Other massively popular titles like Destiny 2 and Valorant have been seeing joint action to tackle cheaters recently, though neither is so old as to be considering action to forgive past hackers as Valve has with this new move. While most players won't feel a difference, Valve's new-found leniency for some of its flagship competitive title's oldest offenders could bring a few old faces back into the scene as Counter-Strike 2 Ranking guide|https://counterstrike2pedia.com/: Global Offensive fights to stay shoulder-to-shoulder with its newer competit

Recent changes made to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 's VAC Ban policy have opened the door to a host of returning players otherwise blocked from the game by a ban. With the VAC ban system on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive not having seen an update in 8 years, this change could be the first of many reintroducing banned players to the game as CS: GO enters its ninth y

There have been mixed responses to this change in the comments of a post by CS:GO 's Twitter account, and on the r/csgo subreddit. Many decry the change for giving teams that inadvertently lose members from disconnects or those that kick potentially “toxic” individuals a more substantial disadvantage. Others suggest players have abused the bot system by kicking out other users they deem to be less useful on the battlefield, but even then many feel there was likely a better solut

The war in Ukraine continues to make a distinct impact on many industries across the spectrum, including the gaming sector. Over the course of 2022, companies ranging from Take-Two and Ubisoft to Sony have restricted Russia from its services with others like Riot Games, Microsoft, and Epic even going on to raise funds for Ukraine. In one of the latest developments, one community is reportedly utilizing a CS:GO map in an effort to reach the Russian masses to report on the present circumstances of the

At time of writing, no duration has been provided for S1mple's ban. As with all Twitch bans, visiting the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive streamer's page currently displays the message “Sorry. Unless you've got a time machine, that content is unavailab

Counter-Strike players have often found creative means of using the game's community map aspect with some CS:GO players recreating popular locations from franchises like The Witcher . Now, a Finnish newspaper called Helsingin Sanomat is using the same feature to share details about the war in Ukraine among Russian gamers owing to the title's popularity within the community. A custom-made map dubbed “de_voyna,” a fictionalized Slavic city, was released today that aims to echo some of the cities that have been destroyed over the course of the war. More interestingly, the map contains images and voice recordings captured by the newspaper's journalists on the ground situation, all of which players can interact with in-g

Hacks in online games are nothing new, and they continue to be a nuisance across nearly every online title. While these ban changes seem tailored to forgive talented players who made mistakes in the past, it falls upon talented individuals to deliver karma to people wanting to falsely claim dominance in an online lobby. The Valve Anti-Cheat software is known for being relatively efficient but is largely powerless against waves of botted accounts that exploit the free-to-play game's ease of acc

One of the game's newest additions allows terrorist and counter-terrorist operatives to vacation at Kaer Morhen, the home base of Geralt of Rivia. The map is an impressively detailed recreation of The Witcher 3 's fortress and the witcher training ground, which functions as a surprisingly good playground for firefights. While the map may not represent a radical gameplay shift, like CS:GO 's Mad Max custom map , the blind corners, ramparts, and courtyards of the keep provide an interesting mix of cover and vantage poi

Twitch has also recently made waves for a spate of content bans stemming from copyright violations without clear citations , leading a number of viewers to cry foul. S1mple's case seems more cut and dry, and the streaming platform seems to take hate speech violations on high-profile streams seriou

In order to further contain CS:GO 's French marketplace, perhaps to avoid market manipulation through the use of X-Ray Scanners, Valve is making one additional change. Loot boxes can no longer be purchased from the Steam Community Market in France. All CS:GO players in the country will have to earn their own loot boxes. Though, naturally, Valve will still allow those players to sell their loot boxes to those in other countr

(Image: http://www.imageafter.com/image.php?image=b2scripts021.jpg&dl=1)One community-made Counter-Strike: Global Offensive map is seemingly offering Russians an alternative view of the war in Ukraine. While Valve's Counter-Strike has been among the most popular live-service titles to date, the game is currently seeing a notable uptick in interest thanks to the recent reveal that Counter-Strike 2 is officially in the works . Now, it appears one community is looking to leverage this popularity to shed light on the situation in Ukra