News & Review Archive
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Valve introduces Steam Deck
Valve announces Steam Deck, the first in a new category of handheld PC gaming devices starting at $399. Steam Deck is a powerful all-in-one portable PC. With a custom processor developed in cooperation with AMD, Steam Deck is comparable to a gaming laptop with the...
CS GO gets another update
Some new release notes for today are up for Counter-Strike GO. Mirage and Cache are now available in Scrimmage Matchmaking (as well as Competitive) and Breach has been removed from Scrimmage and Ruby has been rotated out of the game. With the addition of a new...
CS GO gets some updates
Today’s update for Counter-Strike GO is all about maps, with significant changes to Vertigo, and an update to the map pool! There are two maps added to the pool: Breach, a defusal map set in a spacious corporate building, and Seaside, an old community favorite....
Light it up released with some cool CS sounds
Mike Redfields aka our very own Viper, has released another cool Dance/House track that is now available across multiple streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and others. The track "Light It Up" is the result of someone being both a gamer and a DJ. It includes...
New Steam Chat mobile app is available
It looks like Valve has finally released an update and separate Steam Chat app for iOS and Android phones. The new Steam Chat mobile app is a modernized Steam chat experience available for free. The app includes many key features of the Steam Client desktop chat,...
Steam Link for iOS and AppleTV Now Available
The Steam Link app, designed to extend Steam's suite of services and accessibility, is now available free of charge for iOS and Apple TV users. Steam Link allows users to play Steam games from their PC or Mac through the house over the LAN network onto other devices...
Turtle Rock and Warner Bros announce Back 4 Blood
Turtle Rock Studios and Warner Bros Interactive have announced Back 4 Blood, from the creators and development team behind co-op phenomenon Left 4 Dead. Back 4 Blood is designed from the ground-up as an original, premium title and marries the best of what made the...
Counter-Strike: GO updates for March 6
The CS:GO team at Valve has been working hard on a new update that brings an interesting option to reduce CPU usage. You can simply add -d3d9ex as a launch option for the game and it will fix that part. Furthermore there now is an option to mute the enemy team...
Sony increases online storage to 100Gb
Sony will upgrade the online storage (for game saves and so on) for Playstation Plus subscribers from 10Gb to 100Gb per account. With cloud storage, you can save your game progress and character profiles on one PS4 system, and then continue the game on another system...
Nintendo announces Dr. Mario World mobile game
Nintendo has announced the mobile puzzle game Dr. Mario World. The game will be available for both iOS and Android devices in the Summer of 2019. The game is planned to be launched in over 60 countries around the world, including Japan and the USA says Nintendo and...
Zoo and Abbey now in competitive mode on CS GO
As mentioned in our previous news post, Zoo and Abbey are now available in Competitive mode on Counter-Strike: GO. Next to the new maps in this mode, Valve has also been working on improving Vertigo with a bunch of fixes. Down below a whole changelog of changes for...
Counter-Strike: Go update brings Zoo
Valve has released yet another update for CS:GO this month. In today’s update the team is saying goodbye to two Community-created maps – Subzero and Austria. In their place they are adding two new maps; Abbey, a bomb defusal map set in a Mediterranean village and...
CS:GO January 14 update
A new year and also a new update for Counter-Strike: GO. This 'small' update primarily fixes some known bugs and includes support for Katowice 2019 streams. As always, your Steam client should auto update to the latest version by itself. [MISC] – Fixed team names...
Sony brings Lemmings to iOS and Android
Remember Lemmings? A cute, clumsy and clueless species of green-mopped creatures on a journey home, in desperate need of help. For over 25 years, players have answered their call, with millions playing the puzzle game that became a pop-culture phenomenon. Now it’s...
Winter Wonderland CS GO Updates
It's that time of the year again, also at the Valve offices and the CS GO team has released another update for the game. Toss a few snowballs and head over to snowy Militia, which is back for the holiday and currently available in Casual and Deathmatch game modes. The...
And another CS:GO update for December
Looks like the Valve team has been kind of busy as the updates for Counter-Strike: GO keep being pushed out. This update fixes the "sv_prime_accounts_only" setting not having effect on certain community servers and more. Below the changelog: [MISC] – Fixed precache...
GameConnect on the net
As you might know, GameConnect has been around for many years. It all started with a bunch of friends playing Counter-Strike and other Source engine based games together and for fun. After a while, some of them came up with the idea to create plugins and mods for the...
Insurgency Sandstorm Open Beta Weekend
Insurgency: Sandstorm brings action-packed, nerve-wracking modern military combat on Friday, December 7 and running through the weekend, the open beta period will invite everyone to try the game for free on Steam. To get players ready, the new Gameplay Overview...
CS:GO update Dec 7, 2018
After the Danger-Zone update that was released a day ago, Valve has stumpled upon some bugs that are now fixed in the latest update for CS:GO. The following issues have been addressed: -Intel crashes -Self-boosting -Smokes and molotovs -Bullet penetration values, and...
CS:GO Danger zone now available
A new battle-royale game mode for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), called Danger Zone, is now available for all Steam gamers. In addition, CS:GO has now gone free to play. The next time existing owners of CS:GO login to play they will have their game files...
EA enlists original devs for Command & Conquer remake
EA has announced that the upcoming Command & Conquer remasters are going to be made by Petroglyph Games, a developer founded by key members of the original Command & Conquer team from the older Westwood Studios. EA's Command & Conquer PC remasters were...
CS GO updates for Nov 14, 2018
And some more updates have gone live for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This update includes some bug fixes for mostly Sub-Zero and Biome but also adds some cool Skill Group stickers from daniDem. Check them out: [Skill Groups Sticker Capsule] – Introducing Skill...
Artifact from Valve Prepares for Launch
With less than a month until its November 28 launch, the official site for Artifact is now live, featuring the first in a set of video blogs from designer Richard Garfield. The site will be evolving with more news and info as launch approaches, so please stay tuned...
CS:GO Update October 29, 2018
Another CS:GO update has gone live, this is mostly bug fixes and some enhancements like fixing the ghost models in cbble. [SPECTATOR] – Fixed red health shadow bar not updating to the correct position sometimes, particularly in the second half. – Fixed dead players...