The Steam Community has nominated CS:GO for the "Labor of Love" Steam Award, awarded to a previously released game which continues to receive updates.

In 2020 CS:GO received a number of meaningful updates, including Operation Broken Fang which introduced new game modes, agents, maps, weapon collections, stickers, and graffiti.

Cast your votes for CS:GO to win the "Labor of Love" Steam Award beginning December 22nd at 10AM PST, and check back for the winners of each category on January 3rd at 10AM PST on the Steam Awards Voting Page.

We've updated Broken Fang Agents, fixed bugs associated with incorrect star progression, and added a donation key (CTRL) when purchasing a weapon to donate to teammates without dropping your primary weapon.




When you reach Global General (Rank 40), you’ll have the option to reset your Profile Rank and earn (or upgrade) a Service Medal. After January 1, 2021 you’ll be able to receive the new 2021 Service Medal, an inspectable display item that will be visible wherever your avatar is shown.

Today's Updates:
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– Adjusted first person arm models for Operation Broken Fang agents.
– Adjusted end of match animations for Operation Broken Fang master agents.
– Fixed a bug that could allow extra stars to be earned from missions. Going forward players will be correctly limited to receiving the total number of stars available from all unlocked cards.
– Kick player vote is now disabled in Broken Fang Premier pick/ban arenas.
– Fixed kill distance in missions UI to be correctly rounded for display.

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– Added 2021 Service Medal to be awarded for outstanding service and achievement starting from January 1, 2021 GMT.
– Donate weapons to teammates in need! Hold the buy menu donation key (CTRL by default) when purchasing a weapon to donate to teammates without dropping your primary weapon. You can change the “Buy Menu Donation Key” in settings.
– Game settings now have a search box to quickly find and jump to any setting or key binding.
– Zeus restrictions in Casual, Wingman, and Competitive modes are now the same as all other weapons.
– Adjusted Retakes clip areas in Inferno, Mirage, Nuke, Train, and Vertigo

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Guard
– Repacked radar

Elysion
– Fixed a pixelwalk outside on the glass.
– Fixed a pixelwalk on the Elysion sign on A site
– Fixed a pixelwalk on the umbrellas outside.
– Fixed the pixelwalks on the doorframes
– Players were able to jump on top of the A sign on A site
– Player were able to jump on top of the small palm plant
– Players were able to 2 man boost outside and see into the site from an unfair position
– Players were able to run boost on the windows railing on A site
– The ladder outside has been removed
– Reduced the foilage outside, players were able to hide
– Waterfalls have been deleted from the white walls. Caused the smoke to become see through.

Apollo
– Reduced props that draw for people on very low and low settings to hopefully help FPS levels across the map. (Thanks Shavitish)
– Reduced CT spawn Cover to make it easier to clear
– Improved model shuttle collsions to make walking over nicer
– Reduced non-designed headpeaks across map (Thanks CF-166)
– Fixed car fade in CT spawn (Thanks Sylikoira)
– Fixed a few boost exploits
– Updated to radar to a more simple single layer one
– Reduced foliage over key angle (Near moonroom/CT spawn)
– Fixed a number of grammar and spelling mistakes (Thanks Dogman15 + Marisakiri)

Anubis
– Widened A main entrance
– Simplified A connector area
– Got rid of the deep corner below the windows on A
– Got rid of the wall near the pillar at Waterfalls A site and reduced some corners to hide in as a CT
– Some other minor things 3kliksphillip will probably find out

Deep in the outlands, beyond the deserts of Nanarak and north of the coal fires of Krimwohl, a treacherous expanse of woodland awaits -- where a stash of precious Aghanim's shards has been discovered and a cunning new hero runs wild.

Head over to The Mistwoods Update page to learn all about this new warrior in the battle for the Ancients and the trove of all-new powers that Aghanim's magnanimity has bestowed upon us all.

An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

• Fixed a client crash related to inspecting the same item twice
  
• Fixed the Strange Count Transfer Tool not being able to transfer stats between Mad Milk and Mutated Milk
  
• Fixed the equip_region for Pebbles the Penguin
  
• Fixed not being able to use Taunt: The Table Tantrum Unusualifier on Taunt: The Boiling Point
  
• Updated Taunt: The Pooped Deck to fix some sounds
  
• Updated the localization files
  
• Updated ctf_snowfall_final
  • Fixed an issue some players were having with candy cane textures
    
  • Updated the lighting
• Updated pl_wutville_event
  • The Smissmas trees are now properly colliding with mercs and ordinance
    
  • The larger first BLU spawn has been re-zoned for proper class changes and no more Engineer shenanigans
    
  • Wooden crates and furniture from the 2Fort division has had the minimum DirectX levels restored and should now be visible to mercs
    
  • Clipping of ledges and outcroppings around the Control Points has been installed to keep the merc's boots on the ground
    
  • The train tunnels will no longer allow for early escape

The long-awaited Invite RGL.gg Grand Final for their Traditional 6v6 format is finally here!

This season's finalists, Froyotech and Corsia, will fight for the $12,000 prize pool on Thursday, December 17th, 2020, at 11:00pm EST! Watch the match on RGL.gg's Twitch channel! They'll also be celebrating the end of the year with a special segment honoring all of their 2020 events!

All of the RGL.gg volunteer staff, from the bottom of their hearts, would like to thank the players for trusting them yet another year to host the biggest TF2 tournaments in North America! They're looking forward to more incredible seasons in 2021!

An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

• Fixed the Spy's arms not cloaking
  
• Updated Taunt: Spin-to-Win to fix an animation timing issue
  
• Updated Taunt: The Pooped Deck with missing animations and sounds
  
• Updated the equip_region for The Cammy Jammies
  
• Updated the localization files

An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

• Fixed Strange war paint weapons not including the Strange attribute in their name
  
• Fixed an issue with the Select Style and Adjust Unusual dialogs not displaying properly in the loadout panel at some resolutions
  
• Added jingle sound to the Elf Care Provider
  
• Added Taunt: The Table Tantrum to the list of items for the Unusualifier
  
• Updated the Anodized Aloha war paint to fix an issue with the Back Scratcher
  
• Updated Taunt: The Fist Bump to add a particle effect on success
  
• Updated Taunt: The Boston Boarder to fix moving forward too early
  
• Updated Taunt: Spin-to-Win to have the sign stay longer at the end of the taunt
  
• Updated web page with community fixes from Liam Stone (boba)
  
• Updated Spy invis materials with community fixes from Liam Stone (boba)
  
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
  
• Updated the localization files
  
• Updated pd_snowville_event
  • Fixed ground texture incompatibility with mat_specular 0
    
  • Fixed clipping issues
    
  • Rewrote HUD file to not conflict with custom HUDs
    
  • Festivized the middle pine tree
• Updated pl_pier
  • Expanded hallways to BLU spawn exits
    
  • Players can no longer build inside RED spawn
    
  • Fixed rock occasionally missing a texture
    
  • Fixed clipping not covering some roof overhangs

Week 2's mission card—"MOON SHOT"—is now live. The updates over the last week include changes to the pings and updates to Guard.

2020.12.07 -

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– Fixed a crash related to pinging rotating car model in Engage.
– Fixed Operation Shop buttons to appear correctly on OSX and Linux.
– Fixed a rare bug when several Broken Fang Premier game settings could get applied in regular Competitive matches.
– Added background movie fallbacks.

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Guard

– Blocked off construction corner.
– Added new cover for players entering the site from connector.
– Pulled drop a little closer to site.
– Shifted all covers on site to adjust angles towards bridge and archway.
– Slightly shifted connector between back alley and site.
– Partially restricted sightline between connector and pit.
– Decreased depth of restaurant corner.
– Decreased depth of VOOLT corner.
– Mitigated head peek close at stairs tunnel.
– Slightly mitigated head peek behind dumpster.
– Added minor visual details.
– Various texture updates.
– Dehexagonized beer bottles.
– Removed collision on window planters (Thanks Bubza101).
– Fixed missing faces on beer crates.
– Fixed a pixel gap on street (Thanks u/iBearably).
– Fixed grammatical errors on street signs (Thanks Sysel).

2020.12.04 -

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– Fixed names for several Operation Broken Fang patches to appear as different Steam Community Market commodities.
– Fixed Sir Bloody Darryl’s death sound.
– Fixed a regression with soft shadows under agents.
– Fixed demo playback for the compatibility version of Mirage.
– Added “Looking to Play: Guardian” for people looking to play Guardian and Strike missions with a partner.
– Fixed mini-scoreboard alignment when showing player counts.
– Removed vote to change map in Retakes.
– Reduced round restart delay to 5 seconds in Retakes.
– Fixed ping icons to show actual pinged weapon or bomb in all game modes.
– Fixed ping icons to become transparent when player’s crosshair pointing directly at them.
– Localization updates.
– Improved stability.

Get your popcorn ready! The current RGL.gg NA season is coming to an end! After a hard fought season, only two teams remain in each division to fight it out for first place!

Invite Division finalists Memento Mori and Kids Next Door will be competing for the $1,525 prize pool on Monday, December 7th, at 9:30 pm EST. Watch the match on RGL.gg's Twitch channel! Don't miss this event! Set yourself a reminder!

Smissmas brings Stocking Stuffers for everyone! It also features new community maps, cosmetics, War Paints, taunts, and Unusual effects!

• All players who play TF2 during the event will receive a Stuffed Stocking as a gift! Stockings contain goodies for good little Mercenaries.
  
• Featuring 4 new community maps: Pier, Snowfall, SnowVille, and Wutville
  
• Added the Winter 2020 Cosmetic Case
  • Contains 20 new community-contributed items
    
  • The Festivizer can be found as a bonus drop when opening the case
• Added the Winter 2020 War Paint Case
  • Contains 13 new community-created War Paints that make-up the Winter 2020 Collection
    
  • Has a chance to give a taunt Unusualifier as a bonus item
• Added 8 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store
  • Taunt: The Pooped Deck
    
  • Taunt: Time Out Therapy
    
  • Taunt: Rocket Jockey
    
  • Taunt: The Boston Boarder
    
  • Taunt: Scorcher's Solo
    
  • Taunt: Texas Truckin'
    
  • Taunt: Spin-to-Win
    
  • Taunt: The Fist Bump
• Added 19 new community-created Unusual effects
  • 12 new effects for Unusual hats
    
  • 7 new effects for Unusual taunts
• All cosmetic and taunt cases will grant Smissmas 2020 Unusual effects instead of their normal Unusual effects during the event. This does not include crates.
  
• Mann Co. Store winter sale!
  
• Smissmas runs through January 7, 2021.