CS2 Esports News

The day has gone from bad to worse for North American Counter-Strike fans. After Team Liquid’s elimination earlier today, NRG, the second NA squad, blew a 12-0 lead on the final map. Resulting in the team’s exit from the IEM Cologne Major 2026.

Stage 1 is in the books, and now the real pressure begins. The IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 2 is set to run from June 6 to 9, and it's time to lock in your predictions before the server fires up again. We've broken it all down so you don't have to: here's our IEM Cologne Major Stage 2 Pick'Ems Guide!

It is the kind of news that makes you stop scrolling. Fnatic has officially parted ways with Freddy "KRIMZ" Johansson after more than a decade together, one of the longest player-organization partnerships in Counter-Strike history. The Swedish rifler joined the black-and-orange banner in 2014 and, aside from a brief two-month stint with GODSENT in late 2016, never left. That chapter is now closed.

Team Spirit's IEM Cologne Major 2026 campaign faces an early setback as both coaches, hally and S0tF1k, miss Stage 2 due to hospitalization and visa issues. With no coach behind the team, IGL magixx must take on added responsibility as Spirit aim to secure their place in the LANXESS Arena. The situation presents an unexpected challenge for one of the tournament favorites and a crucial test of the squad's resilience.

‘GOALS’ is a new online football game title designed by its namesake studio based in Stockholm, Sweden. Framed as a free-to-play, competitive, online title, ‘GOALS’ seeks to enter the competitive sports-esport cross-section with the tagline as the “next evolution of football gaming experiences”.

G2 Esports, one of the world's most recognisable names in competitive gaming, is stepping further into the world of original entertainment with the English-language global launch of its fantasy-action webcomic, Red Aura, on WEBTOON. The series goes live on Saturday, June 6, under the platform's prestigious WEBTOON Originals label.

Buying one of each of the 100 most expensive CS2 Cologne 2026 stickers now costs $19,447.37. Valve removed capsules, introduced a token-based Major Shop with dynamic pricing, and tied revenue to rankings. The community is calling it a paywall that turned collecting into speculation. This article examines how the new system concentrates wealth at the top, hides pricing algorithms in a black box, and prices casual fans out of Major sticker culture.

The 32 best CS2 teams in the world will convene in Germany for the IEM Cologne Major 2026 from June 2-21. Here's the tournament's schedule and livestream details.

Tickets for the Esports World Cup 2026 are now live. Following the venue change, all previous ticket holders have been refunded, and new ticketing information is available.

The IEM Cologne Major 2026 is almost here, and with it comes one of the most exciting traditions in all of CS2: the Pick'Ems Challenge. Stage 1 kicks off on June 2, and it's time to lock in your predictions before the server goes live. We've done the homework so you don't have to: here's our IEM Cologne Major Stage 1 Pick'Ems Guide!

After 10 long years, the prestigious Major returns to the Cathedral of Counter-Strike. Starting June 2, the 32 teams will clash at the IEM Cologne Major 2026 for a shot at lifting the Major trophy at the legendary LANXESS Arena. The competition spans three weeks and four stages. The first three stages are 16-team Swiss rounds, followed by an 8-team single-Elimination bracket.

Nobody saw this coming quite the way it happened. Legacy walked into the grand final of the 2026 CS Asia Championships as underdogs, having already lost to Team Falcons in the group stage just days earlier. And yet, when the final map was done and the trophy was lifted, it was the Brazilian side celebrating a stunning 3-1 victory and a second consecutive title in Shanghai.

The Counter-Strike Major is upon us once again. As we enter the final days of May, the countdown to the 2026 IEM Cologne Major draws ever nearer – and we eye the forms of our supported teams. With today’s update from Valve, the Pick’Em challenge is officially afoot. Before you log into the game and start picking, there are a number of key changes that Valve has introduced with this latest Major. Let’s get into it.

Ahead of the CS2 IEM Cologne Major 2026, Valve has released an update that completely overhauled the Major hub and the Souvenir stickers and skins. With the update, souvenir packages and sticker capsules are removed from the game. Now, you can directly buy the stickers from the Major shop inside the hub and convert any weapon into a Souvenir.

The world's biggest esports event just found a new home. The Esports World Cup 2026 is officially moving to Paris, France, marking the first time in the tournament's history that it will be hosted outside of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

NAVI crushed GamerLegion in the IEM Atlanta 2026 Grand Final to secure their second trophy of the year. Here's how the match unfolded.