Dota 2
2013 video game
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Summary
Dota 2 is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,848 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: esports discipline[3]
- Screenwriter: Ted Kosmatka[4], Marc Laidlaw[5]
- Composer: Jason Hayes[6], Tim Larkin[7]
- Publisher: Valve Corporation[8], Perfect World (company)[9]
- Genre: real-time strategy[10], action game[11], multiplayer online battle arena[12]
- Follows: Defense of the Ancients[13]
- Developer: Valve Corporation[14]
- Part of the series: Dota[15]
- Copyright license: proprietary license[16]
- Designed by: IceFrog[17]
- Software version identifier: 7.33b[18], 7.39.d[19]
- Commons category: Dota 2[20]
- Platform: Microsoft Windows[21], macOS[22], Linux[23]
- Game mode: multiplayer video game[24]
- Language of work or name: English[25], Bulgarian[26], Czech[27], Danish[28], Dutch[29], Finnish[30], French[31], German[32], Greek[33], Hungarian[34], Italian[35], Japanese[36], Korean[37], Norwegian[38]
- Software engine: Source 2[39]
- Distribution format: digital distribution[40]
- Review score: 88/100[41], 91/100[42], 100%[43], 95/100[44]
- Input device: computer keyboard[45], computer mouse[46]
- Country of origin: United States[47]
- Publication date: July 9, 2013[48]
- Characters: Windranger[49]
- Voice actor: Veronica J. Valentini[50]
- Distributed by: Steam[51]
- Official website: http://www.dota2.com/[52]
Why It Matters
Dota 2 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]