Dota 2 launches new Compendium to build another gigantic prize pool

How do you build a gigantic prize pool for your e-sport? You get the community evolved.

The International is a huge tournament for Valve’s Dota 2, a competitive multiplayer online battle arena game. It’s one of the most popular games for spectators, and those fans are happy to help contribute to The International 2015’s prize pool before the event starts on July 3 in Seattle. To do so, they just have to buy something called the Compendium, either in a $10 package or a $27 one. Doing so will give them access to in-game rewards, with more unlocking as more is donated. Just 25 percent of Compendium sales go toward the prize pool, but it’s already raised a good chunk of change.