I'm still a little confused on the nuances of the の particle. For example,
let's say "I played Dota 2." Would that be

> "Dota 2 **の** ゲームをしました。"
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How to say when you're doing a specific thing?
I think you are right. In this case, の binds the two nouns together.

Of course, there are other cases where you use の with a different meaning, but
in your case, it seems right.
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I understand your tendency to want to use `の` in this case. However when you
want to introduce the name of something, you should use `という`. (assuming you
are introducing it for the first time). So you could say, `Dota2というゲームをしました。`
If the game is mutually understood you can just say `Dota2をしました。`
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