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General·September 11, 2026
Delayed monthly rankings leave tournament organizers scrambling
Valve’s delayed September 2026 CS2 Valve Regional Standings (VRS) release showed how quickly a...
General·September 9, 2026
Rostermania fuels a surge of cross-border lineups as teams gamble on instant chemistry
Summer 2026 rostermania has made one thing clear in Counter-Strike 2: organizations are increasingly...
General·September 7, 2026
Invited players spot VacNet menu icon, hinting at rebuilt reviewer portal
Invited Counter-Strike 2 players have begun noticing a VacNet menu icon and a live...
General·September 4, 2026
Why packed tournament calendars are forcing teams to prioritize player wellbeing
Packed tournament calendars are forcing teams to prioritize player wellbeing because recovery time is...
General·September 3, 2026
Anubis rework and smg buffs push teams to rethink mid control
Valve’s January 2026 update didn’t just “touch up” Anubis,it reshaped how mid control is...
General·September 2, 2026
Sponsors rewrite playbook as Cologne’s audience surge redraws esports value
Cologne has long held a special place in Counter-Strike, but IEM Cologne Major 2026...
General·August 31, 2026
Modders gain new grenade and bomb scripting hooks
Late-August 2026 brought one of the more Workshop-friendly Counter-Strike 2 updates in recent memory:...
General·August 28, 2026
OLED panels push tournament hardware toward low-latency standards
For years, tournament display conversations in Counter-Strike revolved around familiar priorities: 24-inch-class sizing, high...
General·August 26, 2026
What custom huds and player cameras mean for community-made game modes
Community-made game modes have always been about changing the rules, remixing maps, and testing...