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‘Dota 2’ will get year-round updates and crack down on ‘smurfs’ – Yahoo Finance Australia
Valve is shaking up ‘Dota 2’ by promising a steady stream of updates and efforts to fight ‘smurfs’ who create accounts to hike their win rates.

Dota 2 has been sagging in popularity lately, and Valve is determined to keep the MOBA game relevant through a string of changes. To begin, the developer has announced (via Esportz Network) that its planning to spread hero updates throughout the year, rather than lumping them into one big fall release. Its also considering a shift in overall strategy that would sprinkle many updates throughout the year instead of tying them to The International.
Valve is currently aiming to release its next bat…
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