Valve has announced Counter-Strike 2 for PC. It will launch this summer as a free upgrade to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. A Limited Test is currently in operation. Players will be selected based ...

It's here. It's finally here. The Counter-Strike 2 release date is upon us. FPS game and Steam creator Valve has just released the first Counter-Strike 2 trailer, showcasing the Counter-Strike 2 maps, ...

A Counter-Strike 2 update has crashed the video game's economy, wiping over $2 billion in real-world value. The dramatic plummet is due to surprise changes which make it easier to get rare in-game ...

Counter-Strike 2 is coming this summer, Valve announced Wednesday, promising an “overhaul to every system, every piece of content, and every part of the [Counter-Strike] experience.” The announcement ...

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The greatest Counter-Strike map, whether you're playing 1.6, CSGO, or Counter-Strike 2, will always be Dust. That's immutable. That's an objective truth. But there are plenty of other arenas in ...

Fans of the PC shooter series are gearing up, and wondering what are the system requirements for Counter Strike 2? Counter-Strike 2 is free upgrade to CS- GO players ...

A sequel to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has been one the worst kept secrets in gaming this last month, but now Valve has finally confirmed it. Counter-Strike 2 is officially a real thing and it’s ...

Counter-Strike 2 hit a new peak player count of over 1.7 million on Steam on February 16. The game has seen no major updates recently, leading some to wonder what has caused this sudden boost in ...

In normal circumstances, a sequel is a developer’s opportunity to iterate and make alterations to the core of the game that came before. Obviously, there’s a limit to how big these changes should be — ...

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