CS2 Updates

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October 25, 2021

The PGL Stockholm 2021 Major

After two long years, the Major has finally returned. Join us for the next two weeks as 24 teams battle for their share of a $2,000,000 prize pool and the chance to be crowned CS:GO’s next Major Champion!


October 21, 2021

The Major is Back

The 2021 Stockholm Major is almost here and you can start supporting your favorite teams now!


October 8, 2021

bbnomu$ic kit

Today we are shipping a new Music Kit from bbno$ featuring the song “u mad!” from his new album “eat ya veggies”—out tomorrow!


September 22, 2021

Introducing Operation Riptide

Dive into Operation Riptide, available now!


September 9, 2021

2021 Community Sticker Capsule

Today we are shipping the 2021 Community Sticker Capsule, featuring 21 unique stickers from various Community Workshop artists.


August 13, 2021

Sound Tactics

Today we’re shipping the Tacticians Music Kit box, featuring six new Music Kits from Austin Wintory, Chipzel, Jesse Harlin, Laura Shigihara, Leonard Paul (Freaky DNA) and Sarah Schachner.


July 21, 2021

Announcing the CS:GO Dreams & Nightmares Workshop contest

On July 22nd the CS:GO team is launching the $1 Million Dreams & Nightmares Workshop Contest.


July 6, 2021

Release Notes for 7/6/2021

[ MATCHMAKING ] – Premier matchmaking can now be selected together with other competitive maps. – Added competitive matchmaking presets and ability to save/load favorite map selections. – Added a link to CS:GO Fair Play Guidelines when playing on official game servers.


June 4, 2021

Adjustments to Non-Prime

CS:GO went free to play over two years ago and is still going strong. We see new players entering CS:GO all the time, and it’s as important as ever that anyone in the world can pick up and play the game for free.


May 27, 2021

Release Notes for 5/27/2021

[ MISC ] – Added option ‘2’ to sv_damage_print_enable, which, when set, will only print damage output after round has ended. – Coach positions are now saved in round backup files. – In Deathmatch, fixed the ability to extend invulnerability by repeatedly issuing the “open_buymenu” command. – In R...


May 13, 2021

Release Notes for 5/13/2021

[CSGO 360 STATS] – Adjusted the calculation for the weapon performance category score.


May 7, 2021

Release Notes for 5/6/2021

[ CS:GO 360 STATS ] – Updated heatmap images for calavera, grind, mocha, and pitstop


May 4, 2021

The End of Broken Fang

Today Operation Broken Fang comes to an end, but some of its more popular features will live on. Note that if you have unspent stars, you will have until May 15th to spend them, after which they will expire. Premier Competitive and Retakes were popular and are sticking around. Premier Competitive...


April 29, 2021

Release Notes for 4/28/2021

– Numerous security and stability improvements.


April 16, 2021

Release Notes for 4/16/2021

– Items purchased from the in-game store will not be tradable/marketable for one week. – Operation Cases redeemed as an operation reward will not be tradable/marketable for one week. – Items received from market-restricted containers will continue to be sellable immediately on the Steam Community...


April 16, 2021

New RMR Eligibility Guidelines

As we enter the 2021 RMR season, we’ve decided to revisit some of our event guidelines.


April 7, 2021

The Road to Stockholm 2021

We’re gearing up for the road to Stockholm 2021, starting with the first series of RMR events! Over the next several days we’ll announce events for each region, so stay tuned.


March 29, 2021

Premier for All

Today we are opening up Broken Fang Premier to everyone.


March 19, 2021

3 New Music Kits and a Poorly Drawn Sticker Capsule

All 16 Operation Broken Fang mission cards have been released, including the final Strike mission! But don’t worry if you can’t get everything done this week, you still have until April 30th to earn your stars.


March 18, 2021

Strike Now!

All 16 Operation Broken Fang mission cards have been released, including the final Strike mission! But don’t worry if you can’t get everything done this week, you still have until April 30th to earn your stars.