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Left 4 Dead 2 Lives; The Last Stand Update Inbound
The creators of Left 4 Dead 2 informed that almost 11 years after its release, the game will receive an update, named The Last Stand. Most probably it is a port of a map from the first game.
video games
Bart Swiatek
August 27, 2020
Cheaters Banning Innocent CS:GO Players Caught Valve's Attention
Valve's John McDonald announced a solution to the problem of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive hackers using bots to abuse the Overwatch system. The victory was short-lived, but apparently the company took the complains of the players to heart.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
August 20, 2020
Microsoft Flight Simulator Refund Problems on Steam [Updated]
Steam users have a big problem with Microsoft Flight Simulator. The website counts downloading files as gameplay, and it takes so much time that the two-hour limit for refunds is exceeded.
video games
Adrian Werner
August 20, 2020
Big Exploit in CS:GO Enables Players to See Through Walls
For some time now, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has had a large exploit that enabled players to see through walls and smoke grenades, among other things. Valve tried to get rid of it earlier this month, but this just made the bug easier to use.
video games
Paul Wozniak
August 18, 2020
Suspicious Examples Suggest Paid Reviews on Steam
Buying reviews on Steam is a serious accusation, both for a gamer and a developer. However, there is no denying the existence of such a practice, even if it is negligible in scope. Therefore, we will take a look at the reports from a certain user.
video games
Damian Gacek
August 17, 2020
Cheater Ring in CS:GO Kept Itself Safe for Years While Banning Others
A few days ago, popular youtuber known as Sparkles released a video, in which a hacker told about how the cheater community in CS:GO protects itself through a so-called Overwatch system. It also enables them to report and ban other players.
video games
Paul Wozniak
August 17, 2020
Next Steam Game Festival is Scheduled for Fall
One of the trusted gaming journalists shared information about Valve's fall project. The company is supposedly planning another Steam Game Festival.
video games
Karol Laska
August 11, 2020
Steam - Cheap Shopping Via VPN Will be More Difficult
Steam has changed the payment system. From now on, purchases must be finalized by the local payment method. The move may be part of the fight against buying cheaper games from other regions through VPN.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
July 30, 2020
Gaben Bets on Xbox Series X
Steam's CEO, Gabe Newell, shared his opinion on next-gen consoles. He says the Xbox Series X is simply better than PlayStation 5.
video games
Karol Laska
July 28, 2020
Steam Introduces Registration for Game Tests
Valve has quietly added the ability to register for game testing on Steam. The feature is apparently not yet widely available.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
July 27, 2020
CS:GO - Players Claim Trusted Mode Increased the Number of Cheaters
According to some players, the update, which introduced the so-called Trusted Mode - a new solution for battling cheaters - was, in practice, counterproductive.
video games
Bart Swiatek
July 27, 2020
CS:GO - Best Plays of 2019 Montage Conquers Reddit
Yesterday, a video was released on the web, prepared by the creators of the Style-Productions channel on YouTube, which featured a 15-minute montage of the best plays of 2019 from the professional Counter-Strike: Global Offenisve scene. The video quickly won the heart of many players.
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Paul Wozniak
July 16, 2020
Best CS:GO Players Earn Over $750 Thousand a Year
The BT service revealed the earnings of top Danish Counter-Strike players: Global Offensive. The information provided includes players' contracts, and with additional data available online, we can find out how much the best players earn in total annually.
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Paul Wozniak
July 14, 2020
Valve Worked on Half-Life 3, Left 4 Dead 3 and an RPG
Valve Software has worked on several games that have never been completed. These include Half-Life 3, Left 4 Dead 3, and an RPG that hasn't even got a title.
video games
Bart Swiatek
July 10, 2020
CS:GO Introduces Trusted Mode; Next Stage in Battle Against Cheaters
The shooter CS:GO received another update, adding the Trusted Mode anti-cheat system tested in June. The system is designed to block third party app that affect the game. Unfortunately, according to some reports, the solution has already been cracked by cheat makers. The system also prevents app used by streamers from working.
video games
Bart Swiatek
July 9, 2020
CS:GO - Weapon Skin Sold for Record Price of $100,000
According to user ohnePixel, a Chinese collector paid 100 thousand dollars for StatTrak M4A4 (Howl) skin for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This is the most expensive item of its kind in history.
video games
Bart Swiatek
July 7, 2020
Free Team Fortress 2 Classic Mod Available for Download
The long-awaited Team Fortress 2 Classic mod has went live. It restores the popular title to the state back from 2008-2009, so we can see again many elements that have been changed or removed from the game since then. The mod is available for download for free on the developers' website.
video games
Conrad Hazi
July 5, 2020
CS:GO Unlikely to Switch to Source 2
According to reports early in the year, Valve planned to release an update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in May, switching the game engine to Source 2. As leaks suggest, compatibility issues with player-created content were the main reason for abandoning the idea. At least for a while...
video games
Conrad Hazi
July 5, 2020
CS:GO - Valve Tests New Anti-cheat Protection; Ends up Cracked in One Hour
A few days ago, a new anti-cheat appeared in CS:GO as part of beta tests. It soon came to light that the software was cracked in an hour, and the new feature also causes a lot of performance problems.
video games
Paul Wozniak
June 29, 2020
21 Years of Counter Strike, Artist Drew Maps From CS:GO
Yesterday, the Counter-Strike series celebrated its 21st birthday. On this occasion, one Reddit user presented several paintings, showing the most popular places known from CS:GO maps.
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Paul Wozniak
June 20, 2020