'Death Stranding' and 'Control' lead Game Awards nominees'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate' and 'Untitled Goose Game' picked up multiple nods.By K. Holt, 11.19.2019
Valve makes 'Counter-Strike: GO' free and adds battle royaleAll of the current trends are here.By R. Lawler, 12.06.2018
US and European gambling regulators may crack down on loot boxesSites that offer illegal gambling on games are also in the crosshairs.By K. Holt, 09.17.2018
The next TBS esports series looks inside a major ‘CS:GO’ tournamentThe first episode airs on August 31st.By D. Lumb, 08.24.2018
Valve nixes 'CS:GO' and 'Dota 2' trading following Dutch loot box lawPlayers in The Netherlands can no longer trade in-game items on the Steam Marketplace.By S. Krishna, 06.21.2018
Loot crates are now illegal in BelgiumLoot boxes in games like “Overwatch” are gambling, according to officials.By M. Locklear, 04.25.2018
Two major eSports players associations are in the works‘Overwatch’ and ‘Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’ players are organizing.By M. Locklear, 03.15.2018
YouTubers avoid fine over Valve 'CS:GO' gambling scamThe FTC let them off with less than a slap on the wrist. By S. Dent, 09.08.2017
BBC Three to stream six weeks of Gfinity esports coverageThe online-only TV channel will show Street Fighter, Rocket League and Counter-Strike.By N. Summers, 07.28.2017
Valve bans 40,000 cheating accounts after the Steam Summer SaleThat's nearly triple the total of last year's top banning spree.By A. Tarantola, 07.10.2017
Facebook will stream live 'Counter-Strike' eSports eventsThe social network's first foray into eSports will deliver exclusive content in six languages.By A. Dalton, 05.18.2017
Valve may be using a neural net against 'Counter-Strike' cheatersBattling hacks, one AI implementation at a time. By T. Seppala, 02.16.2017
Twitter streams its first eSports tournament this weekendEleague's first championship for 'Counter-Strike: Global Offensive' starts broadcasting today at 4pm Eastern.By T. Seppala, 07.29.2016
Twitch says 'CS:GO' gambling broadcasts are prohibitedStreaming content that breaks a game's terms of service is against the rulesBy S. Buckley, 07.14.2016
Valve distances itself from 'Counter-Strike' gambling sitesThe company says it doesn't have any business deals with the third-party services. By T. Seppala, 07.14.2016
Valve will ban Steam cheaters via their linked phone numbers'Counter-Strike: Global Offensive' cheaters will have all of their accounts banned for three months.By T. Seppala, 04.30.2016
Yahoo Esports goes mobile with a dedicated Android appAn iOS version 'isn't too far down the road.'By T. Seppala, 04.15.2016
'Counter-Strike' player tricks cheaters into getting bannedThousands of 'CS: Global Offensive' players unwittingly downloaded hacks that triggered Steam's ban hammer.By T. Seppala, 02.03.2016