DOTA 2

Valve and CEO Gabe Newell have released both a commentator and the production company behind one of their popular Dota 2 Tournaments, Shanghai Major. The commentator was James Harding, and Newell stated the following on Reddit, “We won’t be working with him again.” He did give a more detailed account of the firing, stating that this was not Harding’s first offense, but rather the latest in a series of them. “We’ve had issues with James at previous events,” Newell explained. “Some Valve people lobbied to bring him back for Shanghai, feeling that he deserved another chance. That was a mistake.” Finally, Newell stated that the production company who had been working the Shangai Major tournament will also be replaced. He added: “As long as we’re firing people, we are also firing the production company that we’ve been working with on the Shanghai Major. They will be replaced, and we hope to get this turned around before the main event.” It was apparently some vulgar language and comments that Harding made in his commentary segments