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| djaoni wrote: | | I'm sure you have some amazing sources for those numbers. |
which ones? i do.. plenty.. google it
Hon :
| Quote: | | Heroes of Newerth has received generally moderate reviews and currently holds a metascore of 76 out of 100 from Metacritic.[22] As of January 2011, the game has had over 12.3 million downloads, and averages more than 230,000 players per day[28], with the number of concurrent users online at any given time peaking at 42,000+[29]. S2 Games CTO Shawn Tooley notes that the game has "sold enough copies to crack the top 100 PC game sales of all time."[30] Laura Baker, the director of marketing for S2 Games, has also said that both the "Mac and Linux clients have done well for us."[31] |
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| Posted: Sun, 20th Feb 2011 02:32 Post subject: |
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| consolitis wrote: | http://news.bigdownload.com/2011/02/19/duke-nukem-voice-actor-can-be-your-heroes-of-newerth-announcer/
Hm.. interesting.. He also reportedly provided voice acting for Dota 2 LOL |
HoN != dota 2
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| Posted: Sun, 20th Feb 2011 02:33 Post subject: |
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And did I write otherwise?
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Sun, 20th Feb 2011 02:42 Post subject: |
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you saysduke voice is in dota 2, and that's the first time i see this, so i'd like to know more, but according to your link, he's in hon, not dota 2
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| Posted: Sun, 20th Feb 2011 02:52 Post subject: |
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| psikobare wrote: | | you saysduke voice is in dota 2, and that's the first time i see this, so i'd like to know more, but according to your link, he's in hon, not dota 2 |
I thought it was already known he's in Dota 2.. and I wanted to make a remark about him being in HoN too.. which is interesting.
Anyway, since you didn't know this, the voice actor of Duke had twitted about doing voice work for Valve for Dota 2, but he later deleted his tweet, probably because he realized Dota 2 wasn't officially announced yet by Valve: http://www.gosugamers.net/dota/news/12751-the-voice-of-dota-2
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY |
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| Posted: Sun, 20th Feb 2011 03:05 Post subject: |
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| consolitis wrote: | | the voice actor of Duke had twitted about doing voice work for Valve for Dota 2, but he later deleted his tweet, probably because he realized Dota 2 wasn't officially announced yet by Valve |
oh so that was quite a time ago
thank you
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Jul 2011 13:58 Post subject: |
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http://www.gamersbook.com/scene/news/dota-2-presentation-and-tournament-at-gamescon/
MaNia, member of Meet Your Makers team talked about his trip to Germany where he had been invited to represent his clan in a DotA 2 tournament organized by Valve and the first presentation of Dota 2 in general.
| Quote: | | 8 european Team + 6 asian Teams get Beta Keys for DotA2 + Travel expenses to Germany and will battle from 17-21.8 in Cologne in a Promotion tournament for a ?0000 prize pool |
w00t
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Sat, 16th Jul 2011 13:32 Post subject: |
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| consolitis wrote: | http://www.gamersbook.com/scene/news/dota-2-presentation-and-tournament-at-gamescon/
MaNia, member of Meet Your Makers team talked about his trip to Germany where he had been invited to represent his clan in a DotA 2 tournament organized by Valve and the first presentation of Dota 2 in general.
| Quote: | | 8 european Team + 6 asian Teams get Beta Keys for DotA2 + Travel expenses to Germany and will battle from 17-21.8 in Cologne in a Promotion tournament for a ?0000 prize pool |
w00t |
All expenses paid (traveling + accommodation + meals) for 7 days for the lucky pro players Valve has chosen for the first ever Dota 2 tournament, that will also introduce the game to the public.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY |
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Jul 2011 01:35 Post subject: |
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=29433942&postcount=1
| Quote: | | John Patrick Lowrie (TF2 sniper) was on a podcast and mentioned that he is doing voice work for seven Dota 2 characters, Pudge and Storm Spirit specifically. You can hear some sample voice work at around ~34 minutes. He also mentions that Valve is "wrapping up" the game and it should be ready in the fall. |
Good to know it's still scheduled for this year 
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Sat, 23rd Jul 2011 14:41 Post subject: |
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HOLY FUCK.
The TF2 Sniper and GLaDOS are married!!
http://www.halflife2.net/2011/07/20/john-patrick-lowrie-believes-dota-2-coming-this-autumn/
| Quote: | Podcast Impetuous Windmills recently had an interview with married couple Ellen McClain and John Patrick Lowrie, both key voice actors in Valve's games. Ellen known as her voice as GLaDOS, the TF2 announcer & the Combine Overwatch and John having voiced TF2's Sniper, Odessa Cubbage (as well as a known HL2 citizen) and several Dota 2 characters.
In the interview the couple talked about their work with Valve over the years and what they have been working on recently.
Ellen said she has done more voice work for Portal 2 since it was released for DLC #1 - 'For the multiplayer part'
John has voiced 7 characters for Dota 2 so far. He couldn't recall 2 of them but the remaining 5 include: "An ice spirit guy, an ultimate devil guy, a martial arts mystic guy, Pudge and Storm Spirit."
He believes Valve are aiming for a release this fall (autumn).
In an interesting anecdote, John told the story that Valve did not realise he and Ellen were married until they were called in on the same day to work on their TF2 announcer & sniper parts.
As usual there was an episode 3 question which Ellen knew nothing about. John however said that Bill Van Buren (a Valve animator) came over for dinner recently and the topic of Episode 3 was discussed. No further comments were added. |
Odessa will be back in Episode 3?
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Sat, 23rd Jul 2011 16:28 Post subject: |
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I thought Valve cancelled Episode 3 and are going to make Half Life 3 instead?
Enthoo Evolv ATX TG // Asus Prime x370 // Ryzen 1700 // Gainward GTX 1080 // 16GB DDR4-3200
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| Posted: Sat, 23rd Jul 2011 16:30 Post subject: |
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| acRon_ wrote: | | I thought Valve cancelled Episode 3 and are going to make Half Life 3 instead? |
They did.
Episode 3 = Half-Life 3.
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| Posted: Sat, 23rd Jul 2011 16:31 Post subject: |
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Not officially, but it's speculated this is the case. Anyway it's just a name.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Mon, 1st Aug 2011 22:55 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 1st Aug 2011 23:01 Post subject: |
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| consolitis wrote: | http://www.gamersbook.com/scene/news/dota-2-presentation-and-tournament-at-gamescon/
MaNia, member of Meet Your Makers team talked about his trip to Germany where he had been invited to represent his clan in a DotA 2 tournament organized by Valve and the first presentation of Dota 2 in general.
| Quote: | | 8 european Team + 6 asian Teams get Beta Keys for DotA2 + Travel expenses to Germany and will battle from 17-21.8 in Cologne in a Promotion tournament for a ?0000 prize pool |
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Prize: 1 million $!!!
| Quote: | VALVE ANNOUNCES "THE INTERNATIONAL"
Dota 2 Championships: First Public Showing at Gamescom
August 1, 2011 - Valve today announced The International. 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.
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.
The tournament will be broadcast in four languages (Chinese, German, Russian, and English) free of charge. The winning team will receive $1 million.
"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," said Gabe Newell, president and founder of Valve. "I have had the good fortune to watch the competitors as they prepare for the tournament, and the level of play is extraordinary."
In addition to the cash prizes awarded by Valve, NVidia is providing all the hardware for the event.
Dota 2 will be available for the PC and Mac later this year. For more information on Valve and its games, please visit http://www.dota2.com/ |
| Quote: | * AUGUST 17 - 21, 2011
* GAMESCOM COLOGNE, GERMANY
* DOTA 2 SHOWN PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME
* GROUP STAGE DOUBLE-ELIMINATION PLAYOFF FORMAT
* WINNER TAKES $1 MILLION USD IN PRIZE MONEY
* TOURNAMENT HARDWARE PROVIDED BY NVIDIA
* LIVE WORLDWIDE VIDEO BROADCAST IN FOUR LANGUAGES
* CHINESE | ENGLISH | GERMAN | RUSSIAN
Participating Teams
GGnet - Europe
OK.Nirvana.Int - Europe
MYM - Denmark
nevo -Denmark
Na'Vi - Ukraine
CCM - China
LGD - China
TyLoo - China
M5 - Russia
MiTH-Trust - Thailand
EHOME - China
StarsBoBa - Vietnam
OK.Nirvana.cn - China
Scythe.SG - Singapore
MUFC - Malaysia
Mineski.infinity - Philippines |
LOL most top teams are Chinese 
I think they know very well it just might become their #1 franchise.
Edit not a single team from the US 
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY |
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| Posted: Mon, 1st Aug 2011 23:06 Post subject: |
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1mln must be public lie..
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| Posted: Mon, 1st Aug 2011 23:17 Post subject: |
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Why? Because Gabe is poor?
It's nothing compared to the 20 million dollar campaign of L4D2 or the 200 million dollar budget for the launch of MW2 and the publicity will pay off for sure.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Mon, 1st Aug 2011 23:30 Post subject: |
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Steam page is up: http://store.steampowered.com/app/570/
Beta release date:
| Quote: | | Valve is targeting this fall for a large scale beta. |
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Tue, 2nd Aug 2011 01:00 Post subject: |
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| TheZor wrote: | | The total prize pool averages 1,600,000$.. |
? Source? Does this mean that the second and third teams are going to get a prize as well?
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY |
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| Posted: Tue, 2nd Aug 2011 01:09 Post subject: |
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| consolitis wrote: | | TheZor wrote: | | The total prize pool averages 1,600,000$.. |
? Source? Does this mean that the second and third teams are going to get a prize as well? |
A famous DotA streamer, TobiWan, made allusions about it - he's quite knowledgable with everything DotA2 related, he's a quitte famous figure in the Euro/Australia and SEA regions and has been somehow entrusted by Valve to promote it - and said the prizepool was something like 1,600,000$. He's a trustworthy source  I believe he's going to be the english streamer in the Gamescon Event.
( Also confirmed by NiceTry, the german caster of the event )
Yeah, of course the runner-ups will get prize money, it has been like this in every tourney there has been, it'd be quite a bummer if they only gave money to the winner. They could even give money to the 4th and the 5th since the prize pool is so large. Maybe european teams will have something left by the Chinese teams, who knows
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| Posted: Tue, 2nd Aug 2011 01:54 Post subject: |
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| TheZor wrote: | | Yeah, of course the runner-ups will get prize money, it has been like this in every tourney there has been, it'd be quite a bummer if they only gave money to the winner. |
Makes sense
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY |
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Aug 2011 00:39 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Chinese DotA team CCM purchased by Wanda Group
According to a micro blog update by Wanda Group’s director Sicong Wang, the company have officially acquired the very famous domestic gaming club in China – CCM.
As a result the club will now be renamed to “Invictus” and DotA, Starcraft II and Warcraft III rosters will continue to be a part of the club.
Wanda Group feels that competitive gaming is a strong enterprise and has great radical integration with their system and working.
There are unconfirmed reports that the club was purchased for 40,000, 000 Yuan which sums up to approximately $6.2 million USD.
The purchase comes following the announcement of the $1 million DotA 2 Championship announced yesterday to which Team CCM has an invite.
Seems like the release of DotA 2 has already begun to greatly influence competitive gaming. |
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY |
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Aug 2011 01:20 Post subject: |
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| TheZor wrote: | The 1,000,000$ prize for the winner is confirmed It's not an hoax. This is fucking EPIC. The total prize pool averages 1,600,000$..
Well, I am so glad Valve are putting a lot of faith and means into DotA2.. This is going to be so, so, so great From what I've collected from streamers/pros allusions to the game itself, it is the worthy successor to our beloved map we've all been waiting for.
| Quote: | | The winning team will receive $1 million. |
Source: http://blog.dota2.com/2011/08/announcing-the-international/ |
Just saying but 1,6 million is about the cheapest ad campaign you'll find these days.
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Aug 2011 01:26 Post subject: |
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It's not an ad campaign per se though.
It's the bigest prize pool ever for an e-sport AFAIK.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Aug 2011 01:46 Post subject: |
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Riklis: I don't see why most people are just despising this event and just dismissing it as a cheapass marketing campaign - I've read what you've said a good dozen times Riklis. I can't blame you, but I think they will pour some more money in it.. Yes it is obviously one big marketing event, but it's also an awesome moment for DotA fans, 1,6$M, streams in Chinese, Russian, English, German.. It is the first time so many international teams get to face each other..
When you've played a game for 5 years, seen it become one of the most popular games played online ( yes we play in a sort of bubble, but DotA players are counted by millions ) - when it began as a broken custom map for a dying game, well, you kind of get genuinely excited by this. The DotA community may be one of the most ill-mannered, but it's also one of the most loyal to their good old custom map 
consolitis: Yes, it is the biggest prize pool ever in Esports' history. CoD XP event is close, but it's only 1,000,000$
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Aug 2011 02:56 Post subject: |
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It's Valve being scared that DotA2 can't go head to head with it's free to play competitors. And wether you like HoN or LoL or not they are DotA2's competitors and guess what? They had quite a head start.
@consolitis:
I'm not debating that it's not the biggest prize pool. But "oh look at how much money they put on the line!" , come on, of course that's marketing behind that.
And tbh I don't think Valve cares that much about esports.
| sabin1981 wrote: | Now you're just arguing semantics. Getting fucked in the ass with a broom stale is an "improvement" over getting stabbed in the eye with a fork  |
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| Posted: Wed, 3rd Aug 2011 03:11 Post subject: |
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| Reklis wrote: | It's Valve being scared that DotA2 can't go head to head with it's free to play competitors. And wether you like HoN or LoL or not they are DotA2's competitors and guess what? They had quite a head start.
@consolitis:
I'm not debating that it's not the biggest prize pool. But "oh look at how much money they put on the line!" , come on, of course that's marketing behind that.
And tbh I don't think Valve cares that much about esports. |
We will see ;D I don't feel the least bit scared about DotA2's future, HoN has its own 75k-ish player base that will greatly suffer from DotA2 imo ( most of its players was looking for a 1:1 copy of DotA with upgraded graphics ); and LoL is quite a game of its own who attracts a different breed of players.
I find it a bit sad that you still think I don't see the marketing campaign behind this event.. Point is we well know what it is, it is still as awesome and unseen in the DotA community. Well, I guess only old DotA players can understand that, it's perfectly natural you don't.
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