The Ocho! Dota 2's The International will stream on ESPN3

It looks like you don’t have to try to convince ESPN that e-sports are just like traditional sports. One of the world’s largest cable networks revealed today that it is working with Valve to broadcast the game developer’s major Dota 2 tournament.

The International event will stream live to ESPN3, which is the sports network’s online service. The two companies are also teaming up to air a preview of The International finals on ESPN2, which is a standard cable channel, at 8:30 p.m. Pacific on Sunday just prior to the big matchup. That preview will feature highlights of previous matches, analysis of the upcoming game, and interviews with players as well as Valve’s Gabe Newell.