CS2 Esports News

Just days after lifting their very first Counter-Strike 2 LAN trophy at the Elisa BreakOut Series #1, BC.Game has faced a harsh reality check. The star-studded roster, which recently secured a momentum-building victory has been eliminated from their next outing.

Team Vitality’s CS2 Superstar Ropz has discovered a game-breaking movement bug. This allows players to reach extreme speeds by exploiting the subtick system.

Following a day of swirling rumors, it is now official: former Natus Vincere player and Major-winning MVP Justinas "jL" Lekavičius will suit up for Team Vitality at BLAST Open Porto and PGL Masters Bucharest. The Lithuanian rifler broke the news himself on stream, joking, "Finally I don't have to cover the fact that I can play with ZywOo, ropz, mezii, apEX, flameZ, MrBaldGuy," poking fun at Vitality head coach Rémy "XTQZZZ" Quoniam in the process.

The first S-tier Counter-Strike 2 event since the historic IEM Cologne Major 2026 has crowned a new champion, and it's a familiar name wearing an unfamiliar shape. MOUZ, fresh off roster moves and role shuffles, stormed through Team Spirit in a commanding 3-1 series to lift the BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 trophy.

BC.Game Esports just picked up the first LAN trophy of its new era at the Elisa Esports BreakOut Series 1, and it came against tough opposition. The revamped roster steamrolled over their competition, closing out the run with five straight wins and a clean 2-0 finals sweep.

Team Spirit and MOUZ will meet on Sunday, August 2, in the BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 grand final in Attard, Malta, wrapping up a tournament that has thrown more than a few surprises along the way.

The quarterfinal round of BLAST Bounty Season 2 has wrapped up in Malta, and the semifinal matchups are now locked in for Saturday, August 1. FaZe Clan, Team Spirit, Astralis, and MOUZ are the four survivors still fighting for the trophy, while paiN Gaming became the latest team eliminated from the bracket.

Year after year, esports just keeps on growing. This time, it's none other than the Canadian Armed Forces who are joining in on the hype after unveiling their first-ever CS2 roster.  With their flaming roster revealed, the Canadian Armed Forces will now join a CS competition for military personnel aimed at expanding the reach of esports.

BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 Finals will run from July 30 to August 2, featuring 8 top teams. Here's everything to know about the tournament.

Counter-Strike 2 has faced relentless scrutiny over its match integrity since launch, with players voicing legitimate frustration as cheaters disrupted high-rating Premier matches. However, recent updates and community findings suggest Valve is finally turning the tide in the ongoing war against hackers.

The Esports World Cup 2026 just leveled up its Grand Finale, and Counter-Strike fans have every reason to get excited. The tournament's Counter-Strike 2 Championship Final will be staged at Paris' historic Accor Arena, marking the closing chapter of the world's largest esports event.

100 Thieves pulled off one hell of an upset, knocking the reigning Major champions Falcons out of the BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 qualifier on Wednesday, closing out the round with a 2-1 series win nobody saw coming.

Team Liquid has acquired South African talent Johnny "JT" Theodosiou to replace siuhy as their new in‑game leader. Here's more on the signing.

The Esports Federation has named Saudia, the national air carrier of Saudi Arabia, as the official airline of the Esports World Cup 2026 (EWC). Here's more.

HLTV’s report on Cologne 2026 confirms what earlier Strafe analyses of CS2’s new sticker shop and revenue ladder suggested: Major sticker profits for some teams have dropped from around $600,000 to about $60,000, turning a former safety net into a fragile income line and pushing more clubs to question their place in Counter-Strike.

Counter-Strike's summer break is officially over, as BLAST has revealed the opening bracket for the BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 Closed Qualifier, and the pairings are stacked with big names right out of the gate.

Team Vitality remains one of the most influential and well-known esports organizations to date. The Paris-based org fields over 20 esports teams in various esports, though their immensely impressive results in Counter-Strike take center stage.  Being one of the organizations present at Esports World Cup 2026 in Paris, we managed to speak with Fabien "Neo" Devide, Co-Founder and CEO of the Hive, just after an interview with Mike McCabe, COO of the Esports World Cup Foundation, at the opening press conference at EWC. Neo provided a ton of insight into the organization's participation at this year's edition of EWC in Paris. He expressed his desire for the org to perform to the highest standards, but also highlighted that rivalry is key to grow the ecosystem. Additionally, Neo gave strong opinions on the growth of mobile esports following last year's Vitality's takeover and merger with Indonesian side Bigetron, stressing the need for innovation and following ideas in the east, as much as the west.

The Esports World Cup 2026 (EWC) had its grand launch on July 8, commemorating the official start of the event with an opening press conference at the Hotel de Ville in the heart of Paris. With many speakers kicking off the event, like the CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation, Ralf Reichert, Emmanuel Grégoire, the mayor of Paris, and others, taking center stage.  Following an opening ceremony with multiple speakers, media were given the opportunity to chat with representatives of the Esports World Cup Foundation, game publishers, or even reps of prolific esports organizations such as Team Vitality. We managed to speak with Mike McCabe, the COO of the Esports World Cup Foundation.

The MongolZ finalizes its CS2 roster with the acquisition of tikuak from Chinggis Warriors and DarkMeister from their own academy team. Here's more on the new signings.

The Argentine roster swept PARIVISION 3-0 in the grand final of the 2026 XSE Pro League, closing out a wild run in Guangzhou and picking up the biggest LAN trophy of the team's history.