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HILLSIDE, N.J., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- From game world to real world, game creator and leading entertainment conglomerate, NECA/WizKids, under a merchandise licensee agreement with game developer and publisher Valve, today unveiled plans to launch an upcoming Dota 2 HeroClix collection and new game platform entitled 'NextChess', featuring Team Fortress 2 (TF2), both based on the best-selling game franchises. Both titles are set to launch this summer. The announcement follows...

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- World Cyber Games, Inc. (WCG), organizer of the world's largest international video game competition, announced the tournament schedules for the WCG 2012 Grand Final which will be held in Kunshan, China from November 29 to December 2. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121116/HK14891 ) The opening match for the WCG 2012 Grand Final will be the 'Warcraft(®) III: The Frozen Throne(TM)' (Warcraft III) group...

BEIJING, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD) ("Perfect World"), a leading online game developer and operator based in China, and Valve, a leading entertainment software and technology company based in the United States, today announced an agreement granting Perfect World exclusive rights to operate Dota 2 in mainland China. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/CNTH023LOGO ) In development at Valve, with design lead "IceFrog," Dota 2...

Enid Burns for RedOrbit.com Blizzard Entertainment and Valve Software settled a trademark dispute based on four big letters: DOTA. Both video game publishers have game properties that use those same four letters and launched a dispute just last week. As part of the settlement, both companies will have limited use of the DOTA name. Valve retains rights to the DOTA name for commercial titles. Blizzard will continue to be able to use DOTA for its WarCraft III and StarCraft II...