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Here's when Counter-Strike 2 players can expect to jump into Season 5 and start grinding their way through Premier placement ...

A new, fan-made map for Valve’s free shooter Counter-Strike 2 has a unique spin on the game’s popular Hostage Rescue mode, ...

The March 4, 2026 Patch for Counter-Strike 2 has arrived, bringing with it a small number of map and miscellaneous updates, alongside various map scripting additions. This page acts as a comprehensive ...

Why it matters: It's usually taken for granted that guns don't reload realistically in most video games. Overly cautious players wishing to enter each encounter with a full magazine habitually reload ...

Since the release of CS2 back in 2023, Valve has been remastering classic Counter-Strike maps for the new game, giving them fresh coats of paint and adjusting how they play. Now, we're getting our ...

The April 20 and April 21, 2026 Patches for Counter Strike 2 have arrived, bringing with them a number of fixes and adjustments to improve game performance and overall stability. This page acts as a ...

The Counter-Strike 2 Season 5 update is here, with a bomb damage rework, new map rotations and armory skins, and a curious ...

Season 5 of Counter-Strike 2 has finally arrived, and Valve has some huge changes in store that have massive implications for ...

For decades now, Counter-Strike players have gotten used to tapping the reload button whenever they have a spare, safe moment. Yesterday evening, though, Valve announced that it had decided this ...