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Fans of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/a> are in for a few big changes.<\/p>\n

Late last week, Valve announced that the popular video game would become free to play.<\/p>\n

That news has sparked significant debate within the CS:GO community, as there are concerns that free play could attract cheats and hackers.<\/p>\n

Others say the nature of Prime Status accounts should prevent malcontents from gaining a foothold.<\/p>\n

The move has already seen a massive spike in activity, with CS:GO recording its highest participation numbers in over two years on Saturday, December 8.<\/p>\n

Not all has gone to plan, however, with more than 14,000 negative reviews appearing on Steam from players who had already spent money on a game that is now free.<\/p>\n

The other big news from Valve is the addition of a battle royale mode.<\/p>\n

Danger Zone is a fast-paced version of CS:GO where up to 18 players fight to the finish.<\/p>\n

Catering for solo play, duos and trios, the game offers a noted point of difference from battle royale favourites such as Fortnite<\/a> and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds<\/a> where up to 100 players can duke it out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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