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CS:GO Halloween update 2018
Straight from the CS GO developer blog we got news that for a limited time players can fright their way through a midnight makeover of Cobblestone. Along with Cobblestone’s haunting new look, players can torment their enemies from the grave as a ghost in Casual,...
CS:GO Public server back online!
So these days we have been playing Counter-Strike: Go more and more. The latest updates to the game have brought some cool additions and some people of our community have been asking for a 32 player public 'non competitive' casual server. So that's what we did..... as...
Nuclear Dawn update released – October 2018
An update for Nuclear Dawn has been released with a couple of map fixes and a server crash that could occur with partially connected clients. This update is required for dedicated servers! The changelog for this update: Fixed a server crash that could occur with...
CS:GO update for October 3, 2018
Valve has pushed another update for CS:GO that is now live on Steam. The update introduces some fresh new faces to the FBI. The characters have been updated to improve overall visual fidelity while preserving legibility. You’ll find them deployed in Nuke, Office, and...
Counter Strike GO celebrates 6th birthday
Today Counter-Strike GO celebrates it's 6th birthday. The game was released in 2012 and has been growing rapidly with lots of updates, new features and leagues that has made Counter-Strike back on track with today's demanding gamers 🙂 As a bonus the developers made...
Battlefield 5 Devastation of Rotterdam Trailer
As you might know a brand new Battlefield game will hit the stores on October 19 this year, but until that time Dice and EA have prepared some amazing cool trailers showing the new graphics, effects and gameplay of Battlefield 5. Lead your squad to victory in all-new...
CS:GO gets another update and a new weapon
Valve seems to have picked up the work on CS:GO, as more and more updates seem to be coming out for the game. The latest update (August 16, 2018) has added a new weapon, the MP5-SD. Often imitated but never equaled, the iconic MP5 is perhaps the most versatile and...
Another CS:GO Update goes live
It's been about a week since the 'big update' and Valve has put another update live for Counter-Strike: GO. This update fixes a couple of things with the 'panorama' user interface. As always, your Steam client should update by itself. Good luck, have fun! [PANORAMA] –...
Nuclear Dawn server update
An update for Nuclear Dawn has been released. It is required for dedicated servers. This update includes upstream Source Engine improvements, including the following: Various security and stability improvements. Fixed physics not operating at the correct tickrate when...
CS:GO Panorama update live
As of today all players on all systems will be able to check the new Panorama overhaul for CS:GO. This visual overhaul is the most substantial change to the look and feel of CS:GO since the game was released in 2012. From the Main Menu to the Scoreboard, the entire...
Valve banning lots of cheaters in one week
It looks like Valve has stepped up the Anti Cheat measure,s as last week they have VAC banned over 60.000 accounts and thrown out over 27.000 Game bans in one day. According to SteamDB, on Wednesday July 18 and Thursday July 19, 2018, Valve has thrown out a lot of...
SourceMod 1.9 released
A bit late, but better late then never.... SourceMod (the Admin and control panel plugin for Source engine based games like CS:GO) has been updated to version 1.9. Gamedata updates will still be supplied to the 1.8 branch for a limited time. The following changes...
Source engine games updated today
Next to the new updates that are being created for Counter-Strike: GO, Valve has also been working on patching the older Source engine games, like Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source and many others. "Updates for Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat:...
GameConnect Chat now also active
With the release of the brand new Steam client update, we now have a Voice and Chat Group available for all members and friends of GameConnect. All of these features have been built to work not only in the Steam client, but also on the web. So you can continue...
CS:GO Update 7/24/2018
As Valve is working on bringing the new Panorama User Interface to CS:GO, updates are being pushed every week. And today another update went live fixing some bugs and optimizing the UI. The Panorama 'update' is supposed to be released for everyone before the end of...
Early 2017 launch for SteamHammerVR
Showstorm, the publishers behind game development team GamestormVR have announced that SteamHammerVR will now be released for 'Early Access' on the 6th of January 2017. With plenty of updates on their community page teasing as to what will appear in the game, it...
Convicted Galaxy on Kickstarter soon
Mind Grown Software is now allowing access to their 2.5D space based territorial action rogue-lite, Convicted Galaxy, crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, set to begin on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. The campaign goal will be $10,225 and an early backer exclusive pledge...
Day of Infamy Charges Forth Into Beta
From the creators of Insurgency, New World Interactive is excited to announce its World War II first-person shooter, Day of Infamy, is entering beta. What originally began as a community-focused mod for Insurgency, Day of Infamy has amassed its own unique features as...
Ballistic Overkill teaser trailer
Aquiris Game Studio is happy to announce that Ballistic Overkill is getting close to launch in early 2017 with a brand new gameplay teaser. Ballistic Overkill is a fast paced online PvP shooter, easy to pick up and play. With 7 unique classes equally capable of...
Puzzle game The Food Run new on Steam
OtakuMaker Studio from France is proud to announce the release of a new game, The Food Run, made by Battenberg Software, United Kingdom. In this puzzle game, you have to eat everything -cakes, pizzas, cookies, burgers, ice cream...- which are on your screen. Once you...
Resident Evil 7 New trailer and demo update
Capcom today released a new trailer for Resident Evil 7 biohazard and gameplay video footage providing additional glimpses at the horrors awaiting main character Ethan Winters who has been led to a mysterious abandoned plantation in search of his missing wife. Flashes...
Doom gets free update 5
Doom gets a new update number 5 that adds a whole bunch of new cool things like Bots a new game mode and echelon 11. The game will also be receiving the next DLC next thursday called Bloodfall. Doom was developed at id Software, the studio that pioneered the...
Block’Hood gets populated
Ecological community-building sim Block’hood receives a major update today with the biggest introduction to its game-world yet: Populate! The Populate update tasks players with ensuring their eco-friendly environments are fit to accommodate animals and humans’ unique...
The Escapists gets Jingle Cells update
Team17 is excited to reveal that their smash hit The Escapists will be receiving further free content to celebrate the festive season with the Jingle Cells update! Following on from last year’s release of the free Santa’s Sweatshop content, the daring escapee elf...