Counter Strike 2
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Counter-Strike 2 loadout update takes cues from Valorant, and might indicate more guns are coming over time
By Morgan Park published
NEWS Pick your favorite 15 guns and leave the rest behind in CS2.
![The G-Man looking at the camera.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CPTn4tR3iHiouLptcGmq4W-320-80.jpg)
Here we go again: Counter-Strike 2 has a Half-Life reference
By Rich Stanton published
news It's seven letters long and seven minus four is three!!!
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Don't bother playing loads of CS:GO now if you want in on the Counter-Strike 2 test, Valve doesn't care
By Morgan Park last updated
NEWS Valve advises CS:GO players not to idle on matchmaking servers hoping for a golden ticket.
![The CS2 key art.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qvWRYXQguGXtwW5tUR6Rw9-320-80.png)
CS:GO smashes player records as Counter-Strike 2 hype mounts
By Jonathan Bolding published
News A smooth 200,000 players over the 2020 lockdown records.
![CS:GO Eleague Major Atlanta 2017 trophy](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XaKXULqrCqZyF6CtmMvsFG-320-80.jpg)
CS:GO's next Paris Major will be its last
By Andy Chalk published
news Valve is wasting no time in rolling everything over to Counter-Strike 2, including one of the biggest esports events in the world.
![The CS2 key art.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qvWRYXQguGXtwW5tUR6Rw9-320-80.png)
It looks like Counter-Strike 2 will cancel matches immediately if Valve detects a cheater
By Morgan Park published
NEWS In the next iteration of CS, justice could be instantaneous.
![The CS2 key art.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qvWRYXQguGXtwW5tUR6Rw9-320-80.png)
The funniest thing about Counter-Strike 2 is that Valve won't let cheaters and douchebags in
By Rich Stanton published
news VAC off.
![Counter-Strike weapon skins, character skins, and sprays](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PHBrFFZLhfZ5AzyRik6KT9-320-80.gif)
Counter-Strike 2's reveal has sent the game's skins market wild
By Rich Stanton published
news Are you AK?
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