Beta Access
In addition to an update to CS:GO earlier this afternoon (see the release notes here), everyone who has pre-purchased the game should now have access.
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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289Release notes
4,239Individual changes
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August 14th – Update
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive was updated today (Mac users, click here for a tip that should help you get in the game). Today’s update includes performance updates, and some tweaks to UI…
August 10th Update
When pre-purchasing began earlier this week, we posted change notes for a future update. That update is live now, and it contains several features and adjustments that were added since…
Scoreboard
The next update will include a revised scoreboard.
Sound Spatialization
Before August 14th we’ll be updating the CS:GO Beta, and along with a ton of tweaks and fixes the update will include a massive change to sound spatialization. In order to understand how…
Future Updates and Player Skill
Thanks for your patience as we work toward our next big updates to the beta. Based on your feedback, we’re making a ton of changes including a rewrite of sv_pure, a new system for adjusting…
May 21st Update
One of the most requested map features has been allowing more than 5v5 on official maps. We now support up to 15v15 on official maps. The spawn locations have been prioritized to…
May 18th
Today we will not be doing our regular weekly update. Instead, it will come out early next week.
May 11th Update
Today we are releasing the CS:GO dedicated server files for Windows and Linux to all Beta participants. You can find the complete instructions on installing the servers here. One quick…
May 4th Update
Today’s update contains the SDK. This means if you have the Beta, you now have access to the SDK. It is available as a separate download from the tools tabs in steam. If you are going to…
Heat Maps
Recently we have discussed how we incorporate feedback into our design decisions. In addition to valuable feedback on the forums, another important form of feedback we receive is gameplay…
Step 6,238 : Server Browser
Today’s update includes a server browser. This feature is a good example of how different features are dependent on each other. A server browser alone is not much of a feature. It needs 3rd…
Movement
Today’s update contains bug fixes, new weapons, new maps and a change to quick matching. You can find the complete notes here.
Parity
Part of our process at Valve is to make predictions and then test them. So we try to eliminate as much irrelevant noise from the testing process as possible. For ballistics comparisons in…
Hitboxes
Some of the changes in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive are visible and some are felt. All of the changes interplay with the others.
Beta Status
The beta so far has been great and being a great beta means it has been rocky. We have had crashes, we have had bugs, and we have had great feedback that has changed the game. All of that…
Arsenal Mode
Today we are releasing the first Arsenal: Demolition map into the beta. Along with the new mode and map, there are numerous bug fixes and graphical updates. The complete release notes can…
The Science of Fog
Counter-Strike players need to quickly identify their targets, so it’s important that those targets stand out. But as environments have become more richly detailed, it has gotten harder to…
5000
Today we added 5,000 players to the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Beta. Our selection criteria this round was simple – we chose a group of players who represented the full range of…
Experiments
We just updated the CS:GO Beta today and changed the default map to Train. You can read all of the release notes here.
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.