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Coronavirus Means A Record-Breaking Number of Gamers Are On Steam

This Monday, Steam logged over 20 million gamers online, smashing through its previous number record. Well, what else are we meant to do whilst we’re all stuck at home because of coronavirus, other than play video games? The popularity of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Steam over the last four months has certainly had an impact … Read more

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Big Names in Esports Have Huge Twitter Argument

Virtual fists were flung as drama recently erupted across Twitter between the Esports Historian, Duncan “Thorin” Shields, and Astralis CEO, Nikolaj Nyholm. The story goes that Thorin and Nyholm got into an argument across social media because of some behind the scenes conversation, in which Thorin professes that Astralis had committed to being part of … Read more

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Counter Strike Esports is Shaken Up With Radical Announcement

It looks like the esports industry is changing, with Counter Strike leading the way. A recently-revealed league structure is about to shake gamers to their core, with new additions such as $100,000 fines for ‘underperforming’. However, the creators believe that this is a ‘love letter’ to esports fans. Let’s take a look at exactly what’s … Read more

CS:GO Gets 14,000 Negative Reviews In Just One Day After Huge Update

Counter Strike: Global Offensive recently got itself a huge update, including its first battle royale mode, but fans aren’t too pleased with the changes. Known as Danger Zone, the huge update for the classic 1991 Counter Strike franchise, has left a lot to be desired, and it’s led to an unprecedented amount of negative reviews … Read more

Portal Easter Egg Found In Counter Strike:Global Offensive’s New Mode

Counter Strike: Global Offensive recently got its first real update in a long time – Danger Zone – a battle royale mode which promises “tactical gameplay” in a “fight to the finish.” CS:GO fans have been returning to the much-loved game to give Danger Zone a try, and people have found something very interesting in the … Read more

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CS:GO Might Be About To Get A Battle Royale Mode

Counter strike battle royale could be coming very soon Valve’s Counter Strike: Global Offensive is getting a bit of an update, and people are speculating that it’s going to be getting its very own battle royale mode. Because it’s now basically the only game in existence that doesn’t yet have one. An image showing an … Read more

Someone is suing Valve for running an illegal ‘online gambling’ market in one of its most popular games

Image: www.steamcardexchange.net A new lawsuit has been filed against Valve for felicitating the operations of an illegal online gambling market for one of its most popular shooters: Counter Strike: Global Offensive.  The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Michael John McLeod, who is a resident of Connecticut. Polygon reported that the suit was filed against the trading of weapon skins … Read more