Integrity and Fair Play
Recently, allegations of match fixing in the Cevo Season 5 match between iBUYPOWER and NetCodeGuides.com came to our attention. The details are in this DailyDot article…
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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2015 MLG X Games Aspen Invitational
This Friday, CS:GO heads to Aspen for the 2015 Winter X Games!
Full Spectrum
Happy new year, CS:GO fans! Today’s updateincludes several gameplay adjustments, along with the release of the all new Chroma Case.
Re-introducing Train
Train is back, available for all CS:GO players right now as part of the Operation Vanguard Map Group!
DreamHack 2014: The Final Eight
The first day of DreamHack 2014 saw some great matches. With half the teams eliminated, eight remain as the quarter-finals get under way. The action starts on the 28th at 10am CET ( 1am PST…
DreamHack 2014: Linking with Twitch
We’re just days away from The DreamHack 2014 CS:GO Championship! When you watch a match on GOTV or on Twitch with a linked account, you’ll have a chance to receive a souvenir package…
Halloween Mask-erade
Ah Halloween: a time for costumes, chickens, and spooky fun.
Introducing Music Kits!
CS:GO is filled with music, from the moment you reach the main menu until your inevitable death (hey, it happens!). And starting today, that music can help you establish your identity in…
Fragbite Masters Season 3
The third season of Fragbite Masters is coming up, and this season will include a CS:GO event featuring 16 top CS:GO teams. The event runs from September 22nd until November 9th, so CS:GO…
How are maps chosen for Operations?
As we consider what will be included in the next big Operation, we wanted to talk a bit about community made maps and how they are selected.
How are maps chosen for Operations?
As we consider what will be included in the next big Operation, we wanted to talk a bit about community made maps and how they are selected.
Making Better Designs
The CS:GO workshop community constantly amazes us with weapon finishes and stickers of increasingly high quality. We have currently shipped over 70 weapon submissions made by the community…
Making Better Designs
The CS:GO workshop community constantly amazes us with weapon finishes and stickers of increasingly high quality. We have currently shipped over 70 weapon submissions made by the community…
Cologne 2014: Are you ready?
The stage is set and the players are ready. The ESL One Cologne 2014 CS:GO Championship is about to begin!
Cologne 2014: Linking with Twitch
The ESL One Cologne 2014 CS:GO Championship is just days away, so make sure you link your twitch.tv and Steam accounts!
The Road to Cologne: EU Qualifiers
The European Qualifier for the $250,000 ESL One Cologne 2014 CS:GO Championship is reaching its conclusion. Join us this weekend (July 26-27) as we complete the roster for Cologne.
The Road to Cologne: Qualifiers
The qualifiers for ESL One Cologne 2014 CS:GO Championship are running at full steam, with teams from all over the world competing to join the Legends of Katowice at the $250,000 Cologne…
Summer is heating up
Today’s update introduces the all new eSports 2014 Summer Case, along with a host of updates to gameplay, maps, Operation Breakout, and more!
ESEA Season 16 LAN Finals
This weekend features the ESEA Season 16 LAN Finals, where CS:GO teams from around the world will meet in Dallas, TX to compete for an $85,000 prize pool.
Balancing Act
We’re working on the next update for CS:GO, and we’ll have many more details soon. In the meantime, we wanted to give you a heads up on one of the things we’re working on.
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.