On the occasion of the group stage of The International - TI - 2017, Valve released a hype video for DOTA 2.

Valve is normally not known for such videos or self-promotion and rather lets the user numbers speak for themselves.

With the words: "The most-played game on Steam. Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. ”, The trailer is described.

The rogues on Reddit immediately noticed the “reason” for this: “There PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS soon that most played Game is on Steam, Valve must take the last chance to promote DOTA 2 in this way. "

Of course, such reasons are irrelevant, even if PUBG is now Counterstrike: GO has overtaken in player numbers. The hype about the Battle Royal Shooter gets new fuel and has finally established itself as a top title.

DOTA 2 - The International with 23 million prize money

The reasons for the DOTA 2 video are so numerous enough with The International Tournament. With an absolute record prize money, the TI 2017 itself made enough headlines. The best DOTA 2 teams in the world are competing for over 23 million US dollars. The group stage is already underway and the main event will take place in Seattle between August 7 and 12.

If you missed some of the exciting matches, you can visit the official site also direct the records of the games. The grand finale on Saturday the 12th will be held in a best of 5 series and only the very best team will emerge as the winner.