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[MAPS] – Reintroduced Train, which has been added to the Operation Vanguard map group (available for free to all CS:GO players). — For more information, visit www.counter-strike.net/reintroducing_train [GAMEPLAY] – CZ75-Auto adjustments — Magazine size has been reduced to 8 and reserve ammo is now 16 (3 mags total). — Damage has been reduced slightly. — Firing rate has been reduced ... Read More »

[DREAMHACK] – Added Pick’Em Challenge trophies. – Added Tournament winners trophies (Congratulations LDLC!) – Made WATCH tab default to Live Games. – Removed sticker store from Tournament tab. [MAPS] – Overpass –Bombsite A plant trigger has been extended –Added visual hints to the usable bombplant zones –Removed A pit stairs, replaced with jump –Fixed some overpowered boosts – Nuke –Changed ... Read More »

Congratulations to Team LDLC on winning the The 2014 DreamHack CS:GO Championship! They take home $100,000 of the $250,000 community funded prize pool. Team LDLC won the best of three against Ninjas in Pyjamas, with a great run in overtime that denied Ninjas in Pyjamas the chance to win another title. Valve like to thank all the teams, everyone at DreamHack, ... Read More »

[DREAMHACK 2014]– Added DreamHack 2014 Team Stickers and Legends Capsule – Enabled the DreamHack 2014 Pick’Em Challenge – Enabled DreamHack 2014 tab in the Watch Panel [OPERATION VANGUARD] – Added Mission FAQ to the Operation Vanguard website: http://www.counter-strike.net/operationvanguard/ – Mission cooldowns now display hours remaining in the mission panel and journal. – Added a display showing how many missions a ... Read More »

Release Notes for 11/12/2014 [OPERATION VANGUARD] – Fixed Overpass MAG-7 mission in Eurasia Campaign. – Fixed errant reward on Weapons Specialist Shortdust mission for all future mission completions. – Fixed incorrect reporting of available missions in Operation Journal ToC. – Fixed incorrect strings in missions UI. – Fixed “needs more players” warning showing up incorrectly in missions UI. [MISC] – ... Read More »

Half-Life 2: Episode One optimized for Shield Owners of Nvidia’s Shield Tablet will be in for a surprise soon. Nvidia is releasing a major software update and new capabilities for the Shield Tablet which will involve upgrading its OS to Android 5.0 Lollipop, refreshing the handheld’s apps, and introducing the company’s new GRID on-demand gaming service. The Shield Tablet, which ... Read More »

An ergonomic rodent for right-handed gamers We can’t say we’ve ever felt the need to adjust the click resistance on our mouse buttons, but at the same time, we won’t begrudge Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) for implementing the feature in its new Gladius gaming mouse — heck,we’ll try just about anything once. The Gladius makes use of Omron mouse ... Read More »

Operation Vanguard, featuring unlimited free access to a collection of six top-rated community maps, and introducing Campaigns – a new and rewarding way to play CS:GO. Join the Vanguard With an Operation Vanguard Access Pass, you’ll gain access to a host of features. Operation Vanguard features all new Operation Campaigns – forge your own path through a series of missions, ... Read More »

Release Notes for 11/11/2014 [OPERATION VANGUARD] – Six community maps added to the Operation Vanguard map group, available for free to ALL CS:GO players. — de_marquis, de_facade, de_season, de_bazaar, cs_workout, and cs_backalley – The Operation Vanguard Pass is now available. With an operation pass, you’ll receive: — A personal Operation Vanguard Journal — Exclusive access to the new Operation Vanguard ... Read More »

Nvidia releases its second GeForce WHQL driver in a week While we’re sitting at home playing video games, Nvidia’s team of software engineers are toiling away on new driver releases, two of which have come in less than week. Yes, it was a mere six days ago that Nvidia gave gamers its GeForce 344.60 WHQL driver, a release that was ... Read More »