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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...
General·August 24, 2026
Stage three goes all best-of-three, how longer series are changing team tactics
IEM Cologne 2026 didn’t just bring another packed arena and a stacked field,it quietly...
General·August 21, 2026
Spectator-driven moderation is changing what counts as cheating in shooter esports
In shooter esports, cheating used to be framed in fairly simple terms: aimbots, wallhacks,...
General·August 21, 2026
How recent menu and engine updates are quietly reshaping competitive play
Competitive metas don’t only move when a weapon gets nerfed or a new character...