ESL One Cologne 2014 – Quarterfinals
After two busy days of group matches eight teams remain. The ESL One Cologne 2014 Quarterfinals kick off today at 9:00am CET (3:00am EST, 12:00am PST) and feature some great matchups.
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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ESL One Cologne 2014
The ESL One Cologne 2014 CS:GO Championship is here. The best teams in the world have gathered in Cologne to battle it out for their piece of the $250,000 community funded prize pool. It…
The Challengers are Ready!
The qualifiers have come to a close, and we now have a full roster for the ESL One Cologne 2014 CS:GO Championship! Click here to see the full list of participating teams.
ESL One Cologne 2014 Championship
CS:GO’s next major community-supported event will be the ESL One Cologne 2014 Championship! Check out the original press release below:
EMS One 2014: Grand Finals
Sixteen teams started and now only two remain to fight it out for the 2014 EMS ONE KATOWICE CS:GO CHAMPIONSHIP. The winning team will walk away with a $100,000 of the $250,000 community…
EMS One Katowice 2014: Playoffs
The group stage matches at EMS One Katowice 2014 were full of upsets and surprises.
EMS One Katowice Championship
Have you heard the news? CS:GO’s next major community-supported event will be the EMS One Katowice Championship! Check out the original press release below:
DreamHack 2013 Champions
Congratulations to fnatic who won the DreamHack SteelSeries Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Championship against Ninjas in Pyjamas.
ESWC 2013 Playoffs
ESWC 2013 is now in the playoff stage with a number of interesting match ups coming up in Paris, France during the weekend.
ESEA LAN Grand Finals
Congratulations to NiP on their win over compLexity in the ESEA LAN Grand Finals. They win the $20,000 prize. Both teams will be invited to the ESWC Grand Finals that will take place…
New Valve and Plantronics Headsets!
Today we’re excited to announce a brand new series of CS:GO headsets, brought to you by Valve and Plantronics. Valve proudly presents the GameCom 780 and the Commander gaming headsets with…
Update/CS:GO Pro Tip Series: Fifflaren
In the past month we’ve been traveling around the world to collect feedback from pro CS:GO players, casters, and organizers of major tournaments. Along with the useful feedback players…
DreamHack CS:GO Grand Final
After making it through their group stage matches and working their way through the quarter and semi finals, both Ninjas in Pyjamas and Team VeryGames managed to meet each other once again…
Congratulations Ninjas in Pyjamas and Ubinited!
Ninjas in Pyjamas defeated Verygames to become the Counter-Strike Global Offensive world champions at ESWC. Ninjas in Pyjamas with their all-star line-up has become the dominate CS:GO team…
Congratulations Ninjas in Pyjamas and Ubinited!
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CS:GO Pro Tip Series: TM
ESWC 2012 is just around the corner, and the major CS:GO tournament will feature some of thebiggest names from all corners of the Counter-Strike universe. As you may have heard, we’re…
Change is coming.
Lately we’ve been hinting at some of the big changes on the way for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
DreamHack – Winter 2012
This winter, DreamHack will feature a major 5 on 5 tournament in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Pre-Purchase begins today
Starting today, everyone has a chance to pre-purchase CS:GO. Here are some details:
June 11th Update
Sorry for the break in updates, we were busy at E3 announcing a launch date –August 21st – and a price – $14.99. The date and price will be for all platforms.
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.