Counter-Strike
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Esports
Complexity’s 23-Year Era Ends as Jason Lake Steps Away
Complexity has shut down after more than two decades in esports, ending Jason Lake’s 23-year run with the organization he…
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PC
Counter-Strike Co-Creator Minh Le Links Steam’s Creation to Gabe Newell’s Bad Experience With Sierra
Steam’s origin story may trace back to a publisher relationship Gabe Newell never wanted to repeat, according to Counter-Strike co-creator…
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Esports
ZywOo and apEX commit to Vitality through 2028 after a trophy-packed run
Team Vitality has extended the contracts of Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut and Dan “apEX” Madesclaire through 2028, the organization announced on…
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Esports
FURIA Moves Its Female Counter-Strike Team Into VALORANT as FURIAVAL
FURIA announced on Aug. 17, 2026, that it is moving its female Counter-Strike team into VALORANT, where the lineup will…
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News
A community-shared CS2 chart tracks which weapons players use most
A chart shared by Reddit user philmcp tracks how Counter-Strike weapon usage changed across quarterly kill-share data from 2Q 2021…
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Patch Notes
Valve trims CS2 recoil camera movement and irons out a few animation bugs
Valve pushed a new Counter-Strike 2 update on April 21, 2026, with the headline change centered on camera motion tied…
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Patch Notes
Valve opens CS2’s Animgraph 2 beta with a bandwidth tweak
Valve has released a new Counter-Strike 2 beta build called animgraph_2_beta, and the first change in the branch is aimed…
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Esports
Aurora upset The MongolZ and soulfly says he wants to take down Vitality in Rotterdam
Aurora moved into the BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 semi-finals after a 2-0 victory over The MongolZ, and their star rifler…
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Esports
ZywOo’s 1v5 clutch on Inferno carried Vitality into the BLAST Rotterdam semis
Vitality defeated PARIVISION 2-0 in the Group B upper-bracket final at BLAST Open Rotterdam to claim a spot in the…
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News
CS2’s Dead Hand Collection landed with 17 community skins and new gloves
Valve released the Dead Hand Collection, adding 17 community-designed skins to Counter-Strike 2 and introducing the first new glove models…
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