CS2 Esports News

Esports World Cup 2026 announced a historic $75 million prize pool. The annual event will return to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on July 6, featuring 25 tournaments across 24 games.

Later today, season 3 of CS2 Premier will come to an end. This means that in a few days CS2 Premier will enter Season 4. This means a major CS2 update after almost three months (barring the Major hub update). The last big update introduced four community maps, a new observing tool, and a new mode: Retake. So what would the upcoming CS2 Premier Season 4 have in store for us? Map Pool Change: -Train +Anubis With only a year out of the map pool, Train is already on its way out. Replacing it will be Anubis that exited themore

Trackmania joins the Esports World Cup 2026 lineup. In this precision racing esport, 32 players from all over the world will compete in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for their share of a $500,000 prize pool.

Most games do not allow players to change FOV, especially tactical shooters to ensure uniformity across multiple clients, competitive integrity and saving resources. CS2 also doesn't necessarily allow you to change the FOV, but there are ways to adjust the FOV and your viewmodel’s perspective.

Counter-Strike is set to take its Majors to Argentina for the first time, as Buenos Aires will reportedly host the first Major of 2027. Shanghai, meanwhile, will seemingly be host to the second Major.

With BLAST Bounty underway, Krakow in the pipeline, and the PGL Cluj-Napoca teams announcement, we have officially kicked off the 2026 season of Counter-Strike esports. This time, Cluj-Napoca will host 16 of the biggest names in CS esports to become the TOs most stacked event to date.

Short on cash in-game? Not enough money for the big green? You're probably mismanaging your in-game economy, leading to more bad buys than you need to suffer. There are plenty of guides and obvious signs out there when your shots aren't landing. But one of the biggest core skills to learn for new players to Counter-Strike 2 is managing your economy.

2026 wasn't supposed to start like this for FaZe Clan AT ALL.  After clawing their way to the grand finals of the Budapest Major just weeks ago, the team walked into BLAST Bounty Season 1 as heavy favorites against JW's EYEBALLERS. Reality hit hard when the Swedish underdogs eliminated them 2-1 in the opening round. Ninety-four percent of fans predicted FaZe would cruise through this matchup. They weren't exactly wrong at first, FaZe went 13-6 on Ancient and looked ready to wrap things up quickly. But EYEBALLERS, featuring the return of legendary AWPer Jesper "JW" Wecksell to the top-tier Counter-Strikemore

This guide explains everything you need to know about CS2 matchmaking, including ranked and unranked modes, private matches, and custom lobbies. Learn how to play with friends, host private games, customize settings, use console commands, and troubleshoot common matchmaking issues for the best Counter-Strike 2 experience.

_Codre_, a Minecraft creator, spent 62 hours rebuilding Counter-Strike 2's iconic Train map in full blocky glory. Then, w1tcher, another talented creator, ported it right back into CS2 as a fully playable map. What started as a creative Minecraft project turned into one of the coolest community crossovers in recent memory. The journey began when Minecraft builder Codre took on the challenge of recreating CS2's revamped Train map block by block. We're talking about a meticulous 15-day build that capturedmore

The map rotation carousel keeps spinning. Valve just announced that Anubis is returning to Counter-Strike 2's Active Duty pool, replacing Train as Premier Season 3 wraps up on January 19th. For a map that was pulled just six months ago, this comeback feels quick. But that's exactly how Valve's been handling things lately. Your New Seven-Map Battlefield Starting with Season 4, the seven-map Active Duty lineup will include Mirage, Nuke, Inferno, Ancient, Anubis, Vertigo, and Dust II. Train, which mademore

If you think of esports, chances are the G2 name will pop up in your head; the menacing samurai, the countless trophies, the aspiration to be bigger, better. When it comes to the world of competitive video games, G2 Esports is one of the most recognizable brands worldwide, no doubt about it. But, just how big are they really? And perhaps more importantly, what steps did they take to get there? Strafe had the chance to sit down with Albanmore

The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has unveiled the format of the 2026 Esports Nations Cup, scheduled for November. The tournament will feature 24-48 national teams per team-based title and 32-128 individuals per solo title.

BC.Game Esports just made a massive move to shake up their roster. The organization officially announced the signing of three Portuguese players from SAW: Christopher "MUTiRiS" Fernandes, António "aragorN" Barbosa, and Adones "krazy" Nobre. They'll be joining forces with Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev and Denis "electroNic" Sharipov for the 2026 season. A Fresh Start for the Legendary Duo This roster change couldn't have come at a better time. BC.Game spent most of 2025 grinding through the tier-2 scene, and despite havingmore

ZOWIE just unleashed the XL2586X+, and it's not messing around. We're talking 600Hz on a Fast-TN panel with the latest DyAc 2 tech, and was already the official monitor at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. When most of CS2 pros already trust ZOWIE monitors, you know they're doing something right. And this new beast takes things even further. 600Hz and motion clarity that hits different Here's the thing about the XL2586X+: it's built around a 24.1-inch Fast-TN panel pushing 600Hz.more

After announcing the departure of controlez a few days ago, today, January 31, the MongolZ have announced the addition of cobrazera as the final piece of the roster. This announcement puts a huge question mark on Senzu’s future, who earlier this year took a break from competition. The MongolZ 2025 Rise Over the past two years, no team’s rise has been as remarkable as The MongolZ. 2025, however, was the breakout year for the squad. The first half of 2025more

You’ve downloaded CS2 and played several rounds of Competitive or Premier. Or maybe you’ve been on the exclusive Wingman grind. Whatever your reason, you’re looking to expand your horizons and up your game. One of the best selling points about the Counter-Strike franchise has always been the community. What are CS2 Community Servers? CS2 community servers are custom lobbies created and hosted by players or individuals within the CS2 community. Unlike the official servers hosted by Valve, these servers canmore

The flashbang is a crucial utility in Counter-Strike, capable of turning the tide of a round by blinding opponents and creating opportunities. Unlike other grenades, it doesn’t deal damage but instead uses a bright flash and a loud bang to disorient enemies. In most Counter-Strike games, players can hold two flashbangs, though there are certain exceptions depending on the game mode. Flashbangs are often used to gain control of chokepoints, execute site pushes, or counter aggressive plays. Knowing when andmore

Ivan "zweih" Gogin didn't have to wait long for his next opportunity. Just two weeks after Team Spirit benched him, the 18-year-old rifler has officially joined PARIVISION, replacing Andrey "AW" Anisimov in a move that could reshape both rosters heading into 2026. PARIVISION made it official on December 29, closing out their 2025 campaign with a roster shake-up that signals ambition. For zweih, it's a fresh start after a disappointing stint with one of Counter-Strike's elite organizations. For AW, it's a sudden exit from a team he helped guide to the Budapest Major Stage 3. How It All Fell Apartmore