With the IBUYPOWER Masters 2019 tournament now over, the developers are here with a brand new update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The update titled 1.36.7.4 features a number of gameplay changes to the game, including improvements to in-game sounds and two new maps. That being said, the update also brings back one of the game’s previously disabled features, resulting in many to complain about this addition.

Today Austria and Subzero are being removed from the game. In their place we’re introducing Abbey and bringing back Zoo! We’re also adding Vertigo’s B Site as our newest Wingman map. More in today’s blog post: https://t.co/1pdBdQEvD5 — CS:GO (@csgo_dev) January 25, 2019

CS:GO Update 1.36.7.4

While the developers have added in a number of changes and improvements to the game, there are two main highlights of the update. The first being the addition of two new CS:GO maps for Casual and Deathmatch official matchmaking called Abbey and Zoo. To make space for these new maps, the developers have also removed Austria and Subzero from official matchmaking.

The second highlight is the reimplementation of the game’s prime status for Lieutenant Rank 21. Now, though some people might think of this as a good change, the majority of the community is questioning the developers why they have brought back this feature. This is because a couple of months back, Valve made CS:GO free to play, making Prime Status a $15 upgrade. Now, with this feature back in play, anyone can get Prime Status for free. All they have to do is play the game.

Now the reason why the community is split is down the middle is because of the never-ending war the game has with hackers and cheaters. Bringing back this change and making the game free to play, will turn the tide in favor of the hackers. Hence, more hackers and cheaters. But since this change has just been added in, nothing can be said for sure. We will have to just wait and see what happens.

The CS:GO Update 1.36.7.4 comes in at approximately 250 MB and is now available for everyone. For more details, head on over to the official post for more details. Comment below and let us know what you think of the new update. Are you happy with the changes?