Watch: First trailer for Valve's Dota 2

Feast your eyes upon Valve's first trailer for Dota 2. Before you get too excited there is no gameplay to be seen, only some pretty CG. The CG trailer is curiously similar to the way Blizzard operates. I admit, I don't know much about Dota or its origins but I do know it was originally a mod for Blizzard's Warcraft III.

Being that Valve's title looks very similar to Blizzard's character designs and the game is straight up called Dota 2, has caused some concern. No official legal action has happened yet but I wouldn't be surprised if some lawsuits pop up around the game's launch.

Valve has planned to capture the hearts and minds of competitive gamers by holding the first Dota 2 tournament before the game is even released. Later this week at Gamescom in Germany pro gamers will get a shot at 1 million dollars. It will cost you significantly less to start playing Dota 2 as the game is widely believed to launch as a free-to-play title later this year. Watch the trailer after the break.