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CS:GO News Week in Review: August 8th



s1mple joins Na'Vi

Natus Vincere's successful CS:GO roster has undergone a rare roster change this week with the team's announcement that they will be replacing long time in-game leader Danylo "Zeus" Teslenko with one of the best players in the world currently, Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev.

Update brings mechanics changes

Valve's latest CS:GO patch hit this week, introducing some surprising mechanical changes to the main rifles in the game, buffing both early spray accuracy as well as reducing the time required to rest between shots when tap and burst firing. To see a comprehensive run-down of all changes included in the patch as well as analysis of the current state of rifles, check out our article on the topic.

CSGL ends gambling operations

Skin gambling titan CS:GO Lounge has finally succumbed to Valve's extended crusade against betting this week following their announcement that the site will be disabling gambling features of their site in almost all major countries; CSGL will also begin implementing age verification features for those who can still access the site.

CLG recruits Gtr as coach

Counter Logic Gaming swapped coaches this week with their surprising announcement that they had secured the services of Garett "Grt" Bambrough, replacing their former coach Faruk "pita" Pita. Read a piece of Grt's full statement on his hiring below:

I am grateful and excited at the opportunity to coach for Counter Logic Gaming. Everyone has welcomed me with open arms and I look forward to helping lead the team through this rebuilding process.

paiN signs ex-AlienTech

Just three days after their announcement that they would be parting ways with parent organization, ex-AlienTech's Brazilian line-up has already secured a deal with a new team, paiN Gaming. paiN has been out of the professional CS:GO scene for nearly three years following the release of their previous team, but are now looking to get back into the game with one of Brazil's up-and-coming line-ups.

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