'DOTA 2' Steam features may appear in other titles - gamescom 2011

DOTA 2's Steam features could appear in other games on the service, Valve has revealed.

Project manager Eric Johnson has said that the game's spectating, coaching and matchmaking features could become Steamworks components for use in other titles.

"Well, we look at everything we do, we like to first experiment on our own products, and this [gamescom] tournament is an example of that," Johnson told Digital Spy.

"We built a bunch of features around spectating games and running tournaments, building a lobby that DOTA 2 is at least initially taking advantage of.

"The things that are successful we'll take and use in our other products, and the things that our partners are interested in we'll put into Steamworks so other developers can use them. So we're always looking for new things to implement into Steam, but it always starts with the product level."

It was said that Coaching, which is set to feature interactive guides and tutorials with offline bots, as well as the reportedly more social matchmaking system, could both be added to Steamworks.

Johnson further explained: "It could be that coaching is something that needs to be a Steamworks feature, or the way we're doing matchmaking is something that probably a lot of developers would be interested in using, so we're always looking to add value there."

Based on Warcraft 3 mod 'Defence Of The Ancients', DOTA 2 will be a real-time strategy title and have role-playing elements.

Valve has said that it is hoping to release DOTA 2 by the end of the year on PC and Mac.

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