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Windows or Linux for a Game Server
An honest comparison rather than a recommendation. Where each genuinely wins, and the games where the choice is made for you.
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Gaming news, game updates and guides
JoinGG covers the scene end to end: what is new on the servers, which patch notes dropped this week, how to build a community that sticks — and everything worth knowing before you queue up.
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Choosing which stats to show, and which to leave alone
Anything you rank, somebody will farm. What each common leaderboard actually rewards — and why private stats deliver most of the value.
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Time zones, and why your server feels empty at 3am
Players on three continents are three small communities sharing an address. The arithmetic, the two honest strategies, and the signals to read.
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Keeping a changelog players actually read
Without one, every change reads as a fault. What changed and why, in short dated entries — and the reversal that earns the most trust.
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Why two trackers disagree about the same server
Different sweep intervals, different bot conventions, and uptime figures built from each site's own failed queries. None of it is dishonesty.
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How much bandwidth a game server actually uses
Small per player, relentless, and billed by the month. Why operators over-buy CPU and under-buy transfer, with the arithmetic to size it.
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Game Updates · FiveM
FiveM Game Clients Release Winter Notes for Hosts
FiveM game clients release winter recap adds standalone Steam IDs, Rich Presence, and server build 24574 requirements for server hosts.
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Game Updates · 7 Days to Die
7 Days to Die 2.6 Stable Update Released for Hosts
7 Days to Die 2.6 stable resolves severe city hitches, overhauls dew collector fuel mechanics, and adjusts wasteland and snow biome gamestage scaling.
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Crossplay and community servers: who can actually join
Cross-platform matchmaking and cross-platform community servers are different things, and the second is rare. Why editions matter more than games.
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Retake Servers
The post-plant situation a competitive round produces twice a game, repeated forty times an hour. What it trains, and what it does not.
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Game Updates · Counter-Strike 1.6
Counter-Strike 1.6 AMXModX 1.9.0.5303 Fixes for Hosts
AMXModX 1.9.0.5303 updates Counter-Strike 1.6 server tooling with ReHLDS support, JSON handling, crash patches, and Pawn native adjustments.
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Aim Maps and Training Servers: What They Are Good For
Four formats that train four different things. Most players who feel stuck are practising the one that does not address their problem.
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