Series 3 pins – Now available online and in-game
Attendees of the Boston Major had the first opportunity to purchase Series 3 collectible pins. Like Series 1 and Series 2, the latest set of physical pins come with a matching Genuine…
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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FACEIT Major – London, 2018
Today we’re excited to announce the next CS:GO Major Championship Series, hosted by FACEIT. New and Returning Challengers will join the Legends in London this September, where they’ll…
Boston 2018 – Major Champions!
Congratulations to Cloud9, winners of the ELEAGUE Boston 2018 CS:GO Major Championship! This was their first time as Finalists and will take home $500,000 of the $1,000,000 prize pool.
Boston 2018 – Grand Finals
Congratulations to Faze and Cloud9 who will face off in Sunday’s Grand Final. Tune in to ELEAGUE’s twitch stream at 12:00pm ET (6:00pm CET) to see who will become the next Major Champion!
ELEAGUE Boston 2018 Major Championship Finals
Watch live coverage from Boston’s Agganis Arena beginning Friday at 10:00am ET (4:00pm CET) on the official Twitch stream (or in game on GOTV) to see which team will become the next CS:GO…
ELEAGUE Boston 2018 Major Championship Finals
Watch live coverage from Boston’s Agganis Arena beginning Friday at 10:00am ET (4:00pm CET) on the official Twitch stream (or in game on GOTV) to see which team will become the next CS:GO…
Boston 2018 – Playoffs
At the end of the Group Stage, two teams defended their title and six teams emerged as newly-crowned Legends. They’ll battle this weekend as the ELEAGUE Major enters the Playoffs!
Boston 2018 – Challengers to Legends
After an exciting Preliminary Stage, six returning challengers and three new challengers are moving on to the next phase. This weekend, watch as sixteen teams fight for Legend status and…
ELEAGUE 2018 – Linking with Twitch
Join us this Friday for the Preliminary Stage of the ELEAGUE Boston 2018 Major Championship! Watch live as eight Challengers advance to the Major Championship Group Stage.
ELEAGUE Major – Boston, 2018
We’re excited to announce CS:GO’s next Major Championship Series will be hosted by ELEAGUE, with Playoffs taking place in Boston, January 26-28.
Krakow 2017 – The Champions
Congratulations to Gambit, the winners of PGL Krakow 2017! They take home $500,000 of the $1,000,000 prize pool. This is their first Major title.
Krakow 2017 – The Finals
The road to the finals has seen its share of legends go down in flames. Astralis were overwhelmed by Gambit. Immortals stunned with a commanding win over Virtus.pro. Both teams will now…
Krakow 2017 – Playoffs
With 8 teams left, legends old and new will battle on the road to the Finals.
The PGL 2017 Krakow CS:GO Major
Today we’re excited to announce the 2017 Krakow CS:GO Major Championship Series, hosted by PGL.
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
In the wake of the ELEAGUE Major (congratulations Astralis!), we’re making a change to the map pool: Inferno has returned to Active Duty, replacing Dust II, and will be featured at the next…
Atlanta 2017 – Champions
Congratulations to Astralis, the winners of ELEAGUE Atlanta 2017! They take home $500,000 of the $1,000,000 prize pool. This is their first Major title.
Atlanta 2017 – Day Two Summary
With the second day of the ELEAGUE Atlanta 2017 Major behind them, some teams are already eyeing a playoff spot while others regroup and try to gain momentum.
First steps to the ELEAGUE Major
This weekend, eight teams will travel to Malaysia for the CS:GO Regional Minor Championship in Asia, hosted by PGL. There, they’ll compete for an invitation to the next CS:GO Major…
The ELEAGUE Major – Atlanta, 2017
We’re excited to announce that the next CS:GO Major Championship will be hosted by ELEAGUE.
Cologne 2016 – Champions
Congratulations to SK Gaming on winning the The ESL One Cologne 2016 Championship! They take home $500,000 of the $1,000,000 prize pool. This is their second consecutive Major title.
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.