CS: GO

[GAMEPLAY] – Revolver and Negev have been removed from Competitive Matchmaking as they undergo substantial revision. – Revolver: — Firing delay significantly reduced – Negev: — New attributes to promote suppressive fire. — Reduced price. — New sounds that dynamically indicate weapon accuracy. [MISC] – Added ability to add friends using CS:GO friend codes. –...

Today we are removing two weapons from Competitive Matchmaking (the R8 Revolver and the Negev) as we make significant changes to them, and we are shipping some new features to help you build your social network as you play CS:GO. For you Five Year Veteran Coin holders, there’s also an opportunity to preorder a physical...

[ MISC ] – When inspecting in game items from user’s own inventory, from other users’ inventories, and from Community Market, players can now see an official Item Certificate that includes Finish Style, Finish Catalog Number, Pattern Template, and Wear Rating. – Adjusted the nearby lobbies search algorithm, in addition to geographic proximity by distance,...

[ MISC ] – Added new server log lines for the end of freezetime and blind players. With mp_logdetail set to 3, will now also spew player equipment when they leave the buy zone. [ MAPS ] – Shader rework to provide better lighting and support various features. -Nuke -Made corner piece of outside catwalk...

[CSGO] – Released Canals, available in all game modes. – Visually upgraded the Phoenix Terrorist player model. – Added the Spectrum Case, featuring 17 community designs. In the Spectrum Case, the rare special item will be the second generation of knives in Chroma finishes. [ AUDIO ] – Improved performance when using HRTF. – Fixed...

Canals is a brand new map for CS:GO, set in a historic Italian city. Two important tourist attractions are under threat by an international group of terrorists known as the Phoenix, and SEAL Team 6 has been deployed to stop them. The map is based on real-world environments that give each area its own architectural...

Today we’re excited to announce the 2017 Krakow CS:GO Major Championship Series, hosted by PGL. The eight week event will span June 1 to July 23, beginning with the Asia Regional Minor Championship and culminating in the Major Championship Grand Final Match in the Tauron Arena, Krakow, Poland. Representing Their Region It all starts on...

[ SERVERS ] – Reduced per-client memory use by sharing network buffers. – Increased entities delta buffers to 192Kb to support connecting to game modes with many entities (sv_delta_entity_full_buffer_size on the server can be used to increase it up to 256Kb if needed) – Added a better error message for clients explaining the too many...

[CSGO] – Replaced Dust II with Inferno in the Active Duty Group. – Created a separate Dust II map group for Casual and Deathmatch game modes. – Separated Reserves Group into Reserves Group and Hostage Group. [MISC] – By default, players can now apply graffiti quickly by pressing and releasing the graffiti menu key. This...