CS:GO Operation Broken Fang is now live

Valve has smiled upon the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive community, as the studio is irregularly wont to do. Operation Broken Fang is now live, with new maps, new modes, and - of course - premium bonuses for those who want to buy the Operation pass. As usual, the devs dropped the update without much buildup - but hey, with CS:GO player counts as they are, who can blame 'em?

Ancient is a brand new competitive map built for Defusal. Set in the ruins of a South American temple, it's got plenty of jungle flavour and locations for close combat and longer-range encounters. There are five new community maps, too, from the space-themed Apollo location to the car dealership on Engage.

The update also introduces a customisable chat wheel that can generate contextual pings, and provide callouts in chat for things like spotting an enemy. There's a new mode, as well, where you choose a loadout card at the start of each round, then use the hand you're dealt to take or defend a bomb site.

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