Tag Archives: CS:GO

Valve is implementing some region-specific changes for CS:GO this week in order to get around potential loot box regulations. In an effort to work around the lootboxes/gambling argument, CS:GO now has an X-Ray scanner to reveal the specific item in any container before opening it. The X-Ray Scanner is only …

Over the years, Valve has opened up the Steam platform a ton, adding lots of features and making it easy participate in the Steam community via the Workshop, Marketplace, Reviews and groups. Unfortunately, this also opens up the door for scammers attempting to take advantage, with CS:GO skin scammers making …

Last week, we learned that Valve was making changes to Steam in an effort to crack down on developers abusing the store’s ‘upcoming releases’ list. Now this week, the Steam team’s attention is turning towards the community workshop, where CS:GO, Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2 items will now need …

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Counter-Strike. What started off as a multiplayer Half-Life mod has gone on to become one of the biggest shooter franchises in gaming and is still going strong two decades later. To celebrate the occasion, Valve has released an update for CS:GO, which puts …

Valve’s effort to make Counter-Strike: Global Offensive free-to-play gave the game a much-needed boost after months of decline, helping to attain the biggest number ever recorded in the series. Not-so-coincidentally, the number of Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) bans has seen a noticeable surge, with over 600,000 accounts hit with the developer’s …

The divisive, yet perhaps long-awaited move in making Counter-Strike: Global Offensive free-to-play has done wonders for the game, with reports stating that its unique player count has double since November. CS:GO’s concurrent player base has also seen a boost, almost reaching 1.3 times the amount prior to the update. Early …

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) has been rumoured to receive its own battle royale mode since last year. Aptly dubbed “Danger Zone”, Valve has made the mode official alongside making the game free-to-play, but it seems that not everyone supports the move. Danger Zone is “a fast-paced battle royale game mode …

This week, the big story in esports has been the disbanding of OpTic India's CS:GO team, after Nikhil ‘forsaken' Kumawat was caught cheating at a tournament live on stage. Since then, the Esports Integrity Coalition has handed down a 5-year ban to the player and while he has the opportunity …

A few days ago, the esports world was rocked after a player was caught cheating live on stage during a tournament. Former OpTic India CS:GO player, Nikhil ‘forsaken' Kumawat tried to physically stop admins from checking his PC and then tried to quickly delete the cheat, but it was no …

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professional player Nikhil ‘forsaken’ Kumawat has been caught cheating during the eXTREMESLAND Asia Finals, causing an immediate disqualification for OpTic India. Unfortunately, the organisation has not only responded by unceremoniously firing Kumawat, but disbanding its entire CS:GO roster. OpTic India’s match against Vietnamese team Revolution was paused …

Loot boxes became the subject of controversy for the Dutch back in April, as The Netherlands Gaming Authority found that some games did breach gambling laws. The country gave developers until today to alter game designs or face prosecution, forcing Valve to make some changes to its Marketplace. It’s fair …

Last week, Valve made a change to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's trading rules, extending the trade cool down period to seven days. The aim was to stop automated Steam accounts from trading items frequently via third-party services, but it looks like the change has sparked a lot of debate among players, …

Back in February 2017, Valve revealed that it was implementing a new approach to catch out cheaters in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. You'll often find users online complaining about cheaters in CS:GO, and VAC bans usually come in slow waves. To tackle this, Valve turned to machine learning to catch them …

Over the course of this year, PUBG has gone on to become the biggest game on Steam, even going as far as to dethrone Dota 2. It looks like this has caught Valve's attention, as the developers behind Counter-Strike: Global Offensive appear to be working on their own survival-style battle …

If you are an avid CS:GO player and have some grievances with the matchmaking system, then you may be in luck as it looks like an overhaul has arrived. Yesterday, Valve pushed out a new matchmaking system known as ‘Trust Factor', replacing Prime Matchmaking, which takes into account more stats …

Last week, Valve announced that it would be revamping Counter-Strike's most iconic map, Dust II. Shortly after, we got to see a complete comparison of the new version versus the old and beta testers had a chance to play it and provide feedback. It seems there has been a quick …

Yesterday it came to light that Valve would be putting out an updated and refined version of Counter-Strike’s most iconic map- Dust2. At the time, we only had one screenshot to look at but now, Valve has released a full look at the new version of the map, which makes …

There have been many legendary maps introduced to Counter-Strike over the years, though Dust2 sits at the very top of the pile. Over the years, Dust2 has remained fairly untouched, with Valve choosing to focus on revamping other classic maps for CS:GO instead. That is changing this year though, as …

The FTC settles for a slap on the wrist and calls for more disclosure.

CS:GO has once again taken back the second spot on Steam’s Game and Player Statistics, showing the enduring popularity of the competitive shooter. In a bid to further ensure longevity, Valve has announced plans to change many of the pistols in the game, starting with the Tec-9. The Tec-9 is …

The Steam Summer sale is usually a good opportunity for cheaters to pick up cheap copies of multiplayer games on alternate accounts. Fortunately, it looks like Valve has managed to keep on top of it this year, with 40,000 VAC bans being handed out on the 6th of July, the …

It looks like Counter-Strike will finally be getting the Source 2 treatment, with reports this week claiming that CS:GO will be jumping to the new engine later this Summer. With this engine change, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive should receive a bunch of performance enhancements and potentially some visual upgrades as it …

As fun as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive can be, you will occasionally run into cheaters and while progress can seem slow at times, Valve does work to fight back against them. Unfortunately, hard-coded cheat detection often leads to an arms race with cheat developers, leading to a constant cycle of new …

It's probably a good thing that Valve helped crack down on Counter Strike: Global Offensive skin gambling earlier this year, as it's just introduced a bevy of new aesthetic items that many more people would have been wagering if it hadn't. Gloves! They're the new gun skins and come in …

Following on from the revelation that not only were lots of people gambling away their in-game skins for games like CS:GO, but that Youtubers were marketing the practice to children, a lot of people have asked Valve to do something about it. Throwing their weight behind that cry now, is …

It's not that uncommon for people with lots of success and lots of money, to indulge in their best loved sports and purchase stakes in teams. Just look at Steve Ballmer. Well that sort of thing happens in Esports too and it turns out that famed DJ and producer, Steve …

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive can quickly become a frustrating game if you encounter cheaters, especially in a competitive match. However, today it looks like someone revved up the Valve Anti-Cheat engine as more than 11,000 players were hit with the ban hammer in one of the largest ban waves of the …

One of the world's largest Counter Strike: Global Offensive betting sites, CSGO Lounge, has announced that it is applying for an official gambling license, in order to legitimise itself. This comes after it received a cease and desist letter from Valve, as well as a lot of negative attention from …

Like a number of organisations in recent weeks, Twitch has made it quite clear that it doesn't want its streaming platform to support content creators that encourage Steam item gambling on sites like the recently infamous, CSGO Lotto. To back that up, it's now banned prominent streamer PhantomL0rd. “The community has …

Last night, Valve finally spoke out about all of the recent news surrounding the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gambling scene. In short, Valve never made any money from it and the company does not support it and will begin taking action against sites using Steam's APIs to run a gambling business. Now, …