The Dota 2 Polycount Contest began on October 8th and officially ended this past Monday December 3rd. Over that two month period the <a href="http://www.polycount.com/">Polycount</a> modeling community submitted more than 1,000 entries to the <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/browse/?appid=570">Dota 2 Workshop</a>. We aren’t exaggerating when we say that the sheer magnitude of high quality submissions has blown us away and that judging entries has been difficult because so many sets could have been winners.

<a href="http://blog.dota2.com/2012/12/polycount-contest/">Head over to the official Dota 2 blog to read up on the winners!</a>

The Dota 2 Polycount Contest began on October 8th and officially ended this past Monday December 3rd. Over that two month period the Polycount modeling community submitted more than 1,000 entries to the Dota 2 Workshop. We aren’t exaggerating when we say that the sheer magnitude of high quality submissions has blown us away and that judging entries has been difficult because so many sets could have been winners.

Head over to the official Dota 2 blog to read up on the winners!

As all you pro Dota 2 players out there know, the most important skill to develop is map awareness. Now there's no easier way to look cool while winning games thanks to your new found skill than by checking out these freshly made <a href="http://dota2.com/store/#cat=1" target="_blank">Wards</a>.

Also to be found in today's update is the option to start games in Reverse Captain's Mode when creating a practice lobby. In this mode Captain's pick the heroes they want the other team to play, resulting in either hilarious or painful games. And what better way to show off this new mode than by checking out the <a href="http://dota2.com/store/itemdetails/96472158" target="_blank">atoD 2 tournamen</a>t? Watch Pro teams like Na'Vi, mTw and Zero play heroes that don't usually get a chance to shine.

Oh, perhaps you're looking for <a href="http://www.dota2.com/news/updates/">this</a>?

As all you pro Dota 2 players out there know, the most important skill to develop is map awareness. Now there's no easier way to look cool while winning games thanks to your new found skill than by checking out these freshly made Wards.

Also to be found in today's update is the option to start games in Reverse Captain's Mode when creating a practice lobby. In this mode Captain's pick the heroes they want the other team to play, resulting in either hilarious or painful games. And what better way to show off this new mode than by checking out the atoD 2 tournament? Watch Pro teams like Na'Vi, mTw and Zero play heroes that don't usually get a chance to shine.

Oh, perhaps you're looking for this?

Candy! Greevils! Treats! 50 foot tall tricksters! We are not responsible for any loss of sleep caused by nightmares now that the Diretide is here!

<a href="http://media.steampowered.com/apps/dota2/posts/diretide_full.jpg"><img src="http://media.steampowered.com/apps/dota2/posts/diretide_small.jpg"/></a>

Not only will you be able to play a brand new game mode inside Dota 2 but you'll also find that the regular Dota 2 map suddenly got spookier! Check <a href="http://www.dota2.com/diretide/">here</a> for details.

This is our first seasonal event and as always we would love to hear what you <a href="http://www.valvesoftware.com/email.php?recipient=Dota+2+Team" target="_blank">think</a>.

<a href="http://media.steampowered.com/apps/dota2/posts/diretide_full.jpg" target="_blank">Happy Haunting</a>!

Candy! Greevils! Treats! 50 foot tall tricksters! We are not responsible for any loss of sleep caused by nightmares now that the Diretide is here!



Not only will you be able to play a brand new game mode inside Dota 2 but you'll also find that the regular Dota 2 map suddenly got spookier! Check here for details.

This is our first seasonal event and as always we would love to hear what you think.

Happy Haunting!

Today we’re announcing that Dota 2 will be free to play, and contain an optional in-game store filled with community created content submitted to the Steam Workshop.

<a href="http://blog.dota2.com/2012/06/introducing-the-dota-store/"><img src="http://cdn.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/570/extras/Workshop_Dota2Workshop2.jpg" style="width: 100%;"></a>

You can read the full blog post here: <a href="http://blog.dota2.com/2012/06/introducing-the-dota-store/">Introducing the Dota Store</a>.

Today we’re announcing that Dota 2 will be free to play, and contain an optional in-game store filled with community created content submitted to the Steam Workshop.



You can read the full blog post here: Introducing the Dota Store.