Get ready to wage war to some mau5 sounds. deadmau5 has been working on a way to bring his iconic sounds to the battles of Dota 2. Presenting the deadmau5 dieback music pack, now available on the Dota store.

The Wild Card brackets, which will decide which two teams will claim the final two invites to The International, have been set. This Sunday, July 26th at 9am PDT, be sure to watch Team Archon, CDEC Gaming, Vega Squadron, and MVP.Phoenix battle for the last two slots in the tournament.

The team distribution for the Group Stage games has also been revealed. These games will determine the seeding for the Main Event. This year, Group Stage will be played over four days, with three games being played simultaneously, each viewable on its own stream. The Primary Stream will provide full coverage of Series A games, and between games we'll keep you up to date on the overall state of the Group Stage. Streams will start at 9am PDT each day beginning on Monday, July 27th through July 30th.

It all leads up to the Main Event, which starts at 10am PDT on Monday, August 3rd, with the Grand Finals being played on Saturday, August 8th.

Full coverage of all stages of the event will be available at The International site.

The Wild Card brackets, which will decide which two teams will claim the final two invites to The International, have been set. This Sunday, July 26th at 9am PDT, be sure to watch Team Archon, CDEC Gaming, Vega Squadron, and MVP.Phoenix battle for the last two slots in the tournament.

The team distribution for the Group Stage games has also been revealed. These games will determine the seeding for the Main Event. This year, Group Stage will be played over four days, with three games being played simultaneously, each viewable on its own stream. The Primary Stream will provide full coverage of Series A games, and between games we'll keep you up to date on the overall state of the Group Stage. Streams will start at 9am PDT each day beginning on Monday, July 27th through July 30th.

It all leads up to the Main Event, which starts at 10am PDT on Monday, August 3rd, with the Grand Finals being played on Saturday, August 8th.

Full coverage of all stages of the event will be available at The International site.

With today's update, we've enabled Ranked Matchmaking in the Dota 2 Reborn beta. You can now complete Compendium Challenges as well, and doing so in the Reborn beta gives you 50% more coins. While we were at it, we also imported a number of items, including everything from the recently released Immortal Treasure III. Plus, we've made a number of other improvements and fixed long list of bugs, which you can check out on our beta updates page. Don't forget to send us your feedback as you explore the beta.

With today's update, we've enabled Ranked Matchmaking in the Dota 2 Reborn beta. You can now complete Compendium Challenges as well, and doing so in the Reborn beta gives you 50% more coins. While we were at it, we also imported a number of items, including everything from the recently released Immortal Treasure III. Plus, we've made a number of other improvements and fixed long list of bugs, which you can check out on our beta updates page. Don't forget to send us your feedback as you explore the beta.

* Fixed a bug where projectiles launched from dominated creeps could sometimes be created at the wrong position in the world
* Fixed a bug where Nature's Prophet Sprout could occasionally let enemies see inside of the ring of trees
* Client will now confirm that that selected regions can be pinged before entering the matchmaking queue
* Client will prompt to confirm region selection, if automatic selection is not used and user choices appear sub-optimal

Today we're launching The International website where you can find info about the dates and this year's format. We'll be updating the site throughout the event, starting with the Group Stage team distribution on July 22nd after the players arrive in Seattle.

We're also launching the beta of DotaTV's Live Streaming, which you can find in the new Watch section on Dota2.com. Games are broadcast at up to 1080p at 60 frames per second and feature real-time stats, graphs and match data. The Watch section gives you quick access to the most-viewed Dota matches currently being streamed through Steam Broadcasting. The full broadcast for The International will also be available for viewing on this new platform.

Today we're launching The International website where you can find info about the dates and this year's format. We'll be updating the site throughout the event, starting with the Group Stage team distribution on July 22nd after the players arrive in Seattle.

We're also launching the beta of DotaTV's Live Streaming, which you can find in the new Watch section on Dota2.com. Games are broadcast at up to 1080p at 60 frames per second and feature real-time stats, graphs and match data. The Watch section gives you quick access to the most-viewed Dota matches currently being streamed through Steam Broadcasting. The full broadcast for The International will also be available for viewing on this new platform.

- Restored far range kills being considered for AoE bounty gold when done directly by heroes

- Updated the visuals for the Templar Assassin Immortal.
- Moved the Templar Assassin Immortal to the new Weapon slot (equipped items have been unequipped).
- Fixed Invoker item Guard of Sinister Lightning breaking his facial animation.
- Fixed a crash relating to items on the courier.
- Greevil eggs and essences will expire on September 15th. Any hatched Greevils will not be affected.