CS2 Season 5 map pool is live today, July 6, 2026, with Cache replacing Overpass in Counter-Strike 2’s Active Duty rotation.

Here's when Counter-Strike 2 players can expect to jump into Season 5 and start grinding their way through Premier placement ...

CS2 and VALORANT are often in a viewership war, but the IEM Cologne Major proved that CS2 is way ahead. Esports fans have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, March 28, 2025: This story, originally published March ...

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Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Valve continues to print money with its Counter-Strike franchise as reports indicate the hub for PC gaming made a staggering $100 million from just Counter ...

The October 28th, 2024 Patch for Counter-Strike 2 has arrived, bringing with it a number of fixes and updates to improve game stability, balance, and performance. This page acts as a comprehensive ...

While the bomb-planting/defusing game mode has always been the main draw of Counter-Strike, there were still other popular modes included in CS:GO. One of the most played is Arms Race, a mode where ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. Valve released a new patch for Counter-Strike 2 overnight ...

Valve shocked Counter-Strike players this week when the developer released a new update for Counter-Strike 2 that makes a critical change to the reload function. Now, when players reload a gun, any ...

Razer and Valve have come together for a new collaboration, as the company revealed several new items as part of their Counter-Strike 2 Collection. As it is with many of these types of packages, these ...