A New Year for CS:GO
We’ve updated today, with a wide range of fixes including improvements to server infrastructure to support the growing CS:GO community.
CS2 Updates & Patch Notes
Every Counter-Strike 2 update Valve has published, in full. Release notes, map changes, Armory and case drops, Major announcements — each one dated, categorised, and linked back to the original post.
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Winter Offensive
Season’s Greetings, today marks the start of the CS:GO Winter Offensive!
The Overpass and Cobble Process
We’re currently working on two maps: an all-new map called Overpass, and an upgraded version of the classic map Cobble. We thought you might enjoy a brief walk through our decision-making…
DreamHack Winter 2013
Sixteen teams from around the world have come together to compete for the biggest prize pool in CS:GO history.
Hitting the Highlights
Today’s update introduces a new Watch menu feature: Highlights. Relive the highlights of your own matches, or get a better perspective on how another player dominated a match!
Update 10/10: Watch and Learn
Operation Bravo is in full swing, and passes are 50% off this weekend. Don’t miss your chance to get into the event!
9/12: The Contract’s Out
Today’s update brings several adjustments and bug fixes, and adds a new element to the Arms Deal: contracts. The first contract can be found in your in-game inventory.
8/29 Update: Name Tags
This week’s update introduces a new element to the Arms Deal – Name Tags. Send a message to the CS:GO community by attaching a personalized name plate to the decorated weapon of your choice!
Happy Birthday to Us
CS:GO is officially one year old! To celebrate the first birthday of Counter-Strike’s latest incarnation, we’re shipping an update today with a bunch of gameplay adjustments — weapon…
8/13 – The Arms Deal Update
Introducing the Arms Deal Update, which lets you experience all the illicit thrills of black market weapons trafficking without any of the hanging around in darkened warehouses getting…
6/12 Update: Mirage
Last week we gave you a walkthrough of our decision-making process while developing an update of the classic map de_mirage. One thing we didn’t give you, though, was the actual map.
The Mirage Process
Since we launched Counter-Strike back in 2000, Mirage has remained one of the most popular competitive maps next to Dust2. In short, it’s a classic, and we’d be nuts to tinker with the core…
The Free Weekend Starts Now!
Want to give CS:GO a shot? Play for FREE starting now through Sunday at 1pm Pacific Time! Now is the perfect time to grab your friends and bring them into the game. Stick around after the…
Double-blind Experiment
Still haven’t gotten your Operation Payback pass? Passes are 50% off until the end of the week!
3/21 Update: Militia, Menus, and Hostages
It’s Spring Cleaning time here in the CS:GO office, and we’ve been busy. In fact, if you were following Reddit last night, you’ve probably already got an idea of just how busy. With a…
CS:GO Pro Tip Series: GeT_RiGhT
Over the past few months pro players from around the world have been providing tips to help players at every skill level.They’ve described the early game economy, when and where to plant…
Update: 1/9/2013
Today’s update to CS:GO includes a new Server Report panel, which will allow you to provide feedback about specific servers (inappropriate content, poor performance, etc.).
Update: Naughty and Nice
In today’s update, we’ve introduced a new commendation and reporting system. Now you can tell other players when they’ve been particularly naughty or nice. Full change notes are here.
CS:GO Pro Tip Series: nEiLZiNHo
Just in time for the weekend, a new CS:GO Pro Tip! This week we hear from the in-game leader of FM! TOXiC, Neil “nEiLZiNHo” Finlay.
CS:GO Pro Tip Series: ruggah
Today’s Pro Tip comes from Casper ‘ruggah’ Due, of Anexis eSports. Casper gives a broad overview of the support role in de_inferno from both sides of the map, with a focus on some clever…
CS2 update questions
How often does Counter-Strike 2 get an update?
Valve ships small updates most weeks — usually community map refreshes, gameplay fixes and map-scripting additions — with a larger release every few months that brings a new Premier season, Armory collections or an operation. Every one of them is listed here, newest first.
Where do these patch notes come from?
Straight from Valve. This archive reads Counter-Strike's official Steam announcement feed, so each entry is the release note Valve published, with a link to the original post. Nothing is rewritten or summarised away.
How quickly do new updates appear here?
Within about 15 minutes of Valve posting. The feed is re-read on a short interval, so a build that ships in the evening shows up here the same evening.
Do CS2 updates move skin prices?
Frequently. Case and collection changes, Armory rotations, operation launches and Major shop releases all change what is available and what people are buying. When an update touches items, open the skin or case page to see what actually happened to the price around that date.
What do the section names on each update mean?
They are Valve's own headings. "Gameplay" covers mechanics and weapon behaviour, "Maps" lists per-map fixes and Workshop refreshes, "Map scripting" is the scripting API for custom maps, "Armory" and "Misc" cover items and everything else. Each update card lists the sections that build touched.