Tag Archives: maps

Operation Vanguard Extended

Great news for all Operation Vanguard fans! Valve’re extending the operation until the end of March, so everyone still has a chance to enjoy all of the Operation Vanguard maps and missions. Want to pick up an Operation Vanguard pass? They’re currently half-price, and passes will no longer be sold after the end of this week.

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CS:GO – The Winter Offensive Update

  Release Notes for 12/18/2013 [ CSGO ] – Added three purchasable gift options: — Gift Package – gives a random item to a random player in your match. — Pallet of Presents – gives random items to up to nine people in your match. — Audience Participation Parcel – gives random items to up to 25 viewers watching your …

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The Overpass and Cobble Process

Valve currently working on two maps: an all-new map called Overpass, and an upgraded version of the classic map Cobble. We thought you might enjoy a brief walk through our decision-making process, both in improving a classic map and designing a new map from scratch.   Upgrading de_cbble De_cbble’s uniquely large scale meant it was a lot of fun on …

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released 10/30/2013

Release Notes for 10/30/2013 [SPECTATING] – Spectating and dead players can now view a series of graphs displaying player/team statistics over time. Graphs are bound to lastinv (q, by default). – Fixed Avatars being overly bright for the selected player. – When a player is damaged, their outline is filled with a flashing red ‘damage amount’ indicator. [MAPS] – Adjusted …

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Saturday Event: 2v2 aim_map cup

This Saturday ESEA will be hosting a tournament with awesome prizes up for grabs. The tournaments will feature different formats (3v3, 2v2, etc) and maps (aim_map, aim_map_usp, knife maps, etc.) every week. Next event will be this Saturday and will be a 2v2 aim_map cup for CS:GO. Registration will be open soon, so make sure to read below for official cup details …

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released 10/17/2013

Release Notes for 10/17/2013 [MAPS] – de_nuke: Decreased fog [UI] – Added Streams tab to Watch menu. – Friends rich presence now also includes the map if they are reviewing a match from their Match History. – Fixed being able to invite and message yourself in the Watch menu scoreboard. – Fixed hitches that would happen when updating match data …

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Valve Pays Counter Strike Mappers $180k During Operation Payback

Operation: Payback was the first round of map DLC for Valve’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Seven maps made by CS community members were put together into a pack, which originally sold for $5.99 (it’s on sale for $0.99 right now, by the way). Five months after its release, Valve has reportedly shelled out over $180,000 to the involved community mapmakers. Shawn Snelling, …

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