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Counter-Strike 2

All the latest Counter-Strike 2 news, guides, and features for the Valve FPS game.

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Developer Valve

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An Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition, surrounded by a green aura, with CS2 key art behind it against an orange backdrop

Nvidia RTX 4080 crash costs CS2 team chance to win $1.25 million

Mar 25, 2024

Highlights

Best CS2 crosshair codes list used by Counter-Strike 2 pros

Mar 25, 2024

CS2 optimized specs include Nvidia RTX GPU and AMD CPU, says PGL

Counter-Strike 2 key art, featuring a counter-terrorist operative (left) and terrorist (right), surrounded by a monitor (bottom left), CPU (top left), and GPU (right)

Mar 15, 2024

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Every CS2 console command and cheat

Mar 5, 2024

Best CS2 settings for max Counter-Strike 2 fps

CS2 settings guide - man holding weapon in the middle of concrete ruins

Feb 9, 2024

CS2 system requirements

Counter Strike 2 system requirements: Character art for CS2 with map backdrop

Feb 9, 2024

CS2 ranks and rating system explained

Feb 8, 2024

All CS2 maps for competitive and casual play

Counter-Strike 2 maps: Dust 2 at B Long with rainbow stripes coming out of the tunnel

Feb 7, 2024

CS2 skins explained

Feb 7, 2024

Counter Strike 2 is suddenly good again as Valve adds CSGO’s best mode

Counter-Strike 2 Arms Race: A soldier from Valve FPS game Counter-Strike 2

Feb 7, 2024

Valve ends all support for CSGO in favor of Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2 CSGO support ends: a man with sunglasses and a covered face holds an AK47

Jan 2, 2024

Counter-Strike 2 is “not the game that should have gone out,” pros say

Counter-Strike 2 pro players: A soldier in tactical gear from Valve FPS game Counter-Strike 2

Dec 12, 2023

Counter-Strike 2 players urged not to play due to huge security issue

A man in a gas mask loads a gun wearing a bomber jacket with a union jack flag on it

Dec 11, 2023

New Counter-Strike 2 update accidentally VAC bans people

Dec 6, 2023

Counter-Strike 2 review – one kill short of an ace

Nov 24, 2023

Counter-Strike’s player count is the lowest it’s been all year

Counter-Strike 2 Steam players; A soldier tactical gear from Valve FPS game CSGO

Nov 24, 2023

Counter-Strike update accidentally includes a prototype of Left 4 Dead

Counter-Strike Left 4 Dead prototype: A soldier in tactical gear from Valve FPS game Counter-Strike

Nov 23, 2023

Counter-Strike 2 loses 20% of its players, a month since CS2’s launch

Coiunter-Strike 2 - A muscular man with a goatee wearing a red headband stands in a town square.

Nov 4, 2023

Counter-Strike 2 custom maps arrive with CS2 update today

Counter-Strike 2 custom maps arrive in CS2 update today - A soldier wearing body armor and a balaclava.

Nov 3, 2023

Best CS2 binds – create a Counter-Strike 2 jump throw bind

Nov 1, 2023

Counter-Strike 2 can ban you for moving your mouse too fast

A Counter-Strike 2 soldier in tactical gear in front of an explosion in Valve's FPS game.

Oct 24, 2023

Intel Core i9 14900KF CPU smashes CS2 record with 1310 fps

CS2 fps Intel Core i9 14900K: two shadowy figures appear next to an i9 processor.

Oct 23, 2023

Counter-Strike 2 dev begins “reversing VAC bans for affected players”

Counter Strike 2 vac ban reverse: A group of five men wearing FBI gear wield automatic rifles

Oct 19, 2023

No more Counter Strike 2 for MacOS users

Oct 16, 2023

AMD Anti-Lag+ is making you look like a cheater

Oct 16, 2023

CS2 players beware, new AMD feature “will result in a VAC ban”

Counter-Strike 2 AMD VAC ban: Two men wearing green ski masks and military gear hold their guns up, a desert cityscape behind them

Oct 13, 2023

Counter-Strike 2 update fixes hilarious Michael Jackson-esque bug

Counter-Strike 2 update: A man wearing a full ski mask and a bulletproof vest stands with his arms crossed, a knife in one hand

Oct 12, 2023

Huge new Counter-Strike 2 bug sparks ‘response’ from Valve

Counter-Strike 2 leaning bug: Two soldiers in front of an explosion in Valve FPS game Counter-Strike 2

Oct 12, 2023

If you don’t like Counter-Strike 2, CSGO is back on Steam, kind of

CSGO Steam return: A soldier in tactical gear from Valve FPS CSGO

Oct 11, 2023

Counter-Strike 2 is now the worst-rated Valve game ever

Counter-Strike 2 Steam reviews: Two soldiers in tactical gear from Valve FPS game Counter-Strike 2

Oct 10, 2023

Best CS2 launch options

CS2 launch options: a man wearing a balaklava, holding a timed explosive.

Oct 9, 2023

CS2 fps loves AMD CPUs with 3D V-Cache, but hates Intel E-Cores

Counter-Strike 2 key art (left), against a two-tone orange background, with an AMD CPU (top right) and Intel CPU (bottom right) floating next to it

Oct 9, 2023

Counter-Strike 2 stops surrender trolls with latest CS2 patch notes

Counter-Strike 2 patch notes October 6 2023 - Three soldiers in various armor types.

Oct 7, 2023