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Agent Skins Remain a Problem in CS:GO. Characters Blend in With Surroundings

Agent Skins Remain a Problem in CS:GO. Characters Blend in With Surroundings

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is known for its skins, which can be astronomically expensive. As much as weapon skins remain a cosmetic item, the same cannot be said for some character skins, which are a recurring problem.

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Michal Ciezadlik

March 22, 2021

Agent Skins Remain a Problem in CS:GO. Characters Blend in With Surroundings
Steam Refused to Sell Game Because of Excessive Nudity

Steam Refused to Sell Game Because of Excessive Nudity

Super Seducer 3 will not appear on Steam. Valve deemed the game too close to pornography.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

March 22, 2021

Steam Refused to Sell Game Because of Excessive Nudity
Game Code Suggest Refreshed Overpass Coming to CS:GO

Game Code Suggest Refreshed Overpass Coming to CS:GO

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive received a new minor update. One Reddit user noticed that there are a lot of references to the Overpass map in its code. This may suggest that Valve is preparing a refreshed version.

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Milosz Szubert

March 16, 2021

Game Code Suggest Refreshed Overpass Coming to CS:GO
CS: GO Modder Creates Destructible Map

CS: GO Modder Creates Destructible Map

Here's an interesting example of the creative powers of CS: GO's modding community. Polish modder LionDoge has created a model of the Inferno map, which is fully vulnerable to damage from grenades, bullets and explosives.

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Michal Ciezadlik

March 15, 2021

CS: GO Modder Creates Destructible Map
Magic Molotov Bug in CS:GO Defies Laws of Physics

Magic Molotov Bug in CS:GO Defies Laws of Physics

Finding bugs in CS:GO has become something of a sport for some players. Yesterday, one of them shared an interesting new bug concerning Molotov cocktail on Reddit.

video games

Michal Ciezadlik

March 12, 2021

Magic Molotov Bug in CS:GO Defies Laws of Physics
Dota Underlords May Share Artifact's Fate; 97% of Players Left

Dota Underlords May Share Artifact's Fate; 97% of Players Left

Valve's auto battler Dota Underlords, which left the early access program a year ago, continues to lose players. Compared to its performance when it debuted in 2019, its user base has shrunk by as much as 97 percent.

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Michael Kulakowski

March 9, 2021

Dota Underlords May Share Artifact's Fate; 97% of Players Left
Modders Prepare Improved Tutorial for New Dota 2 Players

Modders Prepare Improved Tutorial for New Dota 2 Players

Dota 2 fans have decided to create a new tutorial for the game to replace the official one, considered to be useless. For this purpose, they have already raised over $26,000 to pay the modders.

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Adrian Werner

March 9, 2021

Modders Prepare Improved Tutorial for New Dota 2 Players
CS:GO Removed from Steam? Valve Might be Up To Something [UPDATED]

CS:GO Removed from Steam? Valve Might be Up To Something [UPDATED]

The popular shooter CS:GO disappeared from Steam. For now, the reason for this is unknown – is it technical maintenance, or are the developers preparing some big announcement?

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Bart Swiatek

March 9, 2021

CS:GO Removed from Steam? Valve Might be Up To Something [UPDATED]
CS:GO Player Demonstrates Valve's Sluggishness

CS:GO Player Demonstrates Valve's Sluggishness

Valve hasn't been doing much to fix CS:GO lately. One Reddit user highlighted a bug that has gone unnoticed by the developers for the past year.

video games

Michal Ciezadlik

March 8, 2021

CS:GO Player Demonstrates Valve's Sluggishness
Artifact Goes F2P; Valve Ceases Development

Artifact Goes F2P; Valve Ceases Development

Despite attempts, Valve failed to save the card game Artifact. The devs have announced the end of the game's development. Servers, however, will remain active, and the game has switched to full F2P model.

video games

Adrian Werner

March 5, 2021

Artifact Goes F2P; Valve Ceases Development
Steam Remote Play Together Available to Everyone

Steam Remote Play Together Available to Everyone

A new update to the Steam platform has brought a full version of the Remote Play Together feature. This allows local multiplayer games to be played remotely.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

March 3, 2021

Steam Remote Play Together Available to Everyone
Court Orders Valve to Give Apple Its Data

Court Orders Valve to Give Apple Its Data

Epic Games' conflict with Apple has temporarily turned into a dispute between Apple and Valve. What's more, Gabe Newell's side is losing this clash, as a California court has obliged it to hand over data on 436 games available on Steam.

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Karol Laska

February 25, 2021

Court Orders Valve to Give Apple Its Data
Xbox Gamepad Leads on Steam - Valve Publishes Controller Stats

Xbox Gamepad Leads on Steam - Valve Publishes Controller Stats

Valve prepared some more help for game developers. We're talking about reports on the use of gamepads on Steam, among which Xbox controller takes the top spot.

hardware & software

Jacob Blazewicz

February 25, 2021

Xbox Gamepad Leads on Steam - Valve Publishes Controller Stats
Steam Tests Option to Play Together Without an Account

Steam Tests Option to Play Together Without an Account

Valve has started testing a new Steam client. The beta enables us to check out an enhanced version of the Remote Play Together service, which lets us invite people without an account on the platform to play together.

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Jacob Blazewicz

February 25, 2021

Steam Tests Option to Play Together Without an Account
Steam's Summer Game Festival 2021 Coming in June

Steam's Summer Game Festival 2021 Coming in June

Valve announced the exact start and end dates for this year's Steam Summer Game Festival. The next opportunity to check out unreleased titles will come this June.

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Paul Musiolik

February 21, 2021

Steam's Summer Game Festival 2021 Coming in June
Valve Surprizes With New Update for Portal 2

Valve Surprizes With New Update for Portal 2

Portal 2, a game released over 10 years ago, has just received an update. The patch enables the title to run on the latest PCs and fixes a number of bugs.

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Adrian Piotrowski

February 21, 2021

Valve Surprizes With New Update for Portal 2
Valve Refuses to Give Apple Steam Data Against Epic Games

Valve Refuses to Give Apple Steam Data Against Epic Games

Valve rejected a request from Apple for Steam data. These would have helped in the fight between the Californian company and Epic Games. However, the platform's owner believes that Apple's demands are by no means as modest as the company portrays.

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Jacob Blazewicz

February 19, 2021

Valve Refuses to Give Apple Steam Data Against Epic Games
CS:GO Patch Fixes Ping and Foosteps Bugs

CS:GO Patch Fixes Ping and Foosteps Bugs

Valve released a new patch for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The update fixes two major bugs related to ping and footstep sounds.

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Jacob Blazewicz

February 18, 2021

CS:GO Patch Fixes Ping and Foosteps Bugs
DOTA Will Get a Netflix Show

DOTA Will Get a Netflix Show

Netflix and Valve have announced DOTA: Dragon's Blood, an animated fantasy series based on the popular MOBA game.

movies & tv series

Adrian Werner

February 17, 2021

DOTA Will Get a Netflix Show
Chinese Steam Launches With 53 Games and No Forum

Chinese Steam Launches With 53 Games and No Forum

China finally got its own version of Steam. Due to restrictions and censorship it is very limited.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

February 10, 2021

Chinese Steam Launches With 53 Games and No Forum