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Blizzard AllStars What's taking so long
The above image is pretty much all the information available on the Blizzard All-Stars official website, with the exception of the usual legal and copyright information. We particularly enjoy the "Soonish(TM)".

But really, this game was announced back at BlizzCon 2010, so what's causing the delay? The copyright dispute with Valve over the use of the DotA trademark may have set them back a little, but that can't possibly account for the current silence. Back in 2011, Senior Game Designer Jonny Ebbert said that the 2010 version of the game had been "flattened", implying that it was being totally reworked, shifting away from the earlier model of an add-on to Heart of the Swarm.

Eurogamer spoke to Chris Sigaty, StarCraft 2's production director, regarding the company's prolonged silence on the title.

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]]>blizzardblizzard-all-starsblizzard-all-stars-release-dateblizzcon-2013Olivia GraceWed, 23 Jan 2013 19:00:00 ESTBlizzard and Valve settle DOTA dispute, Blizzard DOTA officially Blizzard All-Starshttp://wow.joystiq.com/2012/05/11/blizzard-and-valve-settle-dota-dispute-blizzard-dota-officially/http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/05/11/blizzard-and-valve-settle-dota-dispute-blizzard-dota-officially/http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/05/11/blizzard-and-valve-settle-dota-dispute-blizzard-dota-officially/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Blizzard and Valve have been going back and forth about ownership of the DOTA title for awhile now. It's a complicated issue that's been summed up very well by Joystiq's JC Fletcher: "Which giant company has the rights to the fan-created, community-promoted word 'Dota?'"

As of today, it turns out Valve has those rights. The two giant companies have amicably settled the issue amongst themselves. Valve will release its DOTA title as Dota 2, and Blizzard will release its as Blizzard All-Stars. Personally, I'm a bigger fan of All-Stars, anyway. It gives the name some real flavor and, as stated by Blizzard VP Rob Pardo, "ultimately better reflects the design of our game."

Of course, regardless of the decisions made here, the fan community will inevitably continue calling this genre of games DOTA or some variation thereof. If you care to read the full press release regarding this agreement, hop behind the cut below.

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]]>blizzardblizzard-all-starsblizzard-dotabreakingdotadota-2valveAlex ZiebartFri, 11 May 2012 18:03:00 EST