LOOK: PH team takes major win in Int’l DotA 2 tourney

 Thank you for all the support! GGWP to OG. Big respect for you guys. pic.twitter.com/Rv0BTXUbmT

— TNC Pro Team (@TNCProTeam) August 10, 2016

The Philippine DotA (Defense of the Ancients) representative has pulled off a miracle, beating a major team at the International DotA 2 Championships (TI6) at the Seattle Center in the US.

The Philippine team TNC Gaming defeated OG, the European team in a tightly contested best-of-three match in the lower bracket that saw the Philippine team take away any progression for a team considered to be among the top five groups in the DotA global rankings.

TNC also represented the Southeast Asian region in the tournament. It previously won a spot in the lower bracket of the International DotA 2 Championships during a group stage competition.

TNC is composed of Marco Polo “Raven” Fausto, Carlo “Kuku” Palad, Samson Solomon “Sam_H” Hidalgo, Jimmy “DeMoN” Ho, and Nico “eyyou” Barcelon.

The win would bring them a step closer to winning in the lower bracket event – essentially bringing them up to face the upper bracket players – for the championship game to be held on August 13.

The top prize money for the championship is a staggering US$8,889,984, or over P400 million, one of the highest prizes for any gaming tournament.

The TNC would next be facing off with Digital Chaos.

The International DotA 2 Championship is the world's foremost tournament for DotA and has among the biggest prize money for any gaming competition.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com

Bill filed to prevent 'addiction' to DOTA, Counter-Strike

MANILA – A bill has been filed at the House of Representatives seeking to prohibit all computer shop owners from admitting minors into their establishments within school hours.

In a statement released on Sunday, Valenzuela City first district representative Win Gatchalian said House Bill No. 4740, to be known as the “Internet Cafe Regulation Act," will limit children’s access to computers and other gadgets to prevent addiction and untoward incidents on popular games, such as DOTA and Counter-Strike.

"High-stakes matches involving gambling among gamers, who are usually minors, tend to result in violence when one party becomes dissatisfied with the result of the match,” he said.

In the initial deliberation of HB 4740, Gatchalian said parents also have an important role in monitoring the computer games and websites their children access.

“Dapat din bantayan ng mga magulang kung appropriate ba sa age ng mga anak nila ang games at websites na nilalaro o binibisita ng mga bata,” Gatchalian said.

Due to too much computer exposure, Gatchalian said the risk of addiction to game and other unwanted sites among children increases.

“On one hand, Internet has allowed people to research and conduct work without having to invest so much on time,” he said.

"However, we also need to recognize that computers bring entertainment through games, and children have the tendency to be easily addicted to these games as they have impressionable minds that games could be easily influenced,” Gatchalian added.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com