Bomb has been supplanted.

Historically players have relied on their own game knowledge to know whether they will survive the C4 explosion. But even at ...

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

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, ...

CS2 Season 5 map pool is live today, July 6, 2026, with Cache replacing Overpass in Counter-Strike 2’s Active Duty rotation.

Thousands reported Counter-Strike 2 server issues Wednesday evening, with outage reports topping 2,000 on Down Detector ...

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 ...

ESL FACEIT Group has updated its rulebook to bar CS2 teams from partnering with skin trading, case-opening, and gambling ...

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 ...

Counter-Strike and Street Fighter. Social service agency Lions Befrienders says elders have a growing interest in a broader range of activities. Eugene Chow with more.

New Kalshi data shows Counter-Strike 2 commanded 57% of June's $231.8M esports prediction market volume, with IEM Cologne's grand final the single biggest match of the month.