Defense of the Ancients
It's high time a thead was made for this with the tournament/gameplay reveal so close and the trailer just released. All the information following can be found on the homepage, the link above.
A History of DotA
If you're new to this DotA and want to find out more of its inception CtChocula from GosuGamers is compiling a decent history of the map and its competitive scene throughout the years.
http://www.gosugamers.net/dota/thread/802775-a-history-of-dota-part-1
http://www.gosugamers.net/dota/thread/807143-a-history-of-dota-part-2
http://www.gosugamers.net/dota/thread/817408-a-history-of-dota-part-3
http://www.gosugamers.net/dota/thread/823856-a-history-of-dota-part-4
15th August GamesCon Trailer:
On the 1st of August they updated the main website for the first time in a very long while, announcing an upcoming tournament as the first gameplay reveal.
The International
http://www.dota2.com/tournaments/international/
The Teams
http://www.dota2.com/tournaments/international/teams/
Here is the DotA 2 GamesCon booth: http://i.imgur.com/me40E.jpg
Total prize pool confirmed on the blog
1st place: $1,000,000 USD
2nd place: $250,000
3rd place: $150,000
4th place: $80,000
5th place: $35,000
6th place: $35,000
7th place: $25,000
8th place: $25,000
The International has concluded
Head to the homepage to see the rest of the results.
The NDA has been lifted!
http://blog.dota2.com/2011/09/i-said-good-day-sir/
"We've been a bit quiet lately. As always, we learn a lot whenever we put something out and get feedback from you all. Showing Dota 2 to the world at The International gave us a lot of feedback to chew through, and many recenty forum threads talking about the information leaking out of the beta has added to the pile. After a bunch of thinking, we've decided to change our plans a little."
Visit the Dota 2 blog to read the full post, this is great news as we'll get to see them update and improve the game during the beta as the patches come.
