Valve will be holding a tournament event crmta 'The International' during the Gamescom expo in Germany this month, in which it will show DotA 2 publically for the first time."This tournament will be the first time Dota 2 is shown in public, and will take place August 17th -21st at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany," it confirmed in a press release moments ago. "The International features the 16 best Dota teams in the world competing in the Dota 2 Championships through a group stage, double elimination playoff format over the course of Cologne's five-day trade show," explains Valve, who will give $1million to the winning team. Valve president and founder Gabe Newell said: "The International is the first public Dota 2 event and will give the tens of millions of gamers playing Dota around the world their first look at the new game." And it seems he's pretty excited for the event. "I have had the good fortune to watch the competitors as they prepare for the tournament, and the level of play is extraordinary," said Newell.Last October, Valve confirmed plans to launch the sequel to the popular Warcraft 3 mod for PC and Mac some time this year.
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