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Developed by Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess "Cliffe" Cliffe as a Half-Life mod, Counter-Strike IP was bought by Valve, who transformed it into a global powerhouse and a rock-solid standard by which all shooters are eventually measured.

Counter-Strike NEWS - Page 4

CSGO reintroducing MP5 to the series

Valve have announced they will be reintroducing the MP5 to Counter Strike series soon, with a teaser of an MP5SD in action in Counter Strike: Global Offensive. Technically, they already did, but only for Deathmatch and offline game modes.

AUGUST 16

Valve should invest in esports development

Beancounters at SuperData have published their analysis of the esports sector, claiming that publishers, most notably Valve, should take on more proactive roles in setting up and maintaining secondary competitive leagues for their games.

JULY 26

Valve Anti-Cheat bans 90,000 Steam accounts

In the largest exodus of cheaters since Steam came to be, Valve have banned upwards of 90,000 Steam accounts since Tuesday, 17 July 2018 and although this "trend" seems to have slowed down somewhat, it still shows a different kind of Valve.

JULY 20

Valve disable loot boxes in CS:GO, Dota 2

Even though they said at the time that they'll be working with Dutch authorities to find a convenient solution, Valve was ultimately forced to re-enable Steam trading for Counter Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2 without loot boxes.

JULY 13

Uni calls loot boxes predatory gambling

It appears that the Dutch have only added more fuel to the anti-loot box fire as University of Adelaide's School of Psychology found loot boxes to constitute predatory gambling, as part of their current study on microtransactions.

JULY 11

Valve's CS:GO Panorama UI is now live

Valve have finally pushed out the long awaited face lift for Counter Strike: Global Offensive. The new UI brings simplicity with loads of new features. Currently, the only way of activating is by adding -panorama to the launch options.

JULY 10

Valve's API leaks Steam player figures

Resorting to some serious number crunching and incredibly clever employment of statistical analyses, developer of The End Is Nigh Tyler Glaiel has basically leaked Steam's player numbers for 13,000 most popular games on Valve's platform.

JULY 7

ESL One Cologne kicks off next week

ESL One Cologne's first match-ups have been announced along with the two groups, featuring eight CS GO teams each. The tournament will kick off on 03 July, while the biggest addition to the competition is arrival of the reforged MiBR.

JUNE 27

MiBR roster to feature ex-SK Gaming players

After months of speculation, MiBR have officially announced their CS:GO roster that will consist of ex SK Gaming players. The reforged organisation will make its debut in the upcoming ESL One Cologne tournament happening on 03 July 2018.

JUNE 26

Team EnVyUs disbands due to internal issues

Team EnVyUs have released their European CS:GO roster on 20 June and according to their CEO the move to disband was a mutual decision between the players and the organisation. EnVyUs will now focus on making a North American roster.

JUNE 22

Intel Grand Slam still without a CS:GO winner

ESL's Intel Grand Slam was announced back in 2017, with six major e-sports teams competing for a $1 million prize pool. After winning ESL One Belo Horizonte, FaZe is only one premier event from taking the title of Grand Slam champions.

JUNE 21

Valve halts CS:GO, Dota 2 trading in Holland

The Dutch weren't kidding when they said they'll prosecute makers of games that contain loot boxes and Valve seems to be the first in line, resulting in the developer suspending CS:GO and Dota 2 marketplace trading until further notice.

JUNE 20

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