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Animgraph 2 Beta

Animgraph 2 Beta

Today we're shipping a beta build that updates CS2's animation system to Animgraph 2, which reduces the CPU and networking costs associated with animation. Along with the technical work involved in sw...

Guns, Guides, and Games

Guns, Guides, and Games

From reloading to custom games, today's update will give you plenty to think about.ReloadWhen you reload in CS2, the leftover ammo in your magazine is dumped back into an essentially endless reserve s...

The Dead Hand

The Dead Hand

Today we're introducing the Dead Hand Collection, featuring 17 finishes from community contributors and 22 all-new gloves as rare special items. Mutually Assured DistractionThe Dead Hand collection fe...

The Fourth Season

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 ad...

The Year of the Bees

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 aga...

The Starladder Budapest Major 2025

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 ...

Introducing TrueView

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 ser...

Re-Retakes

Re-Retakes

The bomb has been planted and you're running out of time. It's the return of retakes! In this classic game mode, each round drops you in to a fast-paced 4v3 after-plant scenario. Select your loadout c...

Community Maps, Charms, and More

Community Maps, Charms, and More

Let's get right into it. Today's update features new Wingman and Competitive community maps, along with brand new charms (including community designs), stickers, and more.Community Maps ...

Show Off

Show Off

Hear that? It's the sound of a new update in CS2… and your grenades, which now have unique higher-fidelity sounds for draw, inspect, pin-pull, and throw. For community map makers, there's a new scri...

Tonight's Forecast: Rain-cient

Tonight's Forecast: Rain-cient

It's a brand new day (and night) in CS2's tropical maps. Ancient and Shoots have gotten visual upgrades, and now have nighttime versions. The n...

Season Two: Episode One

Season Two: Episode One

Premier Season Three begins today!It's time to start working toward your Season Three Medal. As before, the color of your medal will correspond to the highest CS Rating achieved during the season, and...

BLAST.tv Austin Major Champions

BLAST.tv Austin Major Champions

Over four days, the Moody Center in Austin, Texas hosted Team Vitality's coronation as the best Counter-Strike team on the planet.Facing The MongolZ in the Grand Finals, Team Vitality lost the opening...

Capture the Moment

Capture the Moment

The BLAST.tv Austin Major is fast approaching! Activate your Austin 2025 Viewer Pass and set your Pick'Ems before the first matches start, and you'll be well on your way to upgrading your Challenge Co...

BLAST.TV Austin Major 2025

BLAST.TV Austin Major 2025

Like a dust storm on the horizon, the BLAST.TV Austin Major is fast approaching. Join us June 3rd as the first stage of the major gets underway!Pick'Em and Stick'EmFeaturing more teams than ever befor...

Mission Possible

Mission Possible

Today's update includes several community maps, a rearranging of casual and deathmatch map groups, and the introduction of weekly missions!Weekly MissionsYour mission, should you choose to accept it, ...

Season's Greetings

Season's Greetings

Welcome to Premier Season Two. If you haven't heard the news, here's what's new in Season Two. Vertigo is out, Train is in, the M4A4 is more… A4-dable… and we've tweaked the FAMAS. Season Two runs...

Champions of Shanghai

Champions of Shanghai

The Perfect World Shanghai Grand Final was one to remember. Team Spirit and FaZe Clan needed all three maps to determine a champion in front of an excited, sold-out crowd at the SPD Bank Oriental Spor...