The community for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is busy voting on which maps will be included in the next "Operation" for the game. So far, Valve has revealed that Cache was the first map voted in.
Today, they revealed that Ali is the second map set to be included in the next Operation. They were even so kind as to include a handy infographic on the map and how each round played out.
From the looks of it, there are still six more maps left to be revealed in...
Massive Steam Leak Spoils Story and Achievements for Dozens of Games, Some of Which are Not Even Announced
Persona 6, Kingdom Hearts 4, Fable, Penis Bird... All the heavy hitters are here!
In the early hours on Wednesday, August 9, a huge leak brought about by the Steam API spilled the beans on over 125 games. These titles had their achievement lists freely available for anybody with an internet connection to browse.
The situation becomes particularly intriguing when it is revealed that many of the titles mentioned in the leak had not yet been publicly announced. Even more...
In the early hours on Wednesday, August 9, a huge leak brought about by the Steam API spilled the beans on over 125 games. These titles had their achievement lists freely available for anybody with an internet connection to browse.
The situation becomes particularly intriguing when it is revealed that many of the titles mentioned in the leak had not yet been publicly announced. Even more...
XBOX: 1,600 Layoffs Today, Another 1,600 Over the Next Year, Four Studios Now Independent or Sold, Arkane in Limbo
More broadly, Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs.
Today, Microsoft is laying off 2.1% of its workforce. This equates to 4,800 people that are being let go. The company's XBOX division is cutting about 20% of its entire workforce. All of this is being done in an effort to cut costs due to rising prices and expenses brought about by artificial intelligence (AI).
As a quick reminder: Microsoft plans to spend $190 billion on AI in 2026. In 2025, the company spent $80 billion...
Today, Microsoft is laying off 2.1% of its workforce. This equates to 4,800 people that are being let go. The company's XBOX division is cutting about 20% of its entire workforce. All of this is being done in an effort to cut costs due to rising prices and expenses brought about by artificial intelligence (AI).
As a quick reminder: Microsoft plans to spend $190 billion on AI in 2026. In 2025, the company spent $80 billion...
PlayStation is Killing Physical Game Discs
Digital only after January 2028.
Starting January 2028, Sony will no longer produce physical discs for new PlayStation game releases. All games released in January 2028 and after will be available only through digital stores such as the PlayStation Store.
Sony attempts to justify this move by claiming it's a "natural direction" in order to "adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs."...
Starting January 2028, Sony will no longer produce physical discs for new PlayStation game releases. All games released in January 2028 and after will be available only through digital stores such as the PlayStation Store.
Sony attempts to justify this move by claiming it's a "natural direction" in order to "adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs."...
GTA 6 Starts at $80 with a $100 FOMO Edition and with No Physical Disc Release
And single-player only.
Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive Software sure set the gaming news world on fire today with word that Grand Theft Auto 6 will retail at a minimum of $80. Not only will there be the base $79.99 edition for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, but there will also be a Grand Theft Auto 6: Ultimate Edition for $99.99 that adds in exclusive content.
Right out of the gate, we are told that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be single-player only. Well, at...
Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive Software sure set the gaming news world on fire today with word that Grand Theft Auto 6 will retail at a minimum of $80. Not only will there be the base $79.99 edition for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, but there will also be a Grand Theft Auto 6: Ultimate Edition for $99.99 that adds in exclusive content.
Right out of the gate, we are told that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be single-player only. Well, at...
Kaspersky Warns of Malware Spread Through Wallpaper Engine on Steam
Anime continues to be a danger to everyone.
The cybersecurity company Kaspersky has issued a warning about malware being spread through Steam Workshop files for Wallpaper Engine. Malware, hidden through user uploaded wallpaper packages, can lead to issues such as hijacked Steam accounts, the installation of backdoors to a user's PC, or even hidden crypto mining processes.
Wallpaper Engine includes support for various wallpaper formats: Static images, video, interactive...
The cybersecurity company Kaspersky has issued a warning about malware being spread through Steam Workshop files for Wallpaper Engine. Malware, hidden through user uploaded wallpaper packages, can lead to issues such as hijacked Steam accounts, the installation of backdoors to a user's PC, or even hidden crypto mining processes.
Wallpaper Engine includes support for various wallpaper formats: Static images, video, interactive...
Bungie Announces the End of Destiny 2
All good things...
Bungie is calling it quits on Destiny 2. The Sony owned Marathon developer announced the final live-service content update for Destiny 2. Today's announcement was a long time coming and one that most fans saw the writing on the wall for months ago.
That final content update for Destiny 2, Monument of Triumph, takes place on June 9, 2026. Bungie says that they will begin a "new journey as a studio" on that date with includes working on their...
Bungie is calling it quits on Destiny 2. The Sony owned Marathon developer announced the final live-service content update for Destiny 2. Today's announcement was a long time coming and one that most fans saw the writing on the wall for months ago.
That final content update for Destiny 2, Monument of Triumph, takes place on June 9, 2026. Bungie says that they will begin a "new journey as a studio" on that date with includes working on their...
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Ali is the Second Players' Choice Map Coming in the Next CS:GO Operation
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Ali is the Second Players' Choice Map Coming in the Next CS:GO Operation
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Valve Launches 'Recently Updated' Section on Steam
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Valve Launches 'Recently Updated' Section on Steam
Today, Valve launched the "Recently Updated" section on Steam that will highlight "titles offering new and interesting updates, features, and/or content additions."
Designed to give developers more ways to communicate with gamers about their products on Steam, this public release was matched with a tools release that lets developers elect when to add their update to this product area and what to say about the contents of their latest update. "The more options developers have for communi... -
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Team Fortress 2 Update Includes Weapon Changes, Quickplay Improvements, and More - February 7, 2014
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Team Fortress 2 Update Includes Weapon Changes, Quickplay Improvements, and More - February 7, 2014
Another update for Team Fortress 2 started to roll out today. It's got weapon changes, balancing, fixes to the Quickplay feature, and more.
Changelog for Team Fortress 2 for February 7, 2014Weapon Updates - The Shortstop -- Reduced extra knockback penalty from 80% to 40% - The Short Circuit -- Added Penalty - No longer gain metal from dispensers when active - The Cleaner's Carbine -- Changed OnKill effect from gain crits for 3 seconds to gain mini-crits for 8... -
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Adds Stickers, Underhand Grenade Throws, Map Fixes, and More - February 5, 2014
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Adds Stickers, Underhand Grenade Throws, Map Fixes, and More - February 5, 2014
An update was released tonight for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive that includes a wide variety of changes to the game. These include the addition ofhatsstickers to the game. They show up as "Sticker Capsules" that can be unlocked with a Sticker Capsule Key. You can apply these stickers to guns.
Changelog for CS:GO for February 5, 2014STICKERS - Added Sticker Capsules. Each capsule contains one sticker out of a series of sticker designs. - Sticker Capsules can be received... -
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Tonight's Dota 2 Update Includes a few Fixes - February 5, 2014
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Tonight's Dota 2 Update Includes a few Fixes - February 5, 2014
The update for Dota 2 that's rolling out right now includes a few fixes, an additions, and a double drop rate on Ingots.
Changelog for Dota 2 for February 5, 2014- Ingot drop rate doubled - Added a chance of finding the Redhoof Courier in the Bloom Harvest and Bloom Bounty Jade Token rewards. - The Shopkeeper in the Year Beast fight now has limited stock of Firework Mines and Scare the Beast flags. - Wraith King’s Vampiric Aura has no effect against the Year Beast. - Ursa’... -
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Introducing Steam Music
Valve has added another feature to Steam today. Much like some of the other features, this one is also in beta! Today marks the start of the chance for users to join the Steam Music Beta. This new feature will be coming to those who utilize Big Picture mode and the SteamOS itself. As you may expect, you can show your interest in joining the beta by joining the Steam Music Steam group linked above. What can users expect? Well, you'll be able to stream your own music library while in a ... -
Update - Leaked Images Show Off Supposed Source Engine 2 Screenshot and Half-Life 3 Development
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Update - Leaked Images Show Off Supposed Source Engine 2 Screenshot and Half-Life 3 Development
Update: These slides are allegedly from a presentation Valve gave three years ago in 2011. It stands to reason that what we see in these screenshots then are already implemented, at least in part, in the current iterations of the Source Engine. The same Source version that we see at work in games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
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Dota 2 New Bloom Festival Update Includes Terrorblade
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Dota 2 New Bloom Festival Update Includes Terrorblade
Yesterday, the first day of reveals for the upcoming "New Bloom Festival" update for Dota 2 included a brief bit of background on the event. It will have new gifts and items galore as players take on the Year Beast.
Today, Valve has revealed the addition of Terrorblade to the roster. He's that friendly looking fellow at the top of the page.
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Valve Uses Data Collection to Improve Cobblestone and Overpass in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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Valve Uses Data Collection to Improve Cobblestone and Overpass in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Thanks to their intelligent data gathering, Valve is able to take a look at gameplay statistics in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and find trouble spots in various maps. Such was the case when it comes to Cobblestone and Overpass, both of which have been updated in the game's most recent update. The CS:GO team analyzed the win percentages of the T's vs the CT's and found that Cobblestone is most comparable to Nuke and Overpass is most similar to Dust2. The following charts are from the to... -
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Team Fortress 2 Update Includes Fixes and Updates - January 23, 2014
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Team Fortress 2 Update Includes Fixes and Updates - January 23, 2014
An update to Team Fortress 2 was just released by Valve. This update seems like it's more of a bug fix release than anything else since almost everything in the changelog includes the words "fixed" or "updated."
Changelog for Team Fortress 2 for January 23, 2014- Add quickplay option to only connect to official Valve servers - Prevent game servers from redirecting players to alternate servers when players connect through quickplay - Fixed the show_htmlpage command bypassing the cl_disa... -
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released - January 23, 2014
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released - January 23, 2014
An update was just released for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Changelog for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive update for January 23, 2014- Significant improvement to server infrastructure to support growing CS:GO community....
UI - Fixed an alt-tab related memory leak - Added ability for Friends Lister to display two columns of friends. - Added ability for mouse wheel to scroll Friends Lister. - Added filtering by item name. Players can enter any part of a -
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50 New Titles Given the Steam Greenlight Today - January 21, 2014
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50 New Titles Given the Steam Greenlight Today - January 21, 2014
A batch of 50 new games were Greenlit today through Steam Greenlight.
- 1heart
- 4PM
- Aces Wild: Manic Brawling Action!
- AR-K
- Between Me and the Night
- Block Story
- Burning Cars
- Catlateral Damage
- Chronology
- Claustrophobia: The Downard Struggle
- Dawn of the Ronin
- Deadbreed
- Dethroned!
- Dungeonforge
- Dynamic Auto Painter x64
- Edge of Eternity
- Frozen State
- GTGD S1
- Heldric - The Legend of the Shoemaker
- Helicopter Simulator - Search and Rescue: Natural Disasters
- Hero
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Operation Bravo Extended for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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Operation Bravo Extended for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Operation Bravo for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has been extended until February 5. It was supposed to end yesterday, but sometimes these things change. Much like the first go at this with Operation Payback, Operation Bravo adds eight user created maps to the Casual mode, Deathmatch mode, and Competitive mode. Purchasing a pass to Operation Bravo also gives you access to 15 exclusive weapon finishes. Valve passes along word that players have already spent 2.8 million hours playi... -
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Team Fortress 2 Update Released - January 9, 2014
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Team Fortress 2 Update Released - January 9, 2014
A mandatory update for Team Fortress 2 was released mere moments ago. Today's update is mainly fixes for various bugs and weapons in the game.
Changelog for Team Fortress 2 for January 9, 2013- Added the ability to change an item's style in the class loadout menu - Fixed not being able to apply Killstreak Kits to the Sleeping Dogs promo items - Fixed Killstreak sheens for the Gunslinger and the Heavy's Fists - Fixed Killstreak counts being limited to 128 kills - Fixed projectiles... -
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Valve 'Days Away' From Releasing a Standard Interface for Virtual Reality Controllers
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Valve 'Days Away' From Releasing a Standard Interface for Virtual Reality Controllers
Brian Coomer at Valve says that the company is mere "days away" from releasing a VR software dev kit that will "give game makers a standard way to provide an interface for VR controllers."
The kit will allegedly be coming during the Steam Dev Days conference taking place January 14 through January 15 in Seattle. Coomer didn't say much about the development kit or provide many details, but he did shed some light on Valve's interest in VR and the Oculus Rift.
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