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Counter-Strike 2 Update
GAMEPLAY Molotov/incendiary grenades that bounce off an enemy player have a one-time fuse extension added to prevent them from air-bursting when their has-never-hit-the-world timer elapses. SOUND Fixed a performance iss…
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
GAMEPLAY Landing vertical velocity now affects landing speed penalties similar to sv_legacy_jump stamina. MISC Fixed an issue that led to a small number of users to erroneously receive a VAC ban. Those bans have been re…
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The Fourth Season
Premier Season Four is here, and it brings a host of community content, in-game items, gameplay tweaks, and bug fixes along with it! Anubis is back after a short vacation, and has several gameplay adjustments to show fo…
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
PREMIER Premier Season Four has begun Added Anubis to the Active Duty Map Pool Removed Train from the Active Duty Map Pool COMPETITIVE Adjusted underlying per-map competitive matchmaking rank values. Existing per-map co…
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2026 Service Medal
Starting January 1, 2026, the newest Service Medal will be available in-game. Reach Global General (Rank 40) to reset your Profile Rank and earn (or upgrade) your 2026 Service Medal. Good luck and have fun!
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The Year of the Bees
The StarLadder Budapest Major capped off an incredible 2025 for Team Vitality, who won their second consecutive Major Championship and the organization's third overall. Coming into the Grand Finals against FaZe Clan, Te…
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
MAJOR Champions Autographs Capsule is now available for purchase, congratulations to Team Vitality! Highlight Souvenir Packages can now be acquired for the Playoff matches.
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Best of Five in Budapest
Only two teams remain in the StarLadder Budapest Major! Team Vitality has yet to drop a map in the Playoffs, defeating The MongolZ in the Quarterfinals and Team Spirit in the Semifinals 2-0. On the other side of the bra…
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The StarLadder Budapest Major Playoffs
Only 8 teams remain in the StarLadder Budapest Major, which means the Playoffs are upon us. FURIA and Team Spirit finished Stage III with perfect 3-0 records. MOUZ, The MongolZ, and Vitality advanced at 3-1, and Falcons…
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
RENDERING Improved shadow fidelity on view models. Added local client icon cache for inventory items. Fixed a case that caused a small number of users to receive an erroneous VAC ban. The bans will be removed.
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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 below: Weapon finish: $35,000.…
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
MISC Fixed a case of observers experiencing incorrect post-processing effects when switching observer targets. Disabled TrueView while watching a live playcast to match on-server observing experience. Fixed a wiggle at…
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
MISC Fixed ability to plant C4 while standing on top of a teammate. Fixed a rendering bug on transparent charms attached to planted C4 or dropped weapons. Fixed a bug where Budapest 2025 Coin sometimes wasn't showing up…
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Counter-Strike 2 Update
MAJOR The StarLadder Budapest Major Hub is now available. Visit the hub to purchase tournament items, play the Pick'Em Challenge and more. Purchase a Budapest 2025 Viewer Pass to receive an upgradable Budapest 2025 Coin…
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The Starladder Budapest Major 2025
As 2025 comes to an end, the StarLadder Budpest Major 2025 is set to begin. Join us as the first stage begins on Monday, November 24th! All three stages of the StarLadder Budapest Major will be played in front of live c…
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Introducing TrueView
Today we're adding a new feature to demo playback called TrueView. With TrueView, demo playback will match the player's original experience much more closely. Previously, demo playback showed the server's view of the wo…
