The New CS:GO (Panorama Update)

Valve Releases CS:GO Panorama UI to Live Servers

Valve updated Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to allow users to opt into the new Panorama UI, in addition to updating some features of the HUD, and select CS:GO maps.

In the CS:GO update, players can opt into using the new user interface on Windows and play with friends by adding -panorama to the game's launch options. This comes only two and a half weeks after the interface was ​introduced to the game's beta.

Additionally, some minor changes have occurred to other aspects of the game. The HUD has been changed slightly and has been optimized to hopefully be more intuitive and user friendly.

There were some changes to some of the maps, including Mirage, Overpass and Cache. These changes were small and mainly just tried to fix bugs that occurred in each map and do not affect the map too much. On Mirage, Valve adjusted player collision by the bench wall at the B bomb site, on overpass it fixed "several bomb-stuck spots," and on Cache it updated the radar map image.

Finally, there has been some increased brightness and adjusted vignetting on the map loading screen images that pop up before every game.

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1.13 release

1.13 Minecraft Java Edition is released

Creature's On The Deep

Minecraft’s oceans are looking lively and lovely after three snapshot builds that introduced a metaphorical ton of new features. Among the additions came four new, water-dwelling, creatures and the community selected mob from last year’s Minecon: the Phantom.

The New Turtle

The first 1.13 mob to grace Minecraft with its presence was the Turtle. These gentle creatures have several unique mechanics.

-All turtles have a home beach that they will return to, no matter how far away they roam.

-Also, they lay eggs! Although chickens have been laying eggs for awhile, chicken eggs only drop as an item and don’t hatch; Turtle eggs, on the other hand, do hatch, are laid in little clusters that take up a block and can be collected using a tool enchanted with “Silk Touch.”

-Turtles can be encouraged to breed by feeding them seagrass.

-Eggs hatch at night, and the babies will have their home beach set to the location that their egg was first laid.

-Once born, these tiny turtles will run toward the nearest body of water as quickly as they can. Rightly so, too, baby turtles and turtle eggs will be attacked by hostile mobs, so players may need to help protect the clutch.

-When the baby turtles grow into adults, they drop a piece of turtle shell called “Scute.”

Pufferfish: It's a little nervous because I'm too close.

Fishy Business in the Briney Deep

In the 18w08b snapshot, released following the introduction of turtles, Mojang sank their coding talent into underwater creatures once again. This time they added actual fish that spawn in the depths. Better start brainstorming aquarium designs, because these fish can easily be moved with a water bucket!

-So far only three of the four varieties of Minecraft’s fish have been added. These three are Pufferfish, Salmon, and Cod which seems to replace the previously extremely generic “fish” item. Clownfish are the only fish that haven’t been added, although it seems likely that they will be soon.

-Fish now spawn in specific biomes. Cod spawn in cold, normal, and lukewarm ocean biomes. Pufferfish spawn in lukewarm and warm ocean biomes. And Salmon spawn in frozen and cold ocean biomes, and in rivers.

-The different types of fish have different behaviors. Cod and Salmon swim towards other fish of the same type and form small schools. Pufferfish have multiple different startled animations, swelling up if the player gets to close.

-If a player is stung by a pufferfish they will gain the “poison” debuff.

-Fish can be picked up and moved by right-clicking on them with a water bucket, and once moved won’t despawn.

-Fish drop their item variant when they die.

-If a fish finds itself out of water it will flop around on its side, moving toward any water nearby. However, if it doesn’t make it back to water fast enough, it will asphyxiate and drop its item.

-It is unclear how these fish mobs will affect existing fishing mechanics going forward. However, it is a reasonable guess that fish caught will be dependant on biome.

Another thing of note: Although squid have been in the game for several years, they got some attention in snapshot 18w07a. Squid now ink when attacked, creating black particles in the water. Possibly in the future, this will tie into the new underwater visibility mechanics.

A Phantom swooping down from the inky black to administer punishment.

Better Sleep On Time or The Phantom will Scoop you up

Although the limelight for snapshot 18w07c was mostly stolen by turtles, Phantoms can’t be forgotten. This mob earned a spot in the game during Minecon Earth, where players voted live on four different mob concepts. Initially teased as “Mob B: Terror of the Night Skies,” the Phantom spawns to attack players suffering from insomnia.

-The Phantom spawns after five consecutive nights (three days) without sleeping in a bed. This is approximately one hour of gameplay. The time since a player has last slept is reset if a player dies.

-Phantoms spawns at night when player’s y coordinates are greater than 64 (commonly known as sea level in-game) and they have a clear view of the sky. Initially, Phantoms spawned in both the overworld and the end, although attempting to sleep in the end will cause the player’s bed to explode; As of snapshot 18w09a however, Phantoms only spawn in the overworld.

-Phantoms have bright green eyes and a dark texture, reminiscent of the enderman mob.

-Phantoms attack by swooping down, out of the sky, to strike players before swooping back up and out of reach.

-Phantoms hit for three hearts of damage on unarmored targets and have a large pool of health themselves. This makes fighting a pack of them very challenging.

-When a Phantom dies it drops leather, however, Mojang’s official snapshot news states that “...this may change”.

-Phantoms already have sound effects, which is unusual for such a recently added mob.

Minecraft’s oceans are already starting to teeming with new creatures and even more, have been teased for the future (Will we be able to saddle dolphins? These are the important questions in life, after all.). Players stay tuned and don’t forget to check out this article about 1.13’s upcoming gameplay additions.

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Minecraft Update Aquatic

Minecraft’s oceans are getting their biggest update ever. The Update Aquatic was announced at Minecon Earth, and  is an overhaul of the entirety of the game’s sea life, arriving in Spring 2018.

The Update Aquatic will introduce a shipload of new features, from new fish, to explorable shipwrecks, treasure-hunting and dolphins. Of course, the oceans are also home to many of nature’s most terrifying creations, and as such you’ll need something to defend yourself with when you go exploring. As a result, The Update Aquatic is introducing a new weapon in the form of the trident, which can be upgraded to return to you automatically. You can watch a full rundown on The Update Aquatic, starring Minecraft’s lead creative designer Jens Bergensten, and Bojack Horseman and Arrested Development Star Will Arnett, in what is maybe one of the most off-brand game tie-ins I’ve ever seen. The added someting to in the aquatic update there's 4 brand new animals like in the Picture above they said we have to vote one of them if one of them win three another will be not exist in the update or i can said gone forever.

They didn't stop there. They added a new boss battle comming with the minecraft aquatic update 2018. We stil don't know about the new boss

Minecon Earth also had a new trailer for Minecraft’s Super Duper Graphics update. That was originally due for a release this year, but an announcement post from Mojang suggests it’ll be coming out next year instead as “there’s a lot of work to be done still.” You can watch a musical trailer for Super Duper graphics (starring Supergirl actress Melissa Benoist) below.

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GTA 6 Rumors

               Rockstar GamesFans have many different speculations about the "Grand Theft Auto 6" game.

Many are looking forward to the release of "Grand Theft Auto 6" and it is evident with the number of rumors and speculations surfacing online. Although minimal updates to "GTA 5" are on the rise, the sixth installment of the game remains elusive.

One of the famous theories about the video game is the possibility of having a female protagonist. Gamers are hoping that a female character will be added to the forthcoming "GTA 6" game.  Fans think that this would take a new direction for the game and it would be something fresh for the hardcore followers.
Fans anticipate that if a female protagonist is added to the gameplay,  she should be the type who downs bottles of beer, burps, cusses, and can even fix her own car. She should look dangerous, violent and explosive as well. This way, her badass character can stand out in a game that is dominated by men. However, despite the repeated demands, Rock Star Games has not made any announcement that they are agreeing to the request.
Aside from this, "Grand Theft Auto 6" fans are also looking forward to a Tokyo map. Although the game usually used a known territory like a fictional place in the United States, there is a possibility that it will expand its map. This could mean that a Tokyo map is possible in the upcoming release.
Until now, there is no confirmation of the  release date for the "GTA 6." Many believe that it will be out by 2018 since there is usually a five-year gap between the game's releases. It may be recalled that "GTA 5" was released in 2013; there is a possibility that the next game might come out in 2018.
With the release of another popular Rockstar game, "Red Dead Redemption 2," production of "GTA 6" could be delayed. The developer is currently occupied finishing the former and it could push back the release of "GTA 6" in 2020.

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The New Dust 2

Bombsite A in Counter-Strike: GO’s new Dust 2

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One of Counter-Strike’s most popular classic maps, Dust 2, just got an overhaul in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Valve explained the changes to the map, which include a substantial visual upgrade, on the game’s website.

Valve said that with the new version of CS:GO’s Dust 2 “we wanted to honor its pure form while buffing away the jagged edges.” The update aims to improve player readability, “refine movement around the world” and modernize the map’s visuals.

“We set out to refine it further rather than performing a wholesale redesign,” the company said.

Some of the most obvious visual changes to Dust 2 come in the form of lighting. The map is lighter and brighter throughout, and Valve has removed a series of dark spots where players could camp. Valve has also adjust some of the map’s geometry, removing or relocating objects that could obscure line of sight or interrupt movement.

Here’s what Valve said about one change to bomb site A, where the broken-down cars in that area have been merged into one.

“Experienced players will now not have to worry about whether they’re going to get hung up and newbs won’t wonder if they’re going to get burned,” Valve explained. “Annoying physics based detritus props have also been replaced with more predictable static prop detail such as weeds and rocks.”

Dust 2’s update also comes with updates to player models. The Leet Krew terrorists have been overhauled to match the map’s visual upgrade. Valve has a bunch of screenshots highlighting the changes to Dust 2 and the new terrorist models.

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PUBG News

Despite announcing that patches for Playerunknown's Battlegrounds would be rolled out less frequently going forward, the next update for the immensely popular battle royale game is just around the corner. On Twitter today, developer Bluehole revealed that it will be deploying the game's latest update next week.

While Bluehole didn't divulge many details about the update, it did give fans a taste of what it will include. In a follow up tweet, the developer said, "Some of the key features of the new build include a new weapon, foggy weather condition, FPP leaderboards, and multiple bug fixes." Bluehole also said that test servers "will be up for at least two days early next week."
Among the other pieces of content still on the way to Playerunknown's Battlegrounds is its desert maps. While Bluehole has shared few details about the level--and it still apperas to be far off from release, we recently learned that it won't be smaller than th game's first map, like the developer initially planned.
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds launched in Early Access this year and has been extraordinarily successful, recently surpassing 10 million copies sold on PC, Despite its massive success, creator Brendan Greene said there are no plans to raise the game;s price when it leaves Early Access and officially launches. An Xbox One version, which is being published by Microsoft, is slated to arrive in the Game Preview program later this year, but it may not be exclusive to the console permanently.

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Windows 10 news update bad news for Microsoft as the 'unthinkable' is about to happen

Windows could soon be beaten by Android in world popularity

After years of total domination Windows 10 could soon be overtaken as the world's biggest operating system for accessing the web.New research from StatCounter has revealed that Google's Android OS is catching Windows in terms of total internet usage across desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile combined.
The independent web analytics company said that in February this year Android came within striking distance of taking the top spot from Microsoft.
In fact, whilst Windows remained the most popular OS last month, with a 38.6% share of the market, Android was just over one per cent behind with 37.4%.
“The idea of Android almost matching Windows would have been unthinkable five years ago,” commented Aodhan Cullen, CEO, StatCounter. 
“In January 2012 Windows held 82% global internet usage share compared to just 2.2% for Android.”
He said that the development was a function of the growth of smartphones to access the internet as well as a slowdown in sales of traditional PCs plus the impact of Asia on the global market.
Windows still dominates the PC and laptop market with an 84.1% internet usage share in February but the battlefield has moved on.
StatCounter recently reported that in October 2016 internet usage by mobile and tablet devices exceeded desktop and laptop worldwide for the first time.
In North America Windows (all versions) maintained its lead across all platforms with 40.7% share in February followed by iOS (24.9%) and Android (20.3%).
It’s a similar story in Europe where Windows (51.8%) is more than twice the level of Android (23.5%). However, in Asia, Android is now over 50% (51.8%) compared to 29.8% for Windows.
“Windows 10 will need to maintain momentum in order to combat the steady march of Android across all markets,” added Aodhan Cullen.
Along with a drop in internet usage from Windows also comes the news that Microsoft's browsers are also facing a dip in popularity.
Net Applications' data shows the number of PC users favouring Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer has plummeted from 62 per cent to just 27 per cent between March 2015 and February 2017.
As usage of Microsoft's web browsers has dropped, Google has enjoyed remarkable success.
And Microsoft may face even more bad news after rumours have suggested the firm's next smartphone has been delayed.
The hotly-anticipated new Windows 10 mobile device was thought to be in development now as Microsoft prepares its next big mobile release.
However a report has now claimed that the Surface Phone release date has now been pushed back significantly as Microsoft switches its focus back to the struggling Windows 10 Mobile platform.
Along with a drop in internet usage from Windows also comes the news that Microsoft's browsers are also facing a dip in popularity.
Net Applications' data shows the number of PC users favouring Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer has plummeted from 62 per cent to just 27 per cent between March 2015 and February 2017.
As usage of Microsoft's web browsers has dropped, Google has enjoyed remarkable success.
And Microsoft may face even more bad news after rumours have suggested the firm's next smartphone has been delayed.
The hotly-anticipated new Windows 10 mobile device was thought to be in development now as Microsoft prepares its next big mobile release.
However a report has now claimed that the Surface Phone release date has now been pushed back significantly as Microsoft switches its focus back to the struggling Windows 10 Mobile platform.

Google Chrome is seeing its popularity riseThe news of Android catching up the Windows platform comes as Microsoft prepares to unveil its next big update.
Previous reports had claimed that the update, codenamed Redstone 3, was set to launch around August, marking two years after the official release of Windows 10.
More information about the new update is expected to be revealed at Microsoft’s Build conference in May, but some features for the new software have already been teased.
Top of the list is apparently an all-new design for Windows 10, with the update bringing a fresh look for the software.
Codenamed ‘Project Neon’, the new-look Windows 10 appears to bring in a number of stylistic improvements, including boosted animations and blue to apps.
Microsoft has already made the new tools available to developers, as part of its aims to help teams build new and ‘beautiful apps’.
Project Neon is also set to bring a number of improvements to Windows 10’s 3D functions, and the link between the software and its HoloLens headset.
Google is also expected to unveil its new Android OS in May with it expected to be called Oreo.
Android 8.0 will be shown off at Google I/O in with several exciting new features and tools expected to be included.
These include something called Copy Less, which looks to make it easier to send information via text, as it will give your device the ability to automatically detect the relevant information you would want to copy from a source when you’re sending a text or an email.
Also set to be included is another key time-saving feature that looks to have been borrowed straight from Apple’s iOS.
Now, tapping on an address in a message will open up the location on Google Maps, cutting out the need to copy and paste details from one app into another.
Lastly, Android O could also include drawable gesture for the first time - so drawing a letter on your display would bring up applicable contacts or apps.

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Minecraft New Snapshot for 1.12 update

The new Minecraft 1.12 update just came out on 31 April 2017. Minecraft is stepping up their game and add new things on the game.

The new mob is parrot the first mob that can fly. You can tame it using cookies and heal it using any kind of seed such as pumpkin seed, wheat seed, melon seed, beetroot seed and else. If you right click on your tamed parrots they will perch on your character shoulder you can hold until 2 parrot. If you kill it they will drop feather and the cool part they can imitate bad mobs

The second update is the achievement they change too the name is advancement you can complete many different advancement in many different way

The third update is the crafting guide in the crafting menu this is a little bit interesting it can show how to craft something but if you have the ingredient it can place by it self. Some of the crafting is never show up you have to unlock that by using the advancement so this is good for the map creator another they add is make our own crafting recipes also good for the map creator. They add knowledge book to unlock the crafting guide if you right click it will learn how to make the crafting recipes for creative mode




This is the 3x3 crafting guide look like on the top is the 2x2 crafting guide




The last update is the narrator using left Ctrl + B it will activated the narrator to use that you type on the chat what ever you want like "Hi my name is the narrator" and the narrator will talk what you type on the chat

There is some bug for example placing down mob heads and sign is don't appear but the thing is on there

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CS:GO News Maps

The new CS:GO maps is changing the game

Valve certainly aren't ones for giving us a bit of warning when they are about to drop a major update. With little more than blog post as the patch went live, Lord Gaben and his droogs decided to drop an entire new map into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive a few weeks back.
Canals is the first new Valve created map since Overpass, which launched way back in December 2013, and it has caused quite the stir in the CS:GO world. The map itself is set in what Valve refers to as an “Italian City”, however it is pretty clear to everyone that the Italian city it is based on is Venice, thanks to the canals and Renaissance architecture that bears more than a few similarities to the big landmarks of the city. As you might expect there is a central waterway that runs through the middle of the map, with the B bomb site situated on a walkway over it. Elsewhere, the A site is one of the most exposed in the game, with a ton of wide open space and one of the most overpowered windows we have ever seen in CS.
With a few weeks to play around in Canals, almost everyone has figured out their favourite ways of playing. Pro players have slowly drifted back to playing the active duty maps, while those of us who can only dream of playing on the main stage at a Major are still toiling away trying to perfect those AWP angles and smoke throws. While there is still a lot to learn about the map, there is already a lot that we can decipher after a few weeks. Let’s take a deep dive, if you’ll excuse the water pun.

B site is perfect for bomb to bouncing

The B bomb site is on a first floor walkway over the canal itself. The walkway has four windows and has very thin walls, meaning that wallbangs are certainly a possibility. Even in our own play, we’ve had success planting in the middle of B, and then running to the back of the canal, watching the walkway where the site is and taking a few pot shots through the walls whenever we see some movement. Providing they don't have a kit you should have ample time to take them out before they get the diffuse, and add another clip to the highlight reel.
The site itself is also quite enclosed, and providing you have a couple of players for support there’s no reason why you couldn’t hold off a group of five uncoordinated opponents. Issues start to arise when you aren't sure which side the opponents are coming from, but then that is the case for almost every site.

 The A side need some work perhaps the area of the map that has caused the most arguments among CS players has been the A bomb site. Whereas almost every other site in CS:GO has a lot of cover, and multiple angles of attack, the A site of Canals is really quite open, with little to hide behind. The site is situated in a small doorway area that is raised from street level – there are small areas of cover inside the site, but you can still easily be hit with wall bangs.

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CS:GO is Broken

If everything you are about to read is right, you better get a better internet connection if you want to play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with any sort of normalcy. 

A YouTube video produced by Dinowarleaf, titled “Major Issue – CS:GO Hitboxes Are Still Off” has taken Valve to task over one very import caveat about the game. Where you aim isn’t what you are going to hit.

Dinowarleaf, Dino for short, walks you through a very logical and clean explanation of what is happening. And now it’s time for you to be in the know.

The contention is that there is a difference between the hitboxes you see and the ones the server sees.

In case you didn’t know, hitboxes are supposed to reside inside the graphical representation of the target you see.

However, it appears that in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, sometimes these hitboxes have out of body experiences.

Example: In the picture below you think that in order to hit the target, you shoot at the graphical representation of the model.

However, the server sees the blue outline as the target. This means even if you aim was true in terms of hitting the graphical representation, you would have missed in some instances.

Dino walks you through everything step by step, from creating a custom map to creating a custom gun, so that everything you see can be recreated.

Basically, Dino created a lazer gun and could literally trace the hitbox image by shooting at an increased rate of fire with 100 percent accuracy using the weapon_accuracy_nospread console command and removing recoil.

One of the most egregious errors he found was that hitboxes were significantly worse when shooting at a jumping target as seen below.

So even if you managed to land a headshot, sometimes it would be a complete miss or a shot to the chest.

From the examples you can see there is a huge problem.

To take a look at Dino’s work and do some research on the topic yourself, you can find the video, the config file, and a detailed explanation of how he came to his conclusions 

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