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These days we’re spoiled for cooperative games. From Halo to Left4Dead and most recently The Division, the modern…

At first glance, Team Fortress 2 has a lot of the things that make a successful competitive game. Tons of people…

On the face of it, you wouldn’t pick DenDD vs. PixelFire to be a classic Counter-Strike match. They’re minor…

It’s hard to recognize a tipping-point until it’s come and gone. This year, like every other year since 2011 or…

It’s winter. It’s cold outside. That is, unless you are in warm country or in the Southern Hemisphere. Whatever,…

For many players, friendly (or unfriendly) trash talk is as much a part of competitive games as, well, gaming. Truly…

The opening cinematic ends as the camera transitions into live gameplay, and I’m given control for the first time.…

Every online community has some small element that is difficult to discern from scum, and the Counter-Strike…

It’s been a quieter fall than normal for big game releases, but we’ve been covering a slew of smaller new games and…

Earlier this year, Valve sent the mod community into crisis mode with paid mods for Skyrim. It did not end well.