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It seems that PlayStation Network gamers outside of the United States will have to wait longer for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, as it is a no show for the fourth consecutive week. The game has been released worldwide on PC and Xbox Live Marketplace, and North American PSN.
Playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Steam? Valve has released two new maps, one of which includes changes to the game's Classic Competitive matchmaking system.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s latest update turns out to be a match made in hell
Valve has patched in Deathmatch to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, reveals the latest changelog. The tried and true multiplayer mode is available offline and through matchmaking. Weapon balancing and recoil has also been adjusted thanks to "pro community input", with accompanies "global changes that affect all weapons" and types. Minor changes include performance tweaks.
An accidental patch was posted for the PC version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive which seems to indicate that a new feature will be added that will allow players to pay a subscription to get premium servers.
Major Nelson has revealed the upcoming downloadable content from the 10th April through to the 22nd April. The biggest highlight includes the second major expansion for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Uprising.
Valve has announced at the Counter-Strike blog that there will be a new anti-cheating measure for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive called Overwatch, which will allow players on a server to police the server themselves.
Player-made maps for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive get another month in the spotlight as Valve extends their 'Operation Payback' event until August 31st. Over $150k has been paid to creators. The idea behind the scheme is to draw attention to top rated community maps and help their creators earn some scratch for the trouble. Operation Payback includes 7 maps for $5.99.
Gabe Newell during his presentation at LinuxCon in New Orleans has said Valve will be unveiling their plans for Linux-based hardware soon, as the studio boss cried Linux was the "future of gaming". Next week they'll discuss their open source platform based on the OS, promising that "none of the proprietary closed platforms" will come close to their dreams.
Operation Bravo is introducing a community map event back in rotation for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Eight maps are included as part of the scheme. There are also 15 map-themed skins for weapons, which periodically drop during matches. Casual, deathmatch and competitive modes are all available via Operation Bravo.
CS:GO's Winter Offensive update went live yesterday, giving players the chance to exchange gifts, as well as try out two new maps. Cobblestone is a remake of the original CS classic map, while Overpass is a brand spanking new one. Both are currently only available offline and through official matchmaking in Operation Bravo. Valve want the new maps to be "as fun and balanced as possible" before they release them fully.
Pssh, VR headsets are already so last year. Here's a video showing the Virtuix Omni in action, a combination treadmill, Oculus Rift and motion controller that's the closest we've come so far to a full-body VR experience. Alright, so the chap playing Counterstrike looks a little silly, but it does seem like he can at least keep up with the guys using traditional setups.
Le Minh, former Valve developer and creator of Counter-Strike, has said he's seen concept artwork for the long-sought-after Half-Life 3, admitting it's "kind of public knowledge" Valve is working on it in secret. He "did see something" belonging to the Half-Life universe, and will "go out on a limb" to say it's Half-Life 3. Minh also saw the "new Left 4 Dead" which "looks great" .
Steam has removed a fan-created weapon skin from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive after receiving a DMCA takedown notice. The offending item was the 'M4A4 Howl' skin, one of the most expensive items on the market. The DMCA takedown came after DeviantArt user CalvinAlbus pointed out the similarities between an image used in the weapon skin and his own work.
Considering the ridiculously huge crowd-funded reward pool that DotA 2's The International 2014 tournament has already racked up, it's not surprising that the company is looking at holding similiar competitions for other popular games. Speaking to Prodota.ru, Valve’s Erik Johnson said that he doesn't see why the same model "couldn't be applied directly to Counter-Strike". My CS skills have long since atrophied to the point of uselessness, but the promise of $10,000,000 might just tempt me into a doomed attempt at not being terrible.
Yep, more zombies. An open beta is on the way for free-to-play shooter Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies later this month on Steam. If you haven't heard about this one, it's the Western version of Korean developer Nexon's Counter-Strike Online. Basically, imagine classic Counter-Strike with a load of zombies and nuts game modes thrown in.
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We interview Chet Faliszek about Counter Strike: Global Offensive...