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  Halo Stickers and Music Added to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 11-26-2019, 09:05 PM
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  Halo Stickers and Music Added to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

  I think Halo is a pretty cool guy.
  
  343 Industries just rolled out an update today for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Wait.
  
  Hold on. Let's take a step back here for a second.
  
  343 Industries released a Counter-Strike update? Yes! Well, sort of!
  
  Today saw the release of some new cross-promotion content between 343 Industries and Valve. This new cross-promotion content adds in a Halo Sticker Capsule (pictured here) as an in-game purchasable item...

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  Valve Pulled Almost 1000 Games from Steam Last Night

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  • Published: 11-26-2019, 06:48 PM
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  Valve Pulled Almost 1000 Games from Steam Last Night

  Entire publisher catalogs have disappeared.
  
  Last night, Valve pulled almost 1,000 games from Steam. Entire publisher catalogs were wiped out, leaving many to wonder just what happened.
  
  It seems as though nearly all of the games in question were almost all tied to a single Russian publisher, Dagestan Technology. This publisher appeared to operate under a large number of different names. The list of banned games, found here across nearly four pages, are probably games you've...

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  Dota 2 'Outlanders Update' Makes Significant Changes to Game, Adds New Items

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  • Published: 11-26-2019, 06:23 PM
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  Dota 2 'Outlanders Update' Makes Significant Changes to Game, Adds New Items

  
  There are a lot of changes in today's 7.23 update.
  
  Dota 2 was updated today. That's the short version. The long version is enough to fill up a MASSIVE dedicated page over at Dota2.com. Valve has made some significant changes to the game. There are so many changes here that this update even has a dedicated name: The Outlanders Update.
  
  This update adds in two new Heroes: Void Spirit and Snapfire. This update also now allows every player to have their own courier....

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  Half-Life Alyx Reveal Trailer, 4K Screens, and Release Date Announced

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 11-21-2019, 01:32 PM
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  Half-Life Alyx Reveal Trailer, 4K Screens, and Release Date Announced

  Valve is back.
  
  It's been over 12 years. 12 years since the last Half-Life game was released. While it may not be Half-Life 3, Valve did today reveal Half-Life Alyx to the world. This is a new VR title for the PC that is set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2.
  
  Valve is straight up calling this a "full-length" game that just happens to require a VR device to experience. Pre-orders are available now, months ahead of the game's currently planned release...

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  Steam Remote Play Together Now Available to Everyone

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  • Published: 11-20-2019, 06:39 PM
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  Steam Remote Play Together Now Available to Everyone

  A number of Remote Play Together games are now on sale via Steam.
  
  Valve just officially launched a new feature for Steam today. They're calling it Remote Play Together and it's a new feature that allows you to enjoy some remote local co-op play. Even better is the fact that this allows users on Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android to all play a game together!
  
  Valve says that up to four players (or more in ideal situations) can instantly join up to play a game together....

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  Hey, Valve Just Announced a New Half-Life Game

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  • Published: 11-18-2019, 06:48 PM
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  Hey, Valve Just Announced a New Half-Life Game

  Half-Life: Alyx is a flagship VR game from Valve.
  
  It's taken 12 years, but Valve has finally announced a new Half-Life title. The studio formerly known for developing hats has just announced a "flagship VR" title called Half-Life: Alyx.
  
  The company has billed it as a "flagship VR" game. It's reportedly prequel to at least Half-Life 2 and will be VR exclusive. We will have more information on this when the main reveal comes this Thursday, November 21. ...

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  Valve Pushes for Increased Transparency for 2020 Counter-Strike Leagues

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  • Published: 11-12-2019, 06:32 PM
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  Valve Pushes for Increased Transparency for 2020 Counter-Strike Leagues

  The future is crystal clear.
  
  A new blog entry by the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team at Valve, suggests that the developer is looking for more transparency in 2020. Not only are they being transparent with the community about these new initiatives, but they are pushing professional teams and tournaments to be more transparent with you.
  
  Valve took community feedback to a blog posted back in August. The blog entry, entitled "Keeping Things Competitive," focused...

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  EA Working on Cross-Save and Progression Sharing Between Steam and Origin

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  • Published: 11-07-2019, 07:28 PM
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  EA Working on Cross-Save and Progression Sharing Between Steam and Origin

  Seems EA is serious about this return to Steam.
  
  With the recent announcement that EA was making a return to Steam, a number of questions remained unanswered. A couple of those questions focused on whether or not there would be support for things like cross-save or even cross-progression between EA's own Origin platform and Steam.
  
  Fortunately, we have a few promising answers today. Most developers don't like to split their communities and EA is no exception. It seems they...

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  New Steam Library Released to Everyone Today

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 10-30-2019, 05:02 PM
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  New Steam Library Released to Everyone Today

  A new Steam Library awaits you.
  
  If you aren't a participant in the Steam client beta, you may not have gotten a first-hand look at the new Steam Library. That doesn't much matter now because the new look for the Steam Library is out of beta and it's releasing on time available for everyone right now.
  
  As with all major changes, there are going to be a bunch of you that probably hate it. I can almost guarantee that you will be the loudest of the bunch on social media and...

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  EA to Bring EA Access and Games to Steam

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  • Published: 10-29-2019, 12:45 PM
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  EA to Bring EA Access and Games to Steam

  Don't call it a comeback.
  
  Today, an announcement from both EA and Valve seem to confirm some rumors that started to kick up over the past couple of weeks. That is correct, EA games are making a return to Steam. The plan is to bring over features like EA Access in addition to bringing over individual games like Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order.
  
  Electronic Arts made the full announcement just a short time ago. They say that starting in Spring, EA Access will be made available...

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  Valve Launches Steam Remote Play Together Beta

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  • Published: 10-21-2019, 03:03 PM
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  Valve Launches Steam Remote Play Together Beta

  Play local co-op without the couch.
  
  Valve just launched their first public beta for the Steam Remote Play Together feature. This will allow you to invite online Steam Friends to join in on your local co-op game, local multiplayer, and split screen games as if they were sitting beside you.
  
  You can have up to four players (or more in some situations) instantly join on your game. For this feature, only the host needs to own and install the game. The other players will connect...

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  Counter-Strike Update Adds Classic Knife Skins and an Updated Cache

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 10-18-2019, 03:57 PM
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  Counter-Strike Update Adds Classic Knife Skins and an Updated Cache

  The classic CS knife is back.
  
  An update is out today for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Included in this update is an updated version of Cache courtesy of FMPONE and Volcano. This updated release is now playable on all official servers through the Casual, Deathmatch, and Scrimmage game types.
  
  Also released today is the CS20 Case. This case is being released in honor of the 20th anniversary of Counter-Strike. Given that Counter-Strike first came out on June 18, 1999...

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  New Steam Library Beta is now Live

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  • Published: 09-17-2019, 01:13 PM
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  New Steam Library Beta is now Live

  A new beta brings a new look to your Steam library.
  
  Earlier this month, Valve announced that they were going to launch a complete overhaul to the Steam Library. Today, the first beta release of that drastic redesign has been released to the public mere moments ago. Those of you who are already in the beta release channel for the Steam client may have already gotten the update today. For everyone else, here is what you need to know.
  
  Valve has kindly set up a new page specifically...

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  Steam Redesign Beta Begins September 17

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  • Published: 09-04-2019, 01:42 PM
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  Steam Redesign Beta Begins September 17

  Get a first-hand look at the New Steam Library redesign in about two weeks.
  
  On September 17, Valve will open the doors to everyone that wants to check out the New Steam Library first-hand. This will be an opt-in beta that will allow anybody to test drive the new features before they're rolled out to everyone as part of a mandatory Steam client update.
  
  Valve went into detail about some of the major changes you'll notice in this new design. First off, is the obvious new look...

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  The International 9 Once Again Breaks All the Records

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  • Published: 08-26-2019, 04:26 PM
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  The International 9 Once Again Breaks All the Records

  Another year, another batch of broken esports records.
  
  Valve announced today that the ninth annual Dota 2 International Championships (The International 9) has smashed records? Which records? A lot of esports ones.
  
  First off, this marks the first back-to-back victory for any team in the history of The International. That's right, OG won it all this year just as they did in 2018. I'm sure a lot of fans had that spoiled for them thanks to a random email from Twitch. Good...

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