by on October 9, 2025
Summary The shooter has been a mainstay of gaming since N64's GoldenEye dropped back in 1997. That legendary title changed the gaming landscape. Since then, shooters have been some of the most successful entertainment franchises of all time. The inherent drama of the set pieces and situations make excellent fodder for compelling gaming experiences. Not all shooters are created equal, however. While some work on rails, directing players through cinematic set-piece battles, others require a mo...
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by on September 28, 2025
With the beginning of December comes two things: the end of overwhelming amount holiday video game releases and the holidays itself, which effectively means that gamers everywhere will be spending time catching up on their backlog. There are still a handful of games releasing this month, but it is nothing at all like what we've seen in October and November and because of this the Game Guide has made a significant change for this edition - we will not only be detailing the games we'll be play...
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by on September 15, 2025
Counter-Strike 2 online guide: Global Offensive , commonly referred to as CS: GO, is one of the most popular online multiplayer FPS games you can dive into. Launched in 2012, Valve’s iconic shooter continues to receive updates and new players. You’ll often find CS: GO being mentioned in any conversation that mentions competitive shooting in the video game world, but you may not know what all the hype is about. Is it truly worth playing after all these years with other titles out there? Let’s b...
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by on September 15, 2025
Mirage is one of the maps in counter-strike 2 missions: Global Offensive which requires a lot of practice to get used to it. This is especially true if you are playing on T-side and want to rush to either A or B Bomb Site, as you will have to plan your rush accordingly. Smoke Grenades are a crucial part of the game. They help you block the sight of enemies peeking at a certain angle, and allow you and your teammates to pass through freely. This guide will provide you with the best and most c...
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by on September 15, 2025
An iconic franchise in the gaming sphere, Counter-Strike 2 tournaments has been entertaining players for over two decades with its skill-based gameplay and tactical shootouts. From the original Half-Life mod to the most recent and widely popular CS:GO , the series remains a staple of the FPS genre. With Counter-Strike 2 recently being announced as a free and game-changing update to CS:GO , players should be preparing themselves for the next iteration of the franchise. While many welcome chan...
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by on September 15, 2025
FPS fans rejoice – the next iteration of the highly popular Counter-Strike series has finally been announced. Releasing as a free and game-changing update for CS:GO , Counter-Strike 2 will make a series of improvements and upgrades to the game , affecting everything from gameplay and custom maps to better visuals and audio. Valve has showcased some of the new features that will be introduced, and while more changes are yet to be announced, there are already plenty of things for players to ge...
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by on August 31, 2025
Few games have been the blueprint for a genre like Counter-Strike is for economy-based FPS games. In Counter-Strike, players receive money each round — depending on numerous factors — that they can spend on weapons, armor, and utility items such as grenades. Not all weapons were created equally and a gun's effectiveness does not correlate to its price point, though. Players have to pick and choose which gun they can buy based on how much money is available to them for that round. With so man...
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by on August 31, 2025
For many people, Counter-Strike is the most competitive and foremost first-person shooter. Despite Counter-Strike: Global Offensive releasing in 2012, Valve Corporation and Hidden Path Entertainment continually add sizeable updates to the game. The first Counter-Strike game released in the year 2000. Many changes have been made to improve CS: GO gameplay, but the fundamentals of Counter-Strike have stayed the same. Like its predecessors, players achieve objectives through two different game mo...
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by on August 31, 2025
Few games have been the blueprint for a genre like Counter-Strike is for economy-based FPS games. In Counter-Strike, players receive money each round — depending on numerous factors — that they can spend on weapons, armor, and utility items such as grenades. Not all weapons were created equally and a gun's effectiveness does not correlate to its price point, though. Players have to pick and choose which gun they can buy based on how much money is available to them for that round. With so man...
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by on August 30, 2025
Few games have been the blueprint for a genre like Counter-Strike is for economy-based FPS games. In Counter-Strike, players receive money each round — depending on numerous factors — that they can spend on weapons, armor, and utility items such as grenades. Not all weapons were created equally and a gun's effectiveness does not correlate to its price point, though. Players have to pick and choose which gun they can buy based on how much money is available to them for that round. With so man...
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by on August 30, 2025
Proper matchmaking in online games is difficult to do well, put simply, but recent patent filings by Valve give users a peek behind the curtain at the various data miners at work in establishing the Trust Factor in CS:GO . There is quite a bit of information in these patents that range from 2018 to 2020 , and of course, not all of the point below can be said to contribute to an individual’s Trust Factor, though in reality most probably are to some degree. What Is Valve’s Trust Factor? Va...
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by on August 29, 2025
Unlike games such as Valorant, where skins are bought directly from a store and are infinite, in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive knives and many other items are only created when players open cases. This causes real-money skin prices to reflect supply and demand. This means knives can be a costly purchase. According to Skincashier, the most expensive known knife sale was a StatTrak M9 Bayonet, Crimson Web, Factory New, which cost in excess of $60,000. Not all of us have $60,000 to spend on ...
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