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Valve Trademarks 'DOTA'

Posted by Soulskill on from the vi-sitter-i-ventrilo dept.

An anonymous reader tips news that Valve Software has filed a trademark claim for the term "DOTA," fueling speculation that the company will soon reveal a new Defense of the Ancients game. Voice actor John St. John recently said he was recording for such a game in a post to Twitter. The tweet was subsequently deleted. Last year Valve hired 'Icefrog,' lead developer for the original DotA mod.

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  1. Re:Business model by Winckle · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Hey it's a sound business model that results in quality polished games. Can't knock them for it. :)

  2. Re:At first I was angry by Tridus · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Except they don't. They have the second maintainer of DotA Allstars on board (the original developer of that worked on League of Legends). DotA itself was made by yet another person who isn't involved in either of them.

    I'd love to know how you trademark something made by someone else and which someone else has already used on released games.

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