Though still incredibly popular, Dota 2’s numbers are on the decline. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has now reliably pushed past Dota 2’s peak and average player counts, making the shooter the more popular of Valve’s big online games and the top game on Steam. For December 2019, CS:GO posted peak users of 767,000 while Dota 2 reached nearly […]
CS:GO players have always had to deal with some annoying bugs littered throughout their matches, but the worst ones are those that prevent you from fighting back against an enemy. This happened to a player who found an invisible wall on Nuke yesterday. This wall blocks all incoming bullets on one side but allows anyone on […]
The CS:GO meta has changed drastically with the surprise release of the latest Operation, Shattered Web. Today, the CS:GO developers released Operation Shattered Web, which contains gameplay changes and all-new ‘Agents,’ weapon collections, missions, and more. But the most important change may be the Terrorist side SSG 553 rifle’s nerf. The developers hit the gun with a price increase—from $2,750 […]
he most desirable skins in CS:GO are knife skins. Possessing such a skin increases the level of your play in the eyes of your opponents. But in reality, the level of your game depends only on your skills. Let’s check out our article Simple but Advanced CS:GO Guide for Beginners to Become a Pro to improve your […]
From today, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive‘s loot box keys can no longer be resold on Steam’s marketplace. Valve are putting a lock on their keys because of the global gangs of evil-doers who were using the keys to launder money. From now on, any key bought will be bound to the purchaser’s account. If you bought keys […]
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive became a slightly less accurate name, as 20,000 accounts have been banned from FaceIt’s platform since late August by the recently-unleashed admin AI Minerva. After months spent in machine learning trials, the system built with Google tech led to a 20% reduction in the number of toxic messages between August and September according to […]
Bot case farming or AFK case farming has become a massive issue in CSGO. With the release of the CS20 weapon case recently, players have noticed a massive spike in bots plaguing official Valve deathmatch servers. The problem has gotten so large that it often is the case that AFK bots outnumber real players on the server. AFK […]
Dark clouds and death are coming. On October 31, the whole world will celebrate Halloweeeeen. CS:GO players are no exception to be a part of this event. Last year, Valve added Halloween CS:GO update. Among the features were: New background image for Panorama UI Cobblestone has gotten some changes, with new modes and floating after death […]
Following the release of the Classic Knife in CS:GO on Oct. 18, fans are calling for a Swiss Army knife to be introduced to the game next. A Reddit user posted a petition for a new Swiss Army knife yesterday. An image depicting a player model holding a small Swiss Army knife with a red body and a pair […]
Making the climb from Nova to Legendary? We uncover the inner workings of CS:GO’s ranking system. CS:GO players take a lot of pride in their ranks. Ranks represent countless hours spent learning the game and applying your skills alongside teammates. But for how much players tend to fret over their arbitrary skill group, there’s not […]