Defense of the Ancients (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Defense of the Ancients" in English language version.

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1up.com

Perez, Daniel (January 16, 2009). "Previews; We talk with new developer Riot Games about its strategy/RPG hybrid and the lead designer's Warcraft roots". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
Nguyen, Thierry (September 1, 2009). "Clash of The DOTAs". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on November 28, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.

ausgamers.com

Andreadis, Kosta. "From Warcraft III to Heroes of the Storm, Talking Art and Blizzard's Long History with Samwise Didier". AusGamers. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2019.

blizzard.com

Staff (2005). "Blizzcon '05 Tournaments". Blizzard. Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2007.

cevolved.com

"CyberEvolution – Warcraft 3: Defense of the Ancients – Series 1". Cevolved.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2006. Retrieved February 19, 2007.

dota-allstars.com

forums.dota-allstars.com

Nair, Neha (April 28, 2009). "Interview with Pendragon, The future of DotA-Allstars.com". Dota-Allstars.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.

eluniverso.com

archivo.eluniverso.com

Staff (February 18, 2008). "Vida: El top 5". El Universo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 14, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2008.

escapistmagazine.com

Ng, Keane (July 14, 2009). "League of Legends Will Be Free to Play". The Escapist. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2009.

eurogamer.net

Dean, Paul (April 14, 2014). "The Story of DOTA; How a bastard mod became its own genre". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
Purchese, Rob (March 4, 2008). "GPG "fairly certain" Demigod will make 08". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2008.

finnishcharts.com

"Bass hunter – Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA". Finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on December 29, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2007.

gamasutra.com

Feak, Steve; Mescon, Steve (March 19, 2009). "Postmortem: Defense of the Ancients". Gamasutra. pp. 1–5. Archived from the original on December 7, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
Walbridge, Michael (June 12, 2008). "Analysis: Defense of the Ancients – An Underground Revolution". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2008.

gameinformer.com

Biessener, Adam (October 23, 2010). "Valve's New Game Announced, Detailed: Dota 2". Game Informer. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
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gamesetwatch.com

Waldbridge, Michael (May 30, 2008). "The Game Anthropologist: Defense of the Ancients: An Underground Revolution". GameSetWatch. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2009.

gamespot.com

Dulin, Ron (April 15, 1998). "StarCraft for PC Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2008.

gamespy.com

pc.gamespy.com

Sharkey, Mike (August 11, 2010). "Evidence Mounting for a Valve Defense of the Ancients Game". GameSpy. Archived from the original on August 18, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
Lopez, Miguel (February 21, 2008). "Demigod (PC) Preview". GameSpy. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2008.

gotfrag.com

Nair, Neha (October 30, 2007). "Why Defense of the Ancients? (Pg. 1)". GotFrag. Archived from the original on June 24, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
Tok, Kevin (January 25, 2006). "Defense of the Ancients 101". GotFrag. Archived from the original on June 24, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2007.
Tok, Kevin (January 25, 2006). "Defense of the Ancients 101, Page 2". GotFrag. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2007.
Lo, Jaclyn (April 3, 2008). "DotA 101: The Killing Blow". GotFrag. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2009.
Saylor, Robby (February 14, 2008). "Rwar and Slahser on Current Issues". GotFrag. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
Nair, Neha (January 18, 2008). "ESWC interview, why DotA?". GotFrag. Archived from the original on June 24, 2009. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
Nair, Neha (October 30, 2007). "Why Defense of the Ancients? (Pg. 2)". GotFrag. Archived from the original on November 1, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2007.

ign.com

pc.ign.com

Onyett, Charles (January 8, 2011). "Valve's Next Game". IGN. Archived from the original on January 10, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2011.

kotaku.com

Plunkett, Luke (February 10, 2012). "Blizzard and Valve go to War Over DOTA Name". Kotaku. Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
Hernandez, Patricia (July 9, 2013). "Valve Finally "Releases" DOTA 2". Kotaku. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.

kotaku.com.au

Fahey, Mike (February 12, 2009). "From Warcraft Obsession to Game Creation". Kotaku. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2009.

microsoft.com

download.microsoft.com

O'Connor, Frank; Smith, Luke (February 19, 2008). "The Official Bungie Podcast". Bungie. Archived from the original on April 11, 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2008.

mywire.com

Staff (September 1, 2004). "WarCraft Maps Go Mod". Computer Gaming World. Archived from the original on May 30, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2007.

norwegiancharts.com

"Basshunter – Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on August 26, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2007.

pcgamesn.com

Atkinson, Ryan (March 26, 2018). "How Warcraft 3's modding community paved the way for League of Legends and Dota 2". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2020.

playdota.com

"Learn Dota". PlayDota. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
"PlayDotA.com Items Database". PlayDotA.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2007.
IceFrog (May 14, 2009). "IceFrog.com: DotA Website News". PlayDotA.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.

polygon.com

Funk, John (September 2, 2013). "MOBA, DOTA, ARTS: A brief introduction to gaming's biggest, most impenetrable genre". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2019.

shacknews.com

O'Conner, Alice (October 5, 2009). "DotA Dev Joins Valve, Hints at Future Game". Shacknews. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2009.

sk-gaming.com

Banks, James (January 6, 2008). "ESWC Gamelist". SK Gaming. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2008.

techtree.com

Lodaya, Punit (February 9, 2006). "DotA: AllStars Part 1". TechTree. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2007.
Lodaya, Punit (February 9, 2006). "DotA: AllStars Part 2: What Do I Do?". TechTree. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2007.

venturebeat.com

Minotti, Mike (September 1, 2014). "The history of MOBAs: From mod to sensation". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

web.archive.org

"Learn Dota". PlayDota. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
Lodaya, Punit (February 9, 2006). "DotA: AllStars Part 1". TechTree. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2007.
Nair, Neha (October 30, 2007). "Why Defense of the Ancients? (Pg. 1)". GotFrag. Archived from the original on June 24, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
Tok, Kevin (January 25, 2006). "Defense of the Ancients 101". GotFrag. Archived from the original on June 24, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2007.
Tok, Kevin (January 25, 2006). "Defense of the Ancients 101, Page 2". GotFrag. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2007.
Lodaya, Punit (February 9, 2006). "DotA: AllStars Part 2: What Do I Do?". TechTree. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2007.
Lo, Jaclyn (April 3, 2008). "DotA 101: The Killing Blow". GotFrag. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2009.
"PlayDotA.com Items Database". PlayDotA.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2007.
Dulin, Ron (April 15, 1998). "StarCraft for PC Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2008.
Funk, John (September 2, 2013). "MOBA, DOTA, ARTS: A brief introduction to gaming's biggest, most impenetrable genre". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
Feak, Steve; Mescon, Steve (March 19, 2009). "Postmortem: Defense of the Ancients". Gamasutra. pp. 1–5. Archived from the original on December 7, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
Waldbridge, Michael (May 30, 2008). "The Game Anthropologist: Defense of the Ancients: An Underground Revolution". GameSetWatch. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
Staff (February 18, 2008). "Vida: El top 5". El Universo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 14, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
Perez, Daniel (January 16, 2009). "Previews; We talk with new developer Riot Games about its strategy/RPG hybrid and the lead designer's Warcraft roots". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
Walbridge, Michael (June 12, 2008). "Analysis: Defense of the Ancients – An Underground Revolution". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
Nair, Neha (April 28, 2009). "Interview with Pendragon, The future of DotA-Allstars.com". Dota-Allstars.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
IceFrog (May 14, 2009). "IceFrog.com: DotA Website News". PlayDotA.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
Staff (September 1, 2004). "WarCraft Maps Go Mod". Computer Gaming World. Archived from the original on May 30, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
Staff (2005). "Blizzcon '05 Tournaments". Blizzard. Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2007.
"About WCG Asian Championships". World Cyber Games. August 5, 2006. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2007.
"CyberEvolution – Warcraft 3: Defense of the Ancients – Series 1". Cevolved.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2006. Retrieved February 19, 2007.
Banks, James (January 6, 2008). "ESWC Gamelist". SK Gaming. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2008.
Saylor, Robby (February 14, 2008). "Rwar and Slahser on Current Issues". GotFrag. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
Nair, Neha (January 18, 2008). "ESWC interview, why DotA?". GotFrag. Archived from the original on June 24, 2009. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
Nair, Neha (October 30, 2007). "Why Defense of the Ancients? (Pg. 2)". GotFrag. Archived from the original on November 1, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
Fahey, Mike (February 12, 2009). "From Warcraft Obsession to Game Creation". Kotaku. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
"Basshunter – Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on August 26, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
"Bass hunter – Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA". Finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on December 29, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
O'Connor, Frank; Smith, Luke (February 19, 2008). "The Official Bungie Podcast". Bungie. Archived from the original on April 11, 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2008.
Minotti, Mike (September 1, 2014). "The history of MOBAs: From mod to sensation". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
Atkinson, Ryan (March 26, 2018). "How Warcraft 3's modding community paved the way for League of Legends and Dota 2". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
Sharkey, Mike (August 11, 2010). "Evidence Mounting for a Valve Defense of the Ancients Game". GameSpy. Archived from the original on August 18, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
Purchese, Rob (March 4, 2008). "GPG "fairly certain" Demigod will make 08". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2008.
Lopez, Miguel (February 21, 2008). "Demigod (PC) Preview". GameSpy. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2008.
Ng, Keane (July 14, 2009). "League of Legends Will Be Free to Play". The Escapist. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
Nguyen, Thierry (September 1, 2009). "Clash of The DOTAs". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on November 28, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
Andreadis, Kosta. "From Warcraft III to Heroes of the Storm, Talking Art and Blizzard's Long History with Samwise Didier". AusGamers. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
O'Conner, Alice (October 5, 2009). "DotA Dev Joins Valve, Hints at Future Game". Shacknews. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
Biessener, Adam (October 23, 2010). "Valve's New Game Announced, Detailed: Dota 2". Game Informer. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
Onyett, Charles (January 8, 2011). "Valve's Next Game". IGN. Archived from the original on January 10, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
Plunkett, Luke (February 10, 2012). "Blizzard and Valve go to War Over DOTA Name". Kotaku. Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
Reilly, Jim (May 11, 2012). "Valve, Blizzard Reach DOTA Trademark Agreement". Game Informer. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
Hernandez, Patricia (July 9, 2013). "Valve Finally "Releases" DOTA 2". Kotaku. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.

worldcybergames.com

asian.worldcybergames.com

"About WCG Asian Championships". World Cyber Games. August 5, 2006. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2007.