This could be Valve’s take on Dota Auto Chess.
We could be getting a new Dota-based game soon.
On May 6, Valve applied for a mysterious newtrademark:“Dota Underlords” and was granted the trademark three days later. But just what could be Dota Underlords?
The trademark itself provides no clues for the curiousDota 2fanboy. Even in the Classification Information section, there are only ambiguously vague phrases like “magnetic data carriers” and “coin-operated apparatus.”
Our best guess is that Dota Underlord could be a new game mode that transitions away from the usual MOBA design. With the impressive success ofDota Auto Chess, Dota Underlord may become Valve’s version of the mod.
Alternatively, the trademark could also be the name of the official Dota 2 mobile game. Even with thenegative fan reactionto Blizzard’s upcoming mobile game, Diablo Immortal, the mobile gaming space remains a huge and lucrative market that Valve could be looking to get into.
A third possibility is that Dota Underlord may be related to Dota 2 melee hero, Vrogros, whose title is literally “The Underlord”. Could Vrogros play a central role in a new Dota Underlord game mode?
Unfortunately, we’ll probably have to wait untilThe International 2019in August to learn more about Dota Underlord. Artifact, Valve’s Dota 2 card game was revealed at The International 2017, so there’s already a precedent for Valve to announce new games at its biggest esports tournament.
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