Following The International, Valve's seasonal Dota 2 Major Championships will kick off in Europe later this year. Valve's Erik Johnson confirmed the Fall DMC location to IGN at The International 5. Johnson declined to provide a more specific venue or country, as "some things may change."

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The first International took place in Cologne, Germany, which is where Gamescom 2015 is taking place this week."We’re excited about the Majors because it’ll be a really healthy thing for the competitive scene," Johnson said. That said, Valve "will not be as involved as we are in The International." Valve already announced it would rely on external partners to manage much of the Dota Major Championships, but details on who and how remain to be seen.Johnson compared the upcoming Fall DMC to the this year’s Dota 2 Asia Championship. "We saw DAC in February [2015]. We didn’t have a huge amount to do with it. It was our partners in China at Perfect World. We did advise on it, though."For this Fall’s DMC event, Johnson said, "Expect it to be a super cool event with all the best teams in the world, same as The International. But don’t expect there to be four Internationals a year. It doesn’t seem totally sustainable. We do love this, though. We really do."Leading up to the Fall DMC, Valve previously explained, "There will be limited trade periods during the year for participating teams." This is in an effort to discourage the rampant player trading and team implosions that typically follow major events such as The International.For more on The International, check out all the matches on IGN and read our impressions of the Dota 2 Secret Shop VR demo

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