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The Game Rant Game Guide: December 2011 & Beyond Edition

The Game Rant Game Guide: December 2011 & Beyond Edition

dad_and_son-1024x683.jpgPart of what makes CS:GO so great is the fact that smaller teams have a chance to show what they can do on the biggest stages. In most sports, the teams with the most money tend to dominate every year, with smaller teams having a fluke here and there. In CS:GO. this does happen to an extent, but there has been a long list of instances where a team that qualified for a major or other big event stunned the entire field despite not having the same level of backing. For smaller teams, even making it past the qualifying stages for a big event changes their future and it already happened at the Berlin Ma

This raises the question, what is the better peripheral for Minecraft? It can definitively be said that a keyboard and mouse combination is far superior. It makes Minecraft's controls more complicated, but the changes are well worth

Managing the looting, complex gunplay, and punishing feelings of losing everything make Tarkov a true grind for newcomers. Its incredibly high TTK and lack of kill cams can make deaths feel impossible to learn from. Newcomers hoping to stick with the game will have to find a way to learn though, because Escape From Tarkov never holds the player's h

You do get a generous pool of ammunition per reload, which is a merit on its own. But poor accuracy and unremarkable damage generally make this one a pass when there are far more reliable sidearms available for purch

With the sudden success of the Overwatch League and the decision by Activision to start one of their own with Call of Duty , rumors now indicate that Valve is thinking about starting a franchise league for Counter-Strike Global Offensive . We'll explore why this would be a very bad idea and discuss potential alternati

Although many players prefer a controller for The Elder Scrolls , the keyboard and mouse combination is more intuitive. As a game with a variety of spells to switch between, the keyboard and mouse are incompara

Additionally, each team within the league would have to qualify for the select tournaments in the way they did before, with the league itself having no effect on their position at the start of a tournament. At the end of the CS Go season, Valve could hold the relegation tournament for the league, followed by the league's championship, thus ensuring that new teams have the time to secure new sponsors and funding before the next year of p

However, this wouldn't been applicable if time completely stopped in Superhot . Instead, time moves at an extremely slow pace when players are standing, meaning that a bullet coming towards them can still hit them if they take too much time to aim — something that won't happen if players use a mouse and keyboard inst

Who says there are no good games released in December? Mario Kart 7 , Nintendo's latest entry into it's iconic racing franchise is coming this year, and it's coming to a 3DS. What better way to ignore family at those tedious holiday get togethers than by racing down Rainbow Road? Still not sold? Well maybe you should check out our Mario Kart 7 review to see why this is one of the 3DS' hottest tit

Considered one of the best shooter franchises of all time (and being banned in some countries historically), Counter-Strike 's latest iteration, Global Offensive , is still every bit as important and influential as it ever was. Its iconic lineup of weaponry has shifted a bit over the years, but in general, there have always been guns that are considered must-haves for competitive play, CS2 anti-cheat benefits while others have been dismissed as a total waste of time (and valuable in-game funds). Today, we'll go over some of e

As a result, DotA 2 is overwhelming for newcomers. Playing the game is like learning a new language. Nothing really makes sense, and the terms and strategies don't really carry over from any other game (except other MOBAs). Like Counter-Strike , this game has a large pre-established player base that will probably be toxic to newcomers from the get

Any pro Counter-Strike player will tell you that damage, armor penetration, and accuracy make a gun. Lacking practically all of these, the PP-Bizon doesn't have much to offer aside from its outrageous 64 round magazine capacity, which is a lot even for an SMG. Unfortunately, it really doesn't offset the drawbacks here. Having so many bullets to spare isn't much of a benefit when you have such a hard time killing anything with t

What will you be playing this month and what are you looking forward to come 2012? Follow us on Twitter @ GameRant or like us on Facebook and let us know, or just leave a comment down below! And from everyone here at Game Rant, have a safe and happy holid

Newcomers need to learn dozens of characters and abilities, and master the complex maps all while probably getting yelled at by angry Siege veterans over the mic. While learning and playing Rainbow Six Siege can feel very satisfying, it certainly will take dedicat

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