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Program up to 35 macros across five profiles Thermaltake’s Tt eSports division has just uncaged a new rodent for gamers, the Black V2 laser gaming mouse. The Black V2 is a follow-up act to the original, and according to Thermaltake, it’s been upgraded in just about every way possible, including the laser sensor, surface finish, grips, buttons, and even the ... Read More »

As always, be suspicious of links in your Steam chat sessions Hopefully you’re getting to spend a bit of time in Steam over the holiday season, catching up on a treasure trove of games that you picked up on discount through various sales. While you’re navigating Steam, however, be advised that there’s a piece of malware spreading through Steam chat ... Read More »

A headset for platform agnostic gamers We obviously favor gaming on the PC, and that’s not about to change. However, we also recognize that some gamers like to groove on multiple platforms. Apparently so does Asus, which just announced its Strix 2.0 headset with support for PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, smartphones, and tablets. Granted, you may look a little funny ... Read More »

A new mid-range GTX 900 Series card may be imminent We expect to see quite a few product announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas next month, which runs from January 6-9. However, rumor has it one part that won’t make the trip is Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 960 graphics card. Instead, a Chinese-language website thinks it’s privy ... Read More »

Keys that can adapt to different applications and languages We’ve already seen dynamic keyboards featuring tiny OLED or LCD screens in place of run-of-the-mill plastic keys, but a new PC peripheral outfit named Jaasta thinks that the dynamic keyboard that the world really needs is the one it is currently developing — the Jaasta Wireless E Ink Keyboard. The idea ... Read More »

Welcome back, D-pad Had things gone to plan, official Steam Machines would have already begun flooding the market by now, though those plans got put on hold when Valve decided to delay the initiative so that it could have extra time to tweak its Steam Controller. Valve dropped the bombshell just shy of seven months ago, and while there’s still ... Read More »

[MISC] – Added a holiday-themed Midnight Riders Music Kit, available as an offer for a limited time. – Updated the artwork on the M4A4 | Griffin. – Fixed server browser displaying very few results to users. (Thanks, Gamemann) – Fixed some cases where players would not smoothly slide along certain kinds of geometry while moving. [MAPS] – Train — Widened ... Read More »

[MISC] – Fixed a bug that resulted in view kick (and other elements) getting an update from the server that didn’t match the client and would result in the view “kicking” in opposite directions. – Added some code to reduce the frequency of getting a misaligned or missing HUDs. [MAPS] – Mirage — Fixed a boost exploit near T ramp ... Read More »

[MAPS] – Train — Sadly fixed a hilarious bug where players could ride pigeons — Fixed some spots where a dropped bomb could get stuck — Fixed player collision on Bombsite A white boxes — Fixed one-way wallbang through shack near connector [UI] – Updated M4A1-S description – Fixed extra large image of de_train in the lobby – Minor fixes ... Read More »

Train is a memorable and classic Counter-Strike map. Valve is excited to begin a new chapter in the history of Train by releasing a new and upgraded version for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. They’ve rebuilt the map from the ground up in order to improve both the visual appearance and competitive gameplay balance of this iconic location.Primary goals were to improve the ... Read More »