Doug Lombardi, VP of marketing of Valve, has confirmed that Dota 2 will officially be released this summer. More information will come within the next two weeks regarding the matter.
According to an article on Gamespot, Doug Lombardi, Valve's VP of marketing, stated that Dota 2 will be officially released in Europe and North America in the upcoming weeks. More information are expected to come within the next two weeks.
The rumours of the official release of Dota 2 started last week when PC Gamer unofficially announced that the game will be released before The International 3, Valve's annual Dota event held from the 7th to 11th of August this year.
"Dota 2 being officially released to the public acts as the next step for Valve in shipping the finished Dota 2 project," said David 'GoDZ' Parker, founder and shoutcaster for BeyondTheSummit Studio.
Dota 2 has been in beta since the 13th of September 2011. The amount of beta keys distributed back then were so scarce that it left millions dying to obtain one. The game was readily available for fans to purchase at a price of $30 earlier this year.
"While anyone interested in obtaining a beta key and playing the game could have already done so with minimal work, having the ease of play that being public brings will make it a true free-to-play game in the ARTS/MOBA genre," GoDz continued
While many were very impressed by the news, many others expressed concern and have mixed feelings on the game release at its current state.
The full release of the game in China and South East Asia is still unconfirmed.
Source: Gamespot
