The International 2017: What it was like attending the biggest gaming tournament. Ever.

I attended the largest computer game tournament in history to watch professional gamers (read: 17-25 year olds) compete for a $24 million dollar prize pool.

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MOBA: How IceFrog’s ingenuity and Blizzard’s open source platform created a multi-million dollar gaming genre.

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Dota 2 fanart comprising some of the original Warcraft III DotA heroes: Drow Ranger, Vengeful Spirit, Night Stalker, Tidehunter, Slayer, Dragon Knight, Doom, Templar Assassin, Phantom Assassin, and Sven.

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