Counter-Strike 2 update brings back maps, may mean upcoming release

Microsft has announced that the September update for Xbox consoles will bring with it the ability to stream games to Discord. The announcement indicates that the new feature will be available on Xbox Series X/S as well as the older Xbox One.

Xbox's September Update will begin rolling out this week, Microsoft has confirmed, giving all users access to a number of features previously only available to Xbox Insiders — including Xbox voice reporting and the ability to stream Xbox One and Series X/S gameplay directly to Discord.

Respawn Entertainment is rolling out a big update for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on Tuesday, a patch that takes aim at bugs and performance-related issues. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions of the game can now run at a “solid 60 fps in Performance mode,” according to Respawn and publisher Electronic Arts.

Valve's smash hit MOBA Dota 2 has returned to the Steam Top Ten in the wake of its massive Summer client update.

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Earlier this year Valve announced Counter-Strike 2, alongside a limited test that invited a small percentage of the playerbase in to smell the roses. Since then the developer has been using the test to, well, test things: rotating maps in and out, adding new features one by one, and generally fine-tuning this thing before the masses descend. And that time is at hand.

Valve’s Counter-Strike 2 is making big changes to its systems, from overhauling Smoke Grenades into dynamic volumetric objects and sub-tick updates for servers. That extends to the skill rating and Competitive rules. In a new video, the developer outlined CS Rating, a “precise display” of one’s skill, complete with regional and global leaderboards.

When we started working on C-Smash VRS a little over a year ago, we reached for the stars.

One of the best things about Mortal Kombat games, and one of the main things that sets it apart from other famous fighting series, is its brutal fatalities. Finishing cinematics characters deploy to confirm they have won the match. Whether it be ripping out an opponent's spine, skull still attached, or freezing them solid so they can be shattered into a thousand pieces, there have been some very cool fatalities over the years, pun very much intended. Some of them will return for Mortal Kombat 1, including a fan favorite courtesy of Cyrax.

Counter-Strike 2 seems closer than ever, as Valve continues its closed Counter-Strike 2 beta testing to hone the huge, free update to the competitive FPS game that sits consistently atop the most-played charts on Steam. But with the window set for the Counter-Strike 2 release date getting smaller by the day, it might not be long before we can all finally get our hands on the CSGO sequel.

Developer Hello Games has announced a new major update for No Man’s Sky. Titled Echoes, the update was originally teased in a trailer celebrating the game’s seventh anniversary. The update now has its own trailer showing off its new features.

Has there ever been a game like No Man’s Sky? It was dead on arrival when it launched seven years ago, but developer Hello Games has methodically updated the title, adding new features, steadily increasing its popularity and eventually surpassing the lofty expectations for the game’s original release. To that end, there’s already been three fairly beefy updates this year alone, but get ready for a fourth. The developer just dropped No Man’s Sky: Echos to commemorate the seventh anniversary of everyone’s favorite space sim.