Counter-Strike News
May 29, 2025
IEM Katowice to move to Kraków in 2026
ESL announced on May 29 that one of its flagship CS2 tournaments, IEM Katowice, will relocate to Kraków in 2026 as the city and the tournament organizer signed a multi-year…
May 28, 2025
Blast Austin Major: Swiss System Explained
Like every other Counter-Strike Major in recent times, the BLAST.tv Austin Major will feature the tried-and-tested Swiss Stage format for its group stage. It’s a system that ensures fair and…
May 28, 2025
All Counter Strike Games in Order of Release – How it Began and How It’s Going
Over the years, very few game franchises have managed to carve such a strong impact as Counter-Strike. Starting off as just a mod for Half-Life, it ended up being something…
May 27, 2025
How to Unlock Premier in CS2 and Start Grinding Toward Becoming the Best
If you want to enjoy the ultimate competitive experience in the game, the first thing you must do is learn how to unlock Premier in CS2. For those who don’t…
May 27, 2025
Best picks for BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 Pick’Em Challenge
The BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 is kicking off on June 3, which means that it’s time for us CS2 fans to play the traditional Pick’Em Challenge and chase that special…
May 27, 2025
G2 sign SunPayus and sAw from HEROIC
HEROIC announced this Tuesday, May 27, that Álvaro “SunPayus” García and Eetu “sAw” Saha will move to G2 after the BLAST Austin Major 2025 in June. Sheep Esports had already…
May 26, 2025
ApEX ties dupreeh for most Counter-Strike trophies won
Dan “apEX” Madesclaire has won his 32nd notable Counter-Strike tournament at IEM Dallas 2025 on Sunday, May 26th. He is now tied with the legendary Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen for the…
May 25, 2025
Vitality and MOUZ reach IEM Dallas 2025 Final
The IEM Dallas 2025 Semi-Finals have come to an end, with a result I’m sure we pretty much all predicted coming into the matches. MOUZ beat The MongolZ to kick…
May 24, 2025
Falcons survive GamerLegion scare in IEM Dallas 2025 Quarter-Finals
As many expected, Falcons have secured their place in the IEM Dallas 2025 Semi-Finals after defeating GamerLegion in an extended 2:1 series. Despite the victory at the finish line, it…
May 23, 2025
Valve buys CS2 map Cache from FMPONE
When Valve released the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 stickers on May 22, prominent CS2 dataminer GabeFollower noticed that the map Cache now appears alongside the other competitive maps in the…