Dota 2 Compendium updated with more features, game out on Linux and Mac

Valve has announced a major new feature for the in-game Compendium item in Dota 2. A recent update has added the ability to have a fantasy league revolving around Dota 2 teams, players and the ongoing International 3 tournament. Using the Compendium, players can assemble a team of players that are taking part in the International tournaments for their fantasy league. After each tournament, players earn points depending on the performance of their fantasy team's real-life counterparts.

The new feature also rewards players with trading cards which can be collected and traded. Along with this, there is also a prediction system that allows players to make predictions on upcoming matches in tournaments.

The Compendium was released in the Dota 2 in-game store in order to further promote the International 3. Valve is crowd-funding the prize pool for the tournament by adding $2.50 for every Compendium that is bought. Currently, the prize pool sits at $2,595,527. The Compendium is available to purchase from the in-game store for $9.99 (Rs 592 approx).

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Recently, Valve had announced that the game is available for Mac and Linux PCs. The announcement came a week after the PC launch of the game. The company had also released the minimum system requirements for these platforms.

Dota 2 is free-to-play and is available on digital distribution platform Steam.