Call II Arms-ory
Last week we released new weapon and sticker collections from our previous Call to Arms-ory. Congratulations to the artists who had their items included!
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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Season 5, Armory, and More
Cache has officially arrived, and replaces Overpass in the active duty map pool. Put your hard-earned strats to the test and rise through the Premier ranks in CS2's newest battlefield.
CS2 Workshop Update
Today we are introducing optional Supplemental Terms for releasing Counter-Strike 2 items in-game, found here, which allows the Counter-Strike 2 team to license items for a flat fee, found…
The Armory
Today's update introduces the Armory, all new Weapon Charms, and a whole lot more. Click the image below for more details!
A Call to Arms
Arms Race has returned! Grab your guns and brace yourself for a chaotic race to the top. Get two kills with each weapon to reach the final stage, or steal your opponents’ progress with your…
The Maps Workshop
The Maps workshop is now open for business.
Introducing the CSGO10 sticker contest
To celebrate CS:GO's upcoming 10th birthday we are accepting entries for another CS-themed sticker capsule.
Announcing the CS:GO Dreams & Nightmares Workshop contest
On July 22nd the CS:GO team is launching the $1 Million Dreams & Nightmares Workshop Contest.
New Missions – Secret Agent Man
Six new missions unlock in week 2 of Operation Shattered Web.
Workshop Update: Mac-10
The Mac-10 had some quality of life improvements made to the UV and cavity maps in the recent game update. These changes were made to correct the inconsistent wear patterns, fix factory new…
20th Anniversary Workshop Event
To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Counter-Strike, we would like to invite workshop contributors to create content for a themed Weapon Case and Sticker Capsule. The theme will be…
Update to Workshop Submission Process
With today’s Steam update, we’re making a change to the Workshop submission process to address fake item scams. First-time submissions to the CS:GO workshop will now require email…
Weapons Expert
This week’s Operation Hydra event, Weapons Expert, is live! How deep is your weapon pool? Play a 5v5 best-of-30 match with a twist – once you buy a weapon, you can’t buy it again for the…
CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest Winners
The Polycount CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest wrapped up last week. While the contest was active the Polycount community submitted more than 500 entries to the CS:GO workshop! Since there were…
Merchandise Workshop
Starting today, artists in the CS:GO community can turn their concepts and designs into real physical items that are produced and sold at the Valve Store, WeLoveFine.com, and various other…
New Workshop Publishing Process
We've recently updated the workshop submission tools for CS:GO, and as a result the process for generating a new (or modifying an old) submission has changed.
New Workshop Publishing Process
We've recently updated the workshop submission tools for CS:GO, and as a result the process for generating a new (or modifying an old) submission has changed.
Sticker Workshop is Live!
Have an idea for a sticker that would be perfect for CS:GO? You’re in luck! Today we launched the Sticker Workshop.
CS:GO Workshop: Weapon Finishes
The Counter-Strike community has a long history of creating custom content. Starting today, contributors can generate and submit their own weapon finishes to the CS:GO Workshop…
Update 2/13 – Workshop and Weapons
When we launched the Maps Workshop, we knew that the community would respond with some high quality maps. We couldn’t have anticipated that you’d send us over FIVE HUNDRED maps in just one…
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.