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CS:GO Ranks and CS:2 Ranks; How to Climb
Counter-Strike 2

CS:GO Ranks and CS:2 Ranks; How to Climb

With Counter-Strike 2 releasing sometime extremely soon, (maybe even this upcoming Wednesday) players may have seen the huge changes coming to the ranked system. With the new Premier Mode ranking system pairing players

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
29 September 2023
Stardew Valley Fishing Guide
Stardew Valley

Stardew Valley Fishing Guide

Stardew Valley Fishing is deceptively deep, with unique strategies for players to employ at every stage of the game. Whether you just started a Stardew Valley Coop session with friends, or you're a

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
27 September 2023
Is the Counter-Strike 2 Release Date Next Week?
Counter-Strike 2

Is the Counter-Strike 2 Release Date Next Week?

CS:GO players have been clawing at every opportunity to see Counter Strike's upcoming update, officially entitled Counter-Strike 2. This entirely brand new title has been critically acclaimed and is something that journalists

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
23 September 2023
Minecraft LIVE 2023 Announcement of Mob Vote
Minecraft

Minecraft LIVE 2023 Announcement of Mob Vote

The yearly Minecraft LIVE is one of Minecraft's biggest events all centered around the spookiest month of them all: October. If you've never seen a Minecraft LIVE before, the Minecraft LIVE of 2022

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
22 September 2023
Minecraft Farms that Everyone Needs ASAP
Minecraft

Minecraft Farms that Everyone Needs ASAP

Automatic Minecraft farms are one of the most important considerations in any long-term Minecraft server as players will eventually want to pivot away from manual collection of many items in favor of them

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
20 September 2023
Shockbyte Gamescom Germany Wrap-Up!
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Shockbyte Gamescom Germany Wrap-Up!

Shockbyte is proud to have shaken more hands at Gamescom Germany than ever before and made connections across the gaming industry that are going to shape the landscape of the future to come.

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
16 September 2023
Minecraft Server Whitelists - Safety and More
Minecraft

Minecraft Server Whitelists - Safety and More

Setting up a Whitelist on your Minecraft server is just one of the more important aspects of protecting your server from nefarious evil-doers who seek to destroy everything that is good and nice.

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
13 September 2023
Take Home your own Prizes at the Insomnia Gaming Festival with Shockbyte!
Company

Take Home your own Prizes at the Insomnia Gaming Festival with Shockbyte!

After Shockbyte's first Insomnia attendance in April, the team has found it exceedingly important to put our feet on the ground and shake hands with the gamers who use our servers every single

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
5 September 2023
Rust Helicopter and Air Update
Rust

Rust Helicopter and Air Update

The Rust staging branch has been slowing lifting-off the past few weeks with brand new air-based features that will be taking the Rust community to sky-high heights on September 7th's Rust update. The

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
3 September 2023
Counter-Strike: Source Server Hosting Now Available!
Counter Strike: Source

Counter-Strike: Source Server Hosting Now Available!

Counter-Strike: Source is the younger brother predecessor of the world's most well renowned competitive shooter, CS:GO also known as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. CS: Source having been released almost 8 years prior, the

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
1 September 2023
Top 10 Best Terraria Seeds
Terraria

Top 10 Best Terraria Seeds

Terraria is an adventure, monster slaying game that's extremely unique compared to many other games in it's genre, in that you must continuously upgrade your gear before approaching a newer, more devastating challenge

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
30 August 2023
Best Minecraft Minigames
Minecraft

Best Minecraft Minigames

One of the biggest draws to Minecraft multiplayer servers is the wide variety of minigames players are able to play together, whether it be competitive or survival against waves of Minecraft's infamous mobs

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
23 August 2023
Shockbyte Summer - Minecraft Build Battle
Minecraft

Shockbyte Summer - Minecraft Build Battle

Almost every summer Shockbyte encourages it's player community to ditch the summer heat in favor of some high intensity build battle competition! The summer of 2023 has been no different, with a wide

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
19 August 2023
Minecraft Helmet Enchantments: Aqua Affinity & Respiration
Minecraft

Minecraft Helmet Enchantments: Aqua Affinity & Respiration

Aqua Affinity in Minecraft is an enchantment that is especially important for builders in Minecraft who are looking to undertake underwater projects. If you've ever tried to mine underwater before in Minecraft it

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
16 August 2023
The Best Way to Use Scaffolding in Minecraft
Minecraft

The Best Way to Use Scaffolding in Minecraft

Minecraft Scaffolding is a block intended to help survival players safely build large structures, just like it's real life scaffolding equivalent. Fortunately the block is also extremely cheap, only costing a handful of

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
9 August 2023
Barotrauma - Top Ten Best Mods
Barotrauma

Barotrauma - Top Ten Best Mods

Barotrauma is one of the most highly customizable games on the multiplayer market, even with it's base game allowing for a wide variety of player-customization and team formations. The vastly expansive talent trees

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
5 August 2023
Modded Minecraft Vulnerabilities - Bleeding Pipe
Minecraft

Modded Minecraft Vulnerabilities - Bleeding Pipe

"Bleeding Pipe" as it has been deemed, is a malicious malware that has been identified among a handful of extremely popular mods and is making it's rounds across Minecraft server networks. Shockbyte has

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
4 August 2023
Best Barotrauma Skills Setup Guide - Every Job
Barotrauma

Best Barotrauma Skills Setup Guide - Every Job

Barotrauma is an incredible multiplayer title about submarine exploration, alien survival, character growth, and most importantly, the human condition. When every player starts a game of Barotrauma, they'll choose their job aboard the

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
3 August 2023
Everything Minecraft PVP Related - Tutorial, Servers, and Maps
Minecraft

Everything Minecraft PVP Related - Tutorial, Servers, and Maps

Minecraft pvp is one of the most popular ways to play Minecraft in it's extremely long history of multiplayer game modes, especially when considering slapping your friends over the back of the head

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
2 August 2023
Ark: Survival Ascended, Release Date & Price Changes
ARK: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Ascended, Release Date & Price Changes

After a LOT of initial controversy surrounding the Ark: Survival Ascended price and release date, Studio Wildcard has made some massive changes that the community will be delighted to hear in regards to

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
1 August 2023
Looking for Shockbyte Video Tutorials? - The Shockbyte Tutorial Channel!
Company

Looking for Shockbyte Video Tutorials? - The Shockbyte Tutorial Channel!

Have you ever been stuck on a problem in Minecraft, or on your Shockbyte Minecraft server and you're not able to solve it by simply following a knowledgebase article? Our knowledgebase articles are

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
29 July 2023
Minecraft Frogs - Everything to Know in Update 1.20.1
Minecraft

Minecraft Frogs - Everything to Know in Update 1.20.1

Among the cutest mobs IN Minecraft (alongside Goats and Polar Bears), is the elusive Minecraft Frog! This hoppity amphibian has drawn a lot of attention from the community since their release and their

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
26 July 2023
Ark Survival Ascended: Aberration Creature Vote Details
ARK: Survival Evolved

Ark Survival Ascended: Aberration Creature Vote Details

Ark Survival Ascended has released it's second Creature Vote, now covering the next map: Aberration. This comes after Ark Survival Ascended's first community creature vote for the Ragnarok map, which has had it's

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
21 July 2023
Vintage Story Server Hosting Now Available!
Vintage Story

Vintage Story Server Hosting Now Available!

Create YOUR story in the stunning block-based world of Vintage Story! Enter the incredible world of Vintage Story with your multiplayer exploration party and face the many eldritch horrors that lurk beneath the

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
20 July 2023
Insurgency: Sandstorm Top 10 Mods
Insurgency: Sandstorm

Insurgency: Sandstorm Top 10 Mods

Insurgency Sandstorm is one of the most unique shooters of the century, combining mechanics from many of the most beloved franchises across gaming history: hyper-realistic leaning and aiming from Arma and Rainbow Six,

  • James Zinn
    James Zinn
19 July 2023
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