Valve has thrown shade on players grinding to earn a CS2 beta key, explaining on Twitter that they won’t be given access to the Limited Test product of the all-new Counter-Strike game simply by ‘idling on official matchmaking servers in CSGO.’ It was confirmed by the developer that the only playtime that counts when being […]

An hour ago, CSGO broke yet another record, beating its peak concurrent player count yet again and securing a figure totalling just north of 1.5 million concurrent users. This remarkable achievement comes mere days after Valve announced the existence of Counter-Strike 2 and the intention to ultimately sunset and replace CSGO with the all-new product […]

It has been revealed that the upcoming Paris Major will be the final CSGO Major to ever take place. It’s being hosted in the Accor Arena in the heart of France’s capital, and it boasts a $1.25 million price pool – and after a decade, it’s the swansong event for what is arguably the world’s […]

It was just yesterday that Valve officially lifted the lid on Counter-Strike 2, confirming every leak, rumour, and suggestion that has been circulating in the last few months. Now, thanks to the efforts of talented dataminers, code has been dug up that suggests Counter-Strike 2 may be headed to mobile devices in the future. On […]

The smoke surrounding Counter-Strike Global Offensive Source 2 (CS:GO Source 2) continues to grow. The latest information seems to indicate that CS:GO Source 2 executable files are making their way around the internet. Twitter user Gabe Follower has posted images showing the executable as well images showing “csgos2” specifically called out in what appears to […]

On March 13th, a wealthy Chinese collector made a historic purchase on the CSGO skins market, securing a super-rare AK-47 skin for a whopping $160,000. It may seem like a lot, but this is just one of the most high-value skin sales in the history of the game, and there are even more expensive skins […]