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Developed by Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess "Cliffe" Cliffe as a Half-Life mod, Counter-Strike IP was bought by Valve, who transformed it into a global powerhouse and a rock-solid standard by which all shooters are eventually measured.

Counter-Strike NEWS

Counter-Strike 2 introduces its debut weapon case named Kilowatt

Counter-Strike 2 introduces its debut weapon case named Kilowatt

Valve has released a major update for Counter-Strike 2, marking its first significant release since its inception. The update includes the highly anticipated Kilowatt case, offering players a fresh array of community-designed weapon finishes to enhance their gaming experience.

Belmin KopicFEBRUARY 7

CS:GO Paris Major kicks off soon, monetisation announced

CS:GO Paris Major kicks off soon, monetisation announced

Valve revealed how the fans will be able to support their favourite CS:GO teams.

MAY 6

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive surpasses the most active players record

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive surpasses the most active players record

Following the announcement of Counter-Strike 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has reached a new record for the most active players, surpassing the previous record by 100,000.

Asmir KovacevicMARCH 27

New CS:GO Source 2 leaks offer more details about the game's future

New CS:GO Source 2 leaks offer more details about the game's future

Following the first round of leaks that let the cat out of the bag, details about the game's tick rate, skins and the format of deploying CS:GO Source 2.

MARCH 8

Counter-Strike 2 might be coming this month

Counter-Strike 2 might be coming this month

Counter-Strike fans have been yearning for something on a different engine and they might get their wish sooner than expected.

MARCH 6

CS:GO no longer allows free players in ranked

CS:GO no longer allows free players in ranked

Valve started kicking free-to-play players from ranked in CS:GO in order to combat cheaters and other unsavoury types.

JUNE 4

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive enrages players by retiring bots from competitive

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive enrages players by retiring bots from competitive

Valve decided to remove bots from competitive matches in CS:GO, resulting in the players' despair as one of the most useful features was deleted just like that.

JANUARY 9

CS:GO: G2 Esports signs Nikola "NiKo" Kovač

CS:GO: G2 Esports signs Nikola "NiKo" Kovač

G2 Esports don't sign players often but when they do, it's a banger. Their CS:GO squad pulled something like that by signing one of the most accomplished players in the game, NiKo.

OCTOBER 28

Steam now has a chat filter for profanities and slurs

Steam now has a chat filter for profanities and slurs

Valve announced that Steam now has a chat filter, whether players wanted it or not. In the latter case, they will be able to disable it and see all the strong language they desire.

OCTOBER 8

37 CS:GO coaches banned for using a years-old bug, more to come

37 CS:GO coaches banned for using a years-old bug, more to come

Cheating in video games usually takes form of some sort of script but in the case of CS:GO pro scene, it was due to a bug almost half a decade old.

SEPTEMBER 28

CS: GO anti-cheat to start blocking some third-party software

CS: GO anti-cheat to start blocking some third-party software

Valve are cracking down on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive cheaters, but the'll do it in a way that's likely to mess with at least some of your third-party apps.

JULY 9

CS: GO players win tournament, get banned for cheating afterwards

CS: GO players win tournament, get banned for cheating afterwards

Well, better late than never we suppose, but Red Bull were still left in a peculiar situation where they had to ban the winners of the Red Bull Flick Finland National Final CS: GO event.

MAY 29