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Dota 2 is officially reborn. Starting now, you’ll only be able to play Valve’s popular MOBA in its revamped form, complete with the sexy new game client. The game is also adding a new achievement system called “Dota Levels,” which you can read about here. Read more

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Heroes of the Storm just put out a spotlight for the upcoming Warcraft character Manbearpig Rexxar. I love the idea of adding a beastmaster—I mean, there’s already one in Dota 2. Allowing you to manage a bunch of different animals seems like a logical next step from all the summoning-heavy specialists already in HOTS.

The most powerful brand in sports journalism is officially diving into eSports. Today ESPN put out a job listing for an “eSports editor.” This comes after the ESPN magazine published its first ever eSports issue, which included an excellent profile of the League of Legends god player Faker. Art/story via The Daily Dot. Read more

Heroes of the Storm is changing its ranked structure, Blizzard announced today. Players will only be able to queue up for ranked games with one other person instead of two or three like they can now. Hopefully this will lead to improved (read: more fair) matchmaking, though I’m certainly not bitter about that. Read more