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General·April 27, 2026
How competing event calendars are forcing teams to juggle travel, practice and lineups
In a perfect world, teams would move cleanly from practice blocks to match days,...
General·April 24, 2026
Inside the on-stage altercation that rocked a top-tier tournament
Counter-Strike has seen its share of heated rivalries, tense handshakes, and emotional post-match moments,...
General·April 22, 2026
What Karrigan’s move to Team Falcons means for European strategic trends
Finn “karrigan” Andersen’s move to Team Falcons is bigger than a line transfer. In...
General·April 20, 2026
Community map release reshapes rotations and packs servers
When Valve drops a batch of community maps into Counter-Strike 2, it doesn’t just...
General·April 17, 2026
Fan-made Halo conversion brings arena combat into a popular tactical shooter
Counter-Strike players have seen all kinds of Workshop experiments over the years, but few...
General·April 17, 2026
Animgraph 2 beta exposes trade-offs between smoother animations and competitive readability
Valve’s April 2026 animgraph_2_beta branch for Counter-Strike 2 puts a spotlight on something the...
General·April 15, 2026
Animgraph 2 beta could reshape how players and broadcasters read movement
Counter-Strike players spend an enormous amount of time reading movement. Every shoulder peek, crouch...
General·April 13, 2026
Valve trials SteamGPT for support and anti-cheat, raising privacy concerns
In early April 2026, a new leak-driven name started circulating across the Counter-Strike community:...
General·April 10, 2026
The hidden churn thinning public game servers, how players can still find real matches
Public matchmaking can feel strangely empty in 2026, even while PC gaming is clearly...