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After listening to user feedback, Steam will soon be adding a Server Tag feature to your Steam Browser. The tags will allow users to be able to see what server cvars, like deathmatch or friendly fire, have been changed by the server admin by a single glance. There is no estimated release date for the new feature, but if they are already testing, it shouldn't be too much longer. You can check out a preview screenshot and a short explanation from Steam below.

Hey guys, we are back online on our new server. But as you can see not everything is functioning perfectly yet. We are working as hard and as fast as we can to get these bugs fixed for you. Please be patient with us as we are doing everything we can.

Counter-Strike, along with Everquest, will no longer be available in Brazil according to several news sources. The court order to cease sales in the country came from Carlos Alberto Simões de Tomaz, a judge from the Judicial District of Minas Gerais, who stated these titles have been considered "inappropriate" and "harmful for consumers". The state of Goiás is currently the only state in the country to begin enforcing the ban, confiscating thousands of copies of both video games in stores. Procon, a federal entity established to defend the consumers' rights, is leading the enforcement process and already has begun notifying game retailers that they are no longer permitted to distribute the games. However, people who already own the titles, and LANs will not be subject to the ban. EA, the official distributor of the game, has stated it has received no legal judgment on the issue and is awaiting one before issuing a statement. We will keep you posted as more on the issue becomes available.

A few fixes and security additions have been issued for the Steam distribution platform. The changes are as follows:

Steam Client
- Added a new chat introduction dialog which is shown when you are first contacted by a potentially unfamiliar group member
- Added several new account security warnings to Friends
- Added the ability for the client to connect to multiple content servers and improved download pipelining
- Added "View Forum" option to the right click menu for individual games
- Fixed friends going auto-away when they are really active and typing
- Possible fix for games sometimes disappearing from the games tab
- Fix for non-Steam games getting permanently removed from Steam if the data fails to load on startup
- Fixed the in-game overlay becoming slow/unresponsive for some users after playing for several minutes or more
- Fixed the in-game overlay failing to come up for Windows 2000 users
- Improved in-game overlay compatibility with ATI Tool (video card tuning software)

Simply start Steam and click on the File menu and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates"

Turtle Rock Studios, creators of Counter-Strike: Source, Condition Zero, and the upcoming and highly anticipated title Left 4 Dead, has been acquired by Valve. Here is there official press release statement.

"Half Life developer Valve has announced that it has acquired Orange County-based developer Turtle Rock Studios, currently working on the forthcoming Source-engine multiplayer zombie-slaying action title Left 4 Dead.

Valve president Gabe Newell called the acquisition "an easy decision" based on the long-standing relationship between the two. Turtle Rock previously has collaborated with Valve on a number of Counter-Strike projects, including the game's Xbox port.

Newell also said that the new internal studio would give Valve "a base from which to expand our development activities in the Los Angeles area."

Said Turtle Rock founder Michael Booth, "Valve has had great success bringing in projects and teams such as Team Fortress and Portal. As I spent time working and talking with the creators of those products over the past several years, it became clear that this was the right next step for myself, my colleagues at Turtle Rock, our customers, and our products. We are excited to be a part of such a visionary and forward-thinking company."


Source: GamaSutra

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MPN has just added a free new feature. You are now able to join a x-fire group and be able to talk to admins almost instantly with any questions you may have. You are also able to talk to people within the group, which are other CGN members from all over that have joined the group. This is a great way to help build our gaming community and to make friends at the same time. You can find more information at the x-fire group home.

If you are new to the program x-fire you can download it at xfire.com. X-Fire supplies numerous features. The most common are in-game chatting, hundreds of downloads, and your gaming hours logged in your profile. X-Fire is 100% free and is worth your time.

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Valve has released a new steam update, aiming to patch up a few small bugs. The full list of changes can be found below, and as always, simply restart your client for the changes to take effect.

Welcome to the all new Counter-Strike HQ, a community website dedicated to Counter-Strike and the gamers who play it. We are a new site, and are currently still in the beta stage, testing our concept out to see if it is what the community as a whole wants. We are extremely open to suggestions and help, so if you are interested in getting involved we certainly want to hear from you. Feel free to browse the site, and if you have not already, register - its completely free. We hope to become your destination for anything involving Counter-Strike including skins, maps, add-ons, news, and special features. Let us know how we can better server the community and we will do our best to make this a reality. Thanks again for stopping buy, and we look forward to seeing you around the community.