Operation Wildfire has begun! It comes with a new pass (for thos willing to pay), as well as seven new community maps. A classic, Nuke, has been given an overhaul too.

Cloud9 have completed their roster picking up former Splyce up and comer Stewi2k who will replace Sean Gares.

Valve have decided to make an example of those who fixed matches in 2015 by issuing permanent bans from ALL Valve endorsed majors. This case shows Valve's zero tolerance for cheating at a professional level.

Valve recently added a R8 Revolver to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, but people weren't happy. The gun was way overpowered, and as a result of the community backlash, has now been nerfed accordingly.

Valve have announced the CS:GO Minor Championships, which will introduce new teams to the championships circuit who have not featured in the Major Championship series. CIS, Europe, Asia and Americas will have their own four separate tournaments, but what about South Africa?

The revolver. Possibly one of the finest problem-solvers ever made, and the kind of weapon where you’re never sure if you’ve fired five shots or six when you lose yourself in the excitement of owning a weapon that can blow your head clean off. Alongside a new update that added a nifty kill cam and festive clothing yesterday, Counter Strike GO also got a new weapon.

After a rocky career in Ninjas in Pyjamas, Aleski "allu" Jalli has announced via Twitter that he will not be playing for the organization in 2016.

Luminosity defied all odds at Dreamhack Winter this past weekend knocking out three of the best European CS:GO teams in the world. In the final they met Fnatic, who unfortunately put an end to their fairy tale.