Valve is testing a new version of itsSteammobile app, which has been rebuilt from scratch. you could check out more details on theSteam mobile apps beta here.

Valves highly-anticipated follow-up to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is likely launching next week. So there you have it: Counter-Strike 2 is probably launching next Wednesday.

They also cannot impose other unfair trading conditions that prevent or hinder others from competing with them. The Competition Appeal Tribunal approved the lawsuit in November 2023, but it hasnt been resolved yet. Valve has yet to respond to the lawsuit.

Two weeks after The International 2022 (TI11) Battle Pass release, Valve acknowledged the community voices and admits that casual players experience a way slower level of progress compared to last TIs Battle Pass. Dota 2 communitys outrage regarding the TI11 Battle Pass has finally reached Valve, however, its not the content itself that got improved, but rather the grind that a player needs to put in for leveling up the Battle Pass without paying for extra levels....

Valve has added a new tool to Dota 2 that allows players to toy with experimental features. Dota Labs comes with three initial features, already available for all players to test. Another feature from the Dota Labs is meant to improve map awareness by all players in the game. Overlay Mapis a feature very similar to those used in ARPG games and it has the same function. High-Visibility Local Hero Health Barsignificantly changes the styling and readability of only your hero’s nameplate....

Image: Valve Valve has started banning games on Steam that feature AI generated art. Fortunately, the developers app credits were refunded. Basically: dont rip off artists and youll be fine.

Winter Tour regional leagues will wrap up by the end of next week, January 23. The cancelled Major was never officially announced nor did it have an official date set. The Spring Tour is scheduled to start mid-March 2022.

Image: Valve Valve has issued new rules for Counter-Strike 2 esports, making all team payments public and banning franchised tournaments. Valvehas dropped a new set of rules forCounter-Strike esports,which seemingly in anticipation of Counter-Strike 2’s impending arrival. The developer saidin a statementthat the game is, at its best when teams compete on a level playing field and when ability is the only limit to their success, but recently, weve seen professional Counter-Strike drift away from that ideal....

The recording feature also includes enhanced timeline markers, which will be useful for many players. Ever had a memorable moment in a game that you wished you could capture instantly? Its configured to continuously record to a designated drive, with parameters for recording duration and storage limits. On-Demand Recording: This option lets players manually start and stop recordings. For certain games, Steams timeline-enhanced features also include contextual markers, meaning Steam can automatically log significant events....

Mid December, Tundra became the first team to defeat the TI10 champions. They did it by making a comeback in the best-of-five series with a classic 33 Broodmother game. He shared a clip of 33 sending several Broodmother spiders individually across the map for vision. Editing config files equals exploit or not? However, editing config files is a very grey area. Whenever more than one command is issued with a single bind, it is considered illegitimate....

Its happening. CS 2 Tick Rates With Counter-Strike 2 tick rates dont matter anymore. Valve went beyond those and implemented sub-tick updates. The oldest maps have been rebuilt from the ground up in Source 2 in an overhaul effort. According to the limited testF.A.Q. Initially, the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test will offer Deathmatch and Unranked Competitive matchmaking on Dust2. Future limited test releases will offer other game modes, maps, and features, according to Valve....

Image: Valve Players can now freely share footage of Deadlock online. Just last week, Deadlock hadan all-time peakof over 44,000 concurrent players. Deadlock does not have a release date yet.

The International Short Film Contest is back with a whopping $40,000 prize pool.