![]() In the coming weeks we’ll reveal more detail about the new Regional Standings process. There, they’ll compete against teams that enter from an open qualifier. For Paris, some teams who aren’t directly invited will get to skip the open qualifiers–teams that consistently perform well in Valve and third-party events will be directly invited to a closed qualifier. ![]() ![]() Previously teams entered the RMRs by direct invitation, or through a series of open qualifiers. Starting with the 2023 Paris Major, we’re going to change the way we invite teams to the RMRs. To celebrate our new champions, today we’re releasing the champions autograph capsule, featuring autographs from FL1T, fame, Jame, n0rb3r7, and Qikert in paper, glitter, holo, and gold. In the end, only one team was left standing as Outsiders bested Heroic on Mirage and Overpass to secure their first Major championship! While it is intended to reach the people of Russia, anyone who plays Counter-Strike: Global Offensive can access it, and so if you’re a player of Valve’s huge FPS then you can go take a look yourself.įor more unusual stories about the intersection between the Ukraine war and games, take a look at how the Steam Deck is being used on the frontlines.Over the past two weeks Rio de Janeiro has been the center of Counter-Strike, where 24 of the best teams in the world fought to become IEM Rio Major champions. The map, titled “de_vonya” (the Russian term for ‘war’, which is currently censored by Russian authorities) depicts a town devastated by battle. “The secret room built into the game is meant to force Russian gamers to face what's really going on in the war in Ukraine,” he added. ![]() Noting that games are still left unchecked by Russian authorities, Mukka said “We built a map of a Slavic city devastated by a war, inside the game, with a secret room that offers Russian gamers an uncensored access to the horrors of the war in Ukraine in their native language." But with Counter-Strike being one of the most popular games in Russia (it’s played by around four million people in the country) this was an opportunity for reporters to tell uncensored stories to those within the country. Talking to GamesRadar+, Helsingin Sanomat editor-in-chief Antero Mukka said “Russians have very little chance to receive independent information about Putin's invasion of Ukraine." This is due to the heavy restrictions placed on Russian media in the wake of the war by the country's authorities, which bans what the state considers "false information" about the operations in Ukraine. Returning to Riocentro and Jeunesse Arena, IEM Rio is likely the last chance to win a big CS:GO trophy in front of a roaring Brazilian crowd. Inside is a collection of Russian-language stories from Helsingin Sanomat that detail the actions of Russia’s military during their invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, with Counter-Strike’s current iteration, Global Offensive (CS:GO), in its final stretch, IEM Rio is also one of few tournaments left to settle old scores and round out legacies. The organization has created a new map for the FPS that contains a hidden room which can only be found using the spectator cam. In a tactic designed to highlight World Press Freedom Day, Helsingin Sanomat – Finland’s largest daily newspaper – has opted to use Counter-Strike as a way to bypass Russian media restrictions.
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