With the launch of Counter-Strike 2 now live, players are diving into CS with a renewed excitement. With that said, you may be looking for how to mute individual players, or voice communications as a…
October 13, 2023 | 07:05 EDT
Today Valve surprise released Counter-Strike 2 following a few months in limited testing after the announcement of the game back in March 2023. The game is now available to download on Steam for…
September 27, 2023 | 11:55 EDT
The Gambit esports team will be competing under the temporary name "players" in the ESL Pro League Season 15 CS:GO competition. Earlier this month, ESL instituted a policy change that banned any…
March 14, 2022 | 02:37 EDT
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is part of a franchise that's been around for a long time, which is why it might be surprising to some that it's the second game that's received flick game support.…
December 13, 2021 | 09:34 EST
Valve has revealed the "Dreams & Nightmares" CS:GO Art Contest and there are some pretty killer prizes on the line: a total of 10 winners will get $100,000 each for designing a cool new weapon…
July 21, 2021 | 01:53 EDT
Valve has lightened restrictions regarding CSGO bans for competitive play, allowing some players with very old bans to finally qualify for profressional Masters tournaments. Counter-Strike: Global…
April 15, 2021 | 03:45 EDT
Valve has implemented stringent anti-cheating measures for CS:GO in order to combat cheating. Players will now launch CS:GO in trusted mode by default, and while in that mode third-party software…
July 9, 2020 | 09:57 EDT
A small-scale (but nonetheless epic) crossover has taken place between two excellent franchises: a CS:GO Halo Sticker Capsule is now available in the game. What's a sticker? Well, it's a flat,…
November 29, 2019 | 10:00 EST
CSGO keys can no longer be traded as of a recent update to the game. Most Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players are unlikely to be affected by this change, but a small segment of the world's…
October 29, 2019 | 07:56 EDT
Multiplayer games are usually a hotbed of exploits that players quickly manage to find and usually end up making the game hell for other players. These exploits are generally patched out within the…
May 20, 2019 | 07:00 EDT
Welcome back to The Royale! Featuring Rutledge and Chevy, we're dropping into another battle royale game to give you the intel you need to decide if this game is worth your time. With tons of Battle…
December 31, 2018 | 01:00 EST
Last July, controversy erupted when some YouTube and Twitch personalities were found allegedly promoting websites for gambling in-game items from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in which they were…
July 21, 2017 | 06:40 EDT
According to a report by research firms Eilers & Krejcik Gaming and Narus Advisors, gamers spent an equivalent of over $5 billion on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skin gambling during 2016.…
January 25, 2017 | 10:41 EST
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Valve's well known Tactical Shooter, has added cosmetic Glove Cases to the game according to the game's latest release notes. Details of the cases are further…
November 29, 2016 | 08:45 EST
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched in 2000. CS: GO features new maps, characters, and weapons and delivers…
October 15, 2016 | 04:18 EDT
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is one of Valve's biggest money makers, despite its relatively low price. In fact, it's arguable that the price for the game serves more as a way to stop the game…
October 7, 2016 | 12:48 EDT
UPDATE - We have received word from Doug Lombardi at Valve: Back in July we posted about third-party gambling sites (http://store.steampowered.com/news/22883/). Our position has not changed and…
October 5, 2016 | 04:28 EDT
A YouTube prank for April Fool's cost a lot of Counter-Strike players some money. The prank in question comes from a YouTube video posted by McSkillet. The prank involved a new giveaway for Counter-…
April 2, 2016 | 04:47 EDT
In an unforeseen and welcomed piece of news on the Official Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Blog, Valve has announced that all future CS:GO Majors will have a prize pool of $1,000,000 for teams to…
February 23, 2016 | 08:49 EST
Earlier this evening, members of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive community were made aware of a pending update that had a large amount of information and changes, with speculation that it could…
February 18, 2016 | 12:56 EST
Counter-Strike 2 is a shooter that boasts a huge fanbase, massive eSport and competitive scene, and community that is fervent about their game and the strategies they use. The game includes a number…
February 5, 2016 | 11:00 EST
Steam Spy has emerged onto the Internet this year and has become a go-to resource in many ways for information on the online games retailer. Beyond having excellent set up data, the owner, Sergey…
December 23, 2015 | 12:40 EST
Last week, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive saw a huge update that made a number of big changes to the game's mechanics, as well as the addition of a new gun. While many of these changes were good…
December 16, 2015 | 02:04 EST
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players are no strangers to regular updates to the game, many of which bring a number of changes to both the mechanics and the meta of gameplay. The new Winter Update…
December 9, 2015 | 11:24 EST
ESL One Cologne, one of the biggest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments in the world, will be returning to the the LANXESS arena in 2016. ESL believes that this will be the largest Counter-…
December 8, 2015 | 02:03 EST
In the last few weeks all eyes have been on Paris following a string of horrific attacks on multiple public venues in France, which left 129 people dead and many more severely injured. With the world…
November 19, 2015 | 04:53 EST
Plays.tv is adding a couple of new features today. For those who are unaware of Plays.tv, it is a service that can easily record desktop game footage for you, and in the case of a couple of games…
September 3, 2015 | 10:00 EDT
Dota 2 recently held its largest tournament of the year boasting a prize pool of over $18 million. Viewership totals are still coming in, but looking across the various livestreams confirmed millions…
August 11, 2015 | 02:20 EDT
The 10th season of the Intel Extreme Masters, a global eSports tournament held in partnership with the Electronic Sports League (ESL), will be starting up next week. This 10th season also marks the…
June 2, 2015 | 04:07 EDT