In a way, the monumental Counter-Strike: Global Offensive update that launched at the tail end of 2018 shouldn’t surprise anyone. Its battle royale mode was rumored for a very long time. And the game’s free-to-play shift was foreshadowed by its free, offline version in August. Still, the double trouble of the Danger Zone update — which added battle royale and made Counter-Strike free across the board — severely changed the lay of the land. Even so, the the core Counter-Strike audience didn’t react well to the new mode. On the surface, the battle royale concept doesn’t mesh well with CS:GO. Its incredibly fast gunfights, a low player count, and many short rounds in a … Continue reading Welcome to the Danger Zone: Does CS:GO Battle Royale Rival Fortnite?