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Steam Autumn Sale 2020 and Steam Awards Begin Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Valve will start accepting nominations for the Steam Awards 2020. At the same time, the great autumn sale is to start.
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Adrian Werner
November 24, 2020
Gamepads are Becoming Increasingly Popular on Steam
On the occasion of adding support for PS5's controller to Steam, Valve revealed that the daily number of people using controllers in the service has doubled over the last two years.
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Adrian Werner
November 22, 2020
Among Us Lost a Ton of Popularity; CS:GO Remains on Top
The popularity of Among Us on Steam has significantly decreased over the last 30 days. Meanwhile, Valve's free shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has reached, once again this year, one million simultaneous players.
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Paul Wozniak
November 16, 2020
New CS:GO Operation Release Date Leaked
Known to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players, Twitter user NorS2021 reported a few days ago that a new operation is coming to Valve's shooter.
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Paul Wozniak
November 10, 2020
Valve Makes Testing Games on Steam Easier for Devs
Valve is introducing another facility for developers on Steam. The Steam Playtest option enables them to easily manage access to game tests prepared for players.
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Paul Musiolik
November 5, 2020
Gabe Newell Will Send Half-Life 2 Gnome Into Space
Valve's CEO Gabe Newell plans to send a replica of Gnome Chompsky from Half-Life 2: Episode Two into space. The launch of the rocket will be a charity event aimed at raising money for one of the hospitals in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Bart Swiatek
November 3, 2020
Players Ask Steam to Mark DRM-free Games
Once again, the gamers vent their displeasure with DRM security. All because of a Reddit user, who suggested that Steam should mark DRM-free games.
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Jacob Blazewicz
November 2, 2020
Valve Declares War on Toxicity and Account Boosts in Dota 2
Valve Software intends to fight more actively against toxicity and account boosting in Dota 2. 14 thousand people have recently been banned for manipulating the MMR ranking. The game will also receive a system for reporting inappropriate behavior, modelled on CS:GO's Overwatch.
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Bart Swiatek
October 20, 2020
Referee who Revealed CS:GO Scandal: „I Opened Pandora's Box”
Esports referee Michal „Michau” Slowinski spoke about the scandal on the professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene, which concerns the use of a glitch to the team's advantage. The Pole was responsible for bringing the case to light and said it was like „opening Pandora's box”.
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Paul Wozniak
October 16, 2020
Steam has a Problem With Malfunctioning CAPTCHA
Users complain that they cannot create new Steam accounts or change their passwords. The blame for this lies with CAPTCHA, which cannot be answered correctly.
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Karol Laska
October 6, 2020
Team Fortress 2 Sets New Activity Record 13 Years After Launch
Team Fortress 2 is still doing well. During the last 24 hours, the game has set a new activity record. This situation is most probably related to the big update that came out yesterday.
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Agnes Adamus
October 2, 2020
Coach Bug in CS:GO Continues to Haunt as New Bans Drop
Today, the ESIC committee informed of several other professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive trainers, who over the past few years have used the bug to observe the map. The full list of accused trainers is expected to appear at the end of October, as so far, only 20% of available match recordings have been checked.
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Paul Wozniak
September 28, 2020
Left 4 Dead 2 Returns With The Last Stand DLC
Eleven years after the release, Left 4 Dead 2 received a new expansion - The Last Stand. Developed by the community and supported by Valve, the expansion introduces a new campaign, locations and weapons. The patch also includes a number of fixes. Additionally, the game can be checked out for free over the weekend and bought on Steam with a very big discount.
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Bart Swiatek
September 25, 2020
Left 4 Dead 2 The Last Stand Trailer and Release Date
The trailer of The Last Stand campaign for Left 4 Dead 2 was released. Valve has also revealed the release date of this update.
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Adrian Werner
September 17, 2020
Left 4 Dead 2 Revives as Valve Assists Fans Making New Campaign
We have learned more details about the The Last Stand update for Left 4 Dead 2. It turns out that it will not be a simple map conversion from the first L4D. Instead we will get a full-fledged campaign.
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Adrian Werner
September 16, 2020
How Much Would It Cost to Buy Everything on Steam?
There is a site that enables us to check how much we would need to spend to buy all the games available on Steam. Currently, the amount is just over $537,000 (nearly $522,000 if discounts are included).
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Milosz Szubert
September 14, 2020
CS:GO Scandal Continues; More Coach Bans Possible
The recent scandal caused by the use of an exploit by professional coaches of CS teams is not yet over. Yesterday there were reports that more people may be involved in the whole matter.
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Paul Wozniak
September 11, 2020
Bots Crack Down on Cheaters in Team Fortress 2
For some time now, Team Fortress 2 players have been battling cheaters with specially programmed bots.
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Paul Wozniak
September 4, 2020
CS:GO Judges Appreciated for Their Help in Detecting Fraud
Michal Slowinski and Steve Dudenhoeffer were appreciated for their work on detecting unfair practices of three professional CS:GO team coaches. They received $1,500 reward from the organizers of the Flashpoint tournament series. In addition, GoFundMe is currently collecting money for them.
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Milosz Szubert
September 4, 2020
CS:GO Scandal; Bans for Coaches Using an Exploit
Three CS:GO coaches have committed fraud by using a bug in the game to view the position of opponents on the map. ESL punished the coaches with a long-term ban.
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Karol Laska
September 1, 2020