Valve caught most of the industry by surprise last August when it first indicated its plans to create a game based on the popular Warcraft III mod Defense of the Ancients. Warcraft III creator ...

Mods are an essential part of gaming, especially (but not exclusively) on PC. These days you can find mods for pretty much any game out there, and plenty of them to boot. These range from small ...

Many Dota 2 mods take it far and away from the MOBA game that plenty of people know it as. Despite being a chess-focused spin on card battlers, Auto Chess started life as a fan project created within ...

Valve is once again turning a popular game mod into a stand-alone title, but this time it's doing it without bringing on-board the original mod makers. In a blog post on the Dota 2 website, Valve ...

Well, I guess now we know how powerful that map editor is. This Dota 2 mod, Slayers of the Ancients (SOTA, Sota or Premiership of Heroes if you're feeling spin-offy), takes the engine, assets and some ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Modders never cease to amaze. This time, a coder with the alias BMD remade Dota 2 as a third-person shooter. The popular online multiplayer game ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. In another dimension, people are playing DOTA 2 as a giant ice cream cone wielding a nacho glaive. Valve's Steam Workshop, where players can submit ...

Denny Connolly is an editor and contributor who joined the Game Rant team in 2014. He specializes in game guides, MMO coverage, and the Pokemon GO beat; but is a lifelong fan of all game genres. He's ...

Okay, this one's a little more open to opinion. Most absurd/random/silly equipment ideas get thrashed pretty quickly in Dota 2's Steam Workshop. Dota 2 is serious business and most fans don't see room ...

I may have saved the best for last. This weapon mod for Bloodseeker splits his large blades into multi-bladed shredders wickedly drenched in the blood of all sorts of squishies. It brings back the ...