Respecting Intellectual Property
Recently we received a DMCA takedown notice regarding copyright infringement with respect to the the M4A4 | Howl, and a community sticker, Howling Dawn, claiming that the artwork was not originally created by the stated contributors. This matter is extremely serious, and we have taken appropriate...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released
Release Notes for 6/4/2014 [ MATCHMAKING ] - When a player has been banned for cheating (via VAC or Overwatch), all Skill Group adjustments from that player's recent wins will be reverted for their partied teammates as well as their opponents. [ MISC ] - The "thirdperson" and related commands are...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released
Release Notes for 6/4/2014 [ MATCHMAKING ] - When a player has been banned for cheating (via VAC or Overwatch), all Skill Group adjustments from that player's recent wins will be reverted for their partied teammates as well as their opponents. [ MISC ] - The "thirdperson" and related commands are...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released
Release Notes for 5/28/2014 - Cobblestone -- Blocked long sightline from back of Bombsite B -- No longer possible to plant on top of hut at bombsite A -- Made statue base at bombsite B taller, so players can't peek over -- Made hut on bombsite B catwalk wider -- Moved all T spawns to upper level ...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released
Release Notes for 5/21/2014 - Added a convar mp_backup_restore_load_autopause to control whether the game remains paused after round backup file is loaded. - Added a dedicated server convar host_rules_show to control whether the server is allowed to reply to connectionless rules requests. - Impro...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released
Release Notes for 5/14/2014 - The Trade Up Contract no longer restricts items to a single collection. In exchange for 10 items of identical quality, the Trade Up Contract provides one item of the next highest quality, from a collection of one of the items provided. - Agency -- Updated with bugfix...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released
Release Notes for 5/7/2014 - Fixed buytime ending as soon as all players join in QMM. - Increased warmuptime when all players are connected from 30 sec to 60 sec - Fixed the default radar scale and money position settings overlapping with the spectator UI in the most common resolutions. - Dropdow...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released
[Notes from last week's update] Release Notes for 4/23/2014 - The options menu now has a setting for specifying which command will enable the mouse on the scoreboard. The option has a few presets but any command may be set using the convar cl_scoreboard_mouse_enable_binding directly (e.g. 'cl_sco...
CS:GO Update History
Interested in this history of CS:GO updates? You can find information on all CS:GO updates prior to 2014 here.
CS:GO Update History
Interested in this history of CS:GO updates? You can find information on all CS:GO updates prior to 2014 here.
The Hunt Begins
We’ve updated with several bug fixes, new HUD customization options, a ton of new community items, and a new item collection that will start dropping now!
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released
Release Notes for 3/26/2014 - Scoreboard changes: -- Added ability to use mouse cursor in scoreboard. -- Cursor will be enabled on the scoreboard by default in halftime and endmatch. -- When alive or spectating, if the scoreboard is visible, the cursor can be enabled by using secondary fire. -- P...
EMS One Katowice 2014
Returning legends and new challengers will face off against each other to claim the $250,000 community funded prize pool at EMS One Katowice 2014. The action will get under way today at 13:00 CET with the group stage.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released
Release Notes for 3/6/2014 [EMS One Katowice 2014] - Added EMS One Katowice 2014 CS:GO Championship Sticker Capsules: - Each capsule contains a single EMS One Katowice 2014 participant sticker. A portion of each capsule's proceeds is shared equally among the included organizations. - Fixed a bug ...
Legends and Challengers
Next week’s event, EMS One Katowice 2014, will feature a match up of eight returning legends from the 2013 DreamHack SteelSeries CS:GO Championship against eight qualifying and invited challengers.
The Hidden Capsule
– Fixed the molotov not having the same collision bounds as the rest of the grenades.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released
Release Notes for 2/27/2014 - Fixed the molotov not having the same collision bounds as the rest of the grenades. - Fixed some grenades allowing radar visibility when they shouldn't and vice versa - this fixes bugs like players showing up on radar through smoke volumes when they shouldn't. - Incr...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released
Release Notes for 2/20/2014 [ OPERATION PHOENIX ] - Started Operation Phoenix - Operation Phoenix Passes are available for purchase. They provide access to: -- Eight maps, chosen by the community, available on official CS:GO matchmaking for all game modes. -- An upgradable Operation Coin, that tr...
The Rise of Operation Phoenix
Operation Phoenix has risen. Over the past few weeks, the CS:GO community voted for their favorite maps from the past two operations. Operation Phoenix showcases the eight most highly-voted maps, along with a host of extra features.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released
Release Notes for 2/12/2014 [ CZ75-Auto] - Added the CZ75-Auto as a new stock pistol that is a loadout alternative to the P250. Its stats are identical to the P250's with the exception of being fully automatic and having only two magazines. http://blog.counter-strike.net/index.php/2014/02/8644/ [...