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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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Counter-Strike 2 Premier Season Four begins with Anubis and new community maps
Valve began Premier Season Four for Counter-Strike 2 today, bringing community-created maps, new in-game items, a handful of gameplay tweaks,…
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Esports
StarLadder and Stake launch Stake Ranked circuit for CS2, six European events set for 2026
On Jan. 12, 2026, StarLadder announced a partnership with sportsbook Stake to create Stake Ranked, a Tier 2 Counter-Strike 2…
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Team Spirit makes CS2 roster changes after StarLadder Budapest Major
Team Spirit announced roster changes on its account on X following the conclusion of the StarLadder Budapest Major and an…
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Esports
Vitality beat FaZe 3-1 to become back-to-back Major champions in Budapest
Vitality defeated FaZe 3-1 on December 14, 2025, in the StarLadder Budapest Major grand final to claim a second straight…
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Patch Notes
Counter-Strike 2 hotfix fixes C4 planting issue and replay visual bug
A Steam update for Counter-Strike 2 fixes the ability to plant C4 while standing on a teammate and addresses several…
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Counter-Strike 2 adds TrueView demo playback and fixes surfing and demo bugs
Valve's latest Counter-Strike 2 update adds TrueView demo playback and resolves several surfing, demo, and animation issues.
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News
DayZ creator criticizes Valve over gambling after Counter-Strike 2 skin market crash
Dean Hall calls out Valve’s gambling mechanics after a trade-up update wiped roughly $3 billion from an estimated $6 billion…
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Valve trade-up change halves Counter-Strike skin market value
Counter-Strike 2’s skin economy lurched into freefall after Valve’s October 23 update. A single change to the Trade Up Contract…
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Patch Notes
Counter-Strike 2 update brings Source 2 engine refresh, gameplay and scripting tweaks
Valve’s official update for Counter-Strike 2 updates the Source 2 engine, reduces CPU use when shooting, tweaks C4 defuse behavior,…
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