing the vanish buffer duration
  
• Fixed Phoenix's Dying Light dealing less damage than intended
  
• Fixed Phoenix's Fire Spirits attack speed slow not using updated values
  
• Fixed Primal Beast's Trample occasionally causing client crashes
  
• Fixed Riki and his allies having a miss chance when attempting to deny in Smoke Screen
  
• Fixed Rubick sometimes being able to steal Timbersaw's old Second Chakram ability
  
• Fixed Shadow Shaman's Aghanim's Shard Serpent Wards sometimes expiring prematurely
  
• Fixed Shadow Shaman's Hex not being disabled by Disable Help
  
• Fixed Snapfire + Ricochet II + Blade Mail proccing Ricochet attacks against Supernova
  
• Fixed Snapfire + Ricochet II + Lil' Shredder dealing less damage than expected
  
• Fixed Snapfire + Ricochet II + Revenant's Brooch vs high evasion targets causing secondary attacks to proc more secondary attacks
  
• Fixed Snapfire's Ricochet II attacks being able to miss
  
• Fixed Spectre's Aghanim's Shard Active component sometimes not updating to the correct values
  
• Fixed Templar Assassin's Level 15 Talent Psi Blades Attack and Spill Range giving more attack range than intended
  
• Fixed Terrorblade's Metamorphosis attack range in the ability tooltip being incorrect (tooltip only change)
  
• Fixed Treant Protector's Sapling occasionally causing friendly units to get stuck on the Sapling Tree
  
• Fixed Underlord's Abyssal Horde minions not attacking if the "Summoned Unit Auto Attack" setting was turned off
  
• Fixed Venomancer's Plague Wards attacking while their carrier is invisible to the target
  
• Fixed Venomancer's attached Plague Wards not triggering aggro
  
• Fixed Visage's Familiars having various issues
  
• Fixed Witch Doctor's Voodoo Switcheroo sometimes causing Witch Doctor to get stuck if a tree was planted while he was transformed
  
• Fixed Facet Selection in Ability Draft occasionally picking an unintended facet

Millions of people around the world will be watching The International this year online. But there's no substitute for being there, and for those of you planning on traveling to Denmark to watch the best Dota teams battle for the Aegis of Champions in person, read on for all the information you'll need.

The International is being held in front of a live audience in Copenhagen's Royal Arena, with the top eight teams battling it out on the main stage from Friday, September 13th through Sunday, September 15th.

Tickets will be available here on Ticketmaster:

• Tickets will go on sale June 10, 2024 at 10am CEST, Copenhagen local time.
  
• Tickets are assigned to a specific seating area: Floor tickets are assigned seating; arena Level 1 and Level 3 tickets are GA.
  
• Tickets can be purchased for a single day (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday), as two-day bundles (Friday+Saturday, or Saturday+Sunday), or as a three-day bundle (Friday+Saturday+Sunday).
  
• Friday tickets are 1240 DKK, Saturday tickets are 1540 DKK, and Sunday tickets are 2040 DKK (including fees).

FAQ

When and where is The International 2024?
The International will take place across three days (Friday, September 13 through Sunday, September 15) at Copenhagen's Royal Arena.

How can I buy a ticket to The International?
Tickets go on sale June 10, 2024 at 10am CEST (Copenhagen local time) at this link: https://www.ticketmaster.dk/artist/941884 .

What type of tickets are available?
Tickets can be purchased for a single day (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday), as two-day bundles (Friday+Saturday, or Saturday+Sunday), or as a three-day bundle (Friday+Saturday+Sunday). There are three categories of tickets: Floor tickets are assigned seating; arena Level 1 and Level 3 tickets are GA. You can choose your days and your seating category through Ticketmaster.

What are the prices for each type of ticket?
All prices below include the 40 DKK Ticketmaster fees.

• Single Daily tickets
  • Friday - DKK 1240
    
  • Saturday - DKK 1540
    
  • Sunday - DKK 2040
• 2-Day Bundle
  • Friday + Saturday - DKK 2740
    
  • Saturday + Sunday - DKK 3540
• 3-day Bundle
  • Friday + Saturday + Sunday - DKK 4740

Can I sit anywhere, or will there be preassigned seats?
Floor seating is assigned. You will make your selection when purchasing your ticket. Tickets for Level 1 and Level 3 are General Admission. A GA ticket holder can sit in almost any available seat except for reserved sections (i.e. for press or pro players).

How many tickets can I buy?
Purchases are limited to five tickets per transaction.

How do I pick up my tickets?
Tickets will be available in your Ticketmaster account as Mobile Entry Tickets – no pickup needed! Make sure to save your ticket to your phone's wallet ahead of the event for easy access.

What happens if there is an issue with my mobile ticket?
Please reach out to Ticketmaster support regarding all ticket-related inquiries. There will be a Will Call office to assist you on-site at the event as well.

Is re-entry permitted?
Yes. On your way out you must check-out by scanning your ticket when you are exiting the building, otherwise re-entry will not be permitted.

Can I get a refund on my ticket?
Tickets are non-refundable, unless the event itself is cancelled for any reason.

Can I transfer or resell my ticket?
Yes, tickets can be transferred between accounts and bought/sold on Ticketmaster directly. Instructions on how to transfer tickets can be found here. Instructions on how to buy/sell tickets can be found here.

How do Crimson Witness Treasures work this year?
Everyone who has bound their attendee badge to their Steam account will be eligible for random Crimson Witness Treasure drops on the First Blood of each game at The International. Each badge binding is valid for a single day.

The International is heading back to Europe this September, and companies interested in producing and distributing regional language broadcasts of The International 2024 are encouraged to apply now.

We are now accepting proposals for the Live Event Broadcast Production of The International 2024 in Russian, Chinese, and Spanish language broadcasts. The RFP (Request for Proposal) documentation and instructions for submissions can be found here.

Please reach out to theinternationalrfp@valvesoftware.com with any additional questions.
For those seeking additional licenses and feeds, please fill out the form that pertains to the correct request:

• Production companies seeking a commercial license to produce a regional language broadcast of The International 2024 without additional access to the event can apply here.
  
• Streaming platforms interested in restreaming the official broadcast feeds to their platform can apply here.

Thanks in advance to everyone interested in working with us to make The International 2024 the best yet.

Patch 7.36b is out now. You can check out the patchnotes here.

Additionally, a few bugs were fixed over the last several days:

• Fixed various hotkey issues
  
• Fixed Shield Rune buff not having an icon
  
• Roshan's attacks no longer instantly kill Shadow Shaman's Mass Serpent Wards and Massive Serpent Ward. Instead, Roshan's attacks are treated as Hero attacks
  
• Fixed Arc Warden's Tempest Double taking more damage than intended
  
• Fixed Beastmaster's Level 20 Talent Max Health Aura to Beastmaster and his units applying to couriers in certain circumstances
  
• Fixed Broodmother's Spin Web having less cast range than intended if it touches another web
  
• Fixed Death Prophet's Silence having some unintended interactions
  
• Fixed Dragon Knight's Frost Dragon Wyrm's Wrath unintentionally applying its effect to buildings
  
• Fixed Drow Ranger's Multishot being canceled by casting Glacier
  
• Fixed Faceless Void's Time Zone crediting assists incorrectly
  
• Fixed Huskar's Life Break in combination with Parting Shot occasionally causing players to be unable to issue commands
  
• Fixed Invoker's Elitist passively granting spell amp without applying the debuff first
  
• Fixed Invoker's Mastermind not granting experience
  
• Fixed Leshrac's Nihilism not getting affected by Defilement & other AoE increases
  
• Fixed Lina's Flame Cloak not refreshing Fiery Soul's duration if cast while at max Fiery Soul stacks
  
• Fixed Lina's Laguna Blade with Level 25 Talent Laguna Blade Damage into barrier not granting barrier from Slow Burn damage
  
• Fixed Lycan's Spirit Wolves sometimes being controllable
  
• Fixed Morphling's Attribute Shift bar being misaligned
  
• Fixed Muerta's Ofrenda being stealable
  
• Fixed Shadow Demon with Shadow Servant being able to create infinite duration illusions if Reins of Chaos procced upon casting Disruption on a Chaos Knight
  
• Fixed Techies' Spleen's Secret Sauce not dealing the correct amount of damage
  
• Fixed Undying's Ceaseless Dirge sometimes causing Undying to be unable to issue commands
  
• Fixed Venomancer's Patient Zero dealing more damage than intended
  
• Fixed Warlock's Black Grimoire not swapping when players swapped heroes in game
  
• Fixed Witch Doctor's Gris-Gris not swapping when players swapped heroes in game

Between a massive 7.36 update and Act II of Crownfall, there were a lot of big announcements vying for your attention last week, so we decided to give everybody a few days to process everything before we posted any more big Dota news. But now a new week is upon us, and we're happy to turn our focus from the in-game experience to pro Dota, with the the announcement of the six direct invites to this year's The International!

Read on for that unveiling, as well as details on the qualifying road for those still fighting to earn the last ten spots in Copenhagen.

From Dubai to Birmingham to Bucharest and beyond, the year has been packed with top-tier Dota tournaments. Befitting their dominant performances across the year so far, we're happy to invite the following teams directly to The International 2024:

• Team Spirit
  [expand type=details]
  Illya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk
  Denis "Larl" Sigitov
  Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov
  Myroslav "Mira" Kolpakov
  Yaroslav "Miposhka" Naidenov[/expand]
  
• Xtreme Gaming
  [expand type=details]
  Wang "Ame" Chunyu
  Guo "Xm" Hongcheng
  Lin "Xxs" Jing
  Zhao "XinQ" Zixing
  Ding "Dy" Cong[/expand]
  
• Team Falcons
  [expand type=details]
  Oliver "skiter" Lepko
  Stanislav "Malr1ne" Potorak
  Ammar "ATF" Al-Assaf
  Andreas "Cr1t-" Nielsen
  Wu "Sneyking" Jingjun[/expand]
  
• Team Liquid
  [expand type=details]
  Michael "miCKe" Vu
  Michał "Nisha" Jankowski
  Neta "33" Shapira
  Samuel "Boxi" Svahn
  Aydin "Insania" Sarkohi[/expand]
  
• Gaimin Gladiators
  [expand type=details]
  Anton "dyrachyo" Shkredov
  Quinn "Quinn" Callahan
  Marcus "Ace" Hoelgaard
  Erik "tOfu" Engel
  Melchior "Seleri" Hillenkamp[/expand]
  
• BetBoom Team
  [expand type=details]
  Egor "Nightfall" Grigorenko
  Danil "gpk" Skutin
  Matvey "MieRo`" Vasyunin
  Vitalie "Save-" Melnic
  Alexander "TORONTOTOKYO" Khertek[/expand]

The remaining ten slots will be awarded to those worthy teams able to battle through the daunting Regional Qualifiers, with the final slot breakdown and dates for each region set as follows:

• China and North America - June 9th to 13th
  [expand type=details]
  China (2 slots)
  Azure Ray
  G2.iG
  LGD Gaming
  Team Bright
  Team Zero
  Dark Horse
  (+6 teams from Open Qualifiers)
  
  North America (1 slot)
  Shopify Rebellion
  Nouns
  La Correntada
  (+5 teams from Open Qualifiers)[/expand]
  
• Eastern Europe + South America - June 14th to 18th
  [expand type=details]
  Eastern Europe (1 slot)
  Natus Vincere
  Virtus.pro
  1win
  L1GA TEAM
  Night Pulse
  Nemiga Gaming
  One Move
  Yellow Submarine
  9Pandas
  (+3 teams from Open Qualifiers)
  
  South America (2 slots)
  HEROIC
  beastcoast
  BOOM Esports
  Midas Club
  Infinity
  Leviatán
  (+6 teams from Open Qualifiers)[/expand]
  
• Southeast Asia + Western Europe - June 19th to 23rd
  [expand type=details]
  Southeast Asia (2 slots)
  Aurora
  Blacklist International
  Talon Esports
  Neon Esports
  Execration
  Bleed Esports
  MANTA Esports
  Salvation Gaming
  (+4 teams from Open Qualifiers)
  
  Western Europe (2 slots)
  Tundra Esports
  PSG Quest
  OG
  Team Secret
  Entity
  MOUZ
  NAVI Junior
  Nigma Galaxy
  Rest Farmers
  JustBetter
  (+2 teams from Open Qualifiers)[/expand]

For those of you now making plans to spectate or compete in said qualifiers, we've also got some important dates to keep in mind. The Road to The International will officially kick off with Open Qualifiers for all six regions June 3rd to 8th, followed by the Regional Qualifiers as described above.

Once all the initial dust has settled and the tournament field has been filled out, the Road to the International will continue when all sixteen teams meet in Copenhagen. The two-day Group Stage will commence Wednesday, September 4th, immediately followed by the five-day Playoffs, a studio production that will run through Tuesday, September 10th,

The International itself will be held in Copenhagen's Royal Arena, with the top eight teams slated to take the main stage from Friday, September 13th through Sunday, September 15th. Fans hoping to attend in person will be able to purchase tickets starting Monday, June 10th. Set your reminders now, and we'll see you when qualifiers start next Monday, June 3rd.

Patch 7.36a is out now. You can check out the patchnotes here.

Additionally, a few non-gameplay bugs were fixed:

• Fixed Some Crownfall empty dialog lines
  
• Fixed Crownfall paths changing their token requirements
  
• Fixed Dragon Knight Griffin Knight set having Facet-based coloration swapped
  
• Fixed various issues with cloth stretching
  
• Fixed watching replays from Broadcaster perspective not displaying heroes
  
• Fixed an issue with post-match rewards being delayed
  
• Fixed Crownfall Pit Fighter encounter dialog
  
• Fixed Crownfall Fishing Spear not being available
  
• Fixed Crownfall Graphical issue with Pineapple clickable on Crownfall map
  
• Fixed Crownfall Graphical issue with Questing Hearts sign not showing
  
• Fixed issue with Act 2's Riki's attribute token being wrong type