TI 2023 will feature 20 teams from which 12 will come via DPC points. The top 12 teams in the DPC rankings will be known at the end of the Bali Major. From there on, each year TI went to different parts of the globe. Key Arena, which now is Climate Pledge Arena from Seattle will be the home for The International 2023. The event will run October 14 - 29 with the best 20 teams fighting for the trophy....
According to the announcement, the decision was taken after Valve had multiple discussions with Teams and Tournament Organizers. This was a big mistake on our part. We are sorry and we are set on making it right. That should be sometime after February 20, when China, EEU and NA finish their regional finals.
Image: Valve PSA: your Steam Deck is not a vape. Valve has issued a gentle PSA toSteam Deck users everywhere:just stop huffing the Steam Decks exhaust fumes. Unsurprisingly, Valve isnt backing this practice one bit. While there are no safety concerns with general usage, directly inhaling the devices vent fumes should be avoided. Well, at least Valve acknowledges that its become a meme. In all seriousness, c’mon stop using your Steam Deck like a vape....
The SteamOS-powered Steam Deck was originally planned for a December 2021 release. First and foremost, were on track to ship Steam Deck on time. Steam Deck comes in three different tiers. It is expected of Valve to open up new orders after Q1 or Q2 2022. Steam Deck will run at a standard 60Hz refresh rate and a native resolution of 1280x800. But Valve has also verified that the Steam Dock won’t be available at launch....
Any account that touched the honeypot placed by Valve in the game code has now been banned. The most common cheat was seemingly giving the bad actors vision advantage on the map.
Stinger is currently playing forMad Kingsand was fighting againstThunder Awakenin the SA qualifiers lower bracket rounds. However, their main accounts are safe for now. In September last year, the game developer announced the banning of90,000 accounts. At The International, some pro players reached out to us to talk about their smurf accounts. And smurfing isnt even the only naughty thing players are getting up to.
Image: Valve Team Fortress 2 is basically a battle royale game now, despite Valves wishes. Of course, that warning did nothing to stop Team Fortress 2 players from doing it anyway. Team Fortress 2 is an old game that wasnt built for 50-player matches, let alone 100.
The cat’s out of the bag now, with Valve making the official announcement. Teams that excel in the Winter Tour will advance to the Lima Major, hosted by 4D Esports. For the first time in the history of Dota 2 Majors, one will be held in South America. When she was announced, the intro video for her did mention ‘Avialable Early 2023’. All in all, the quietest part of the Dota 2 year is about to end....
Image: Valve Its a new era for Counter-Strike esports, and Valve is wasting no time moving on from CS:GO. Valveannounced that CS:GO is getting a visual overhaul withthe arrival of Counter-Strike 2 last week,and predictably, thats going to impact CS:GO esports quite a bit. The company revealed earlier today thatCS:GOs upcoming Paris Major 2023will be the final Major Championship event featuring this version of the game. Valve tweeted out the announcement in its trademark casual fashion, saying definitively that, The Paris Major will be the final CS:GO Major....
The concept was first introduced in 2013 as a Compendium. However, Valve mentioned that they will definitely not going to hit the July 9th date listed on Steam.
In that case, you might be wondering whether you’re able to play Counter-Strike 2 at all. But can banned CS:GO players actually play Counter-Strike 2? Valve, fortunately, has the answer in the upcoming gamesFAQ section. Counter-Strike 2 launches in Summer 2023, and a limited test for the game is running right now. For more information on the games upgrades and additions,read our summary of the announcement here.
Image: Valve This is Valves first Team Fortress 2 update since it addressed the Save TF2 campaign. Obviously, theyre not fun to play against either. Today, Valve has initiated what is hopefully a first step towards mending this problem. A 15-year-old bug, finally removed from the game entirely. Fans are pleased as punch, to say the least. Heres a list of fixes included in the patch notes:
Image: Valve Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has finally been replaced by its brand-new sequel on Steam. Valvehas officially launchedCounter-Strike 2 on Steam today,permanently replacing its beloved predecessorCounter-Strike: Global Offensiveon the platform. Fortunately, its replacement looks very much up to par. Besides the graphical makeover, a few tweaks have been made to gameplay to change things up. Counter-Strike 2 is free-to-play and now available to download onSteam.Here arethe games release notes,for your perusal....
