Counter-Strike 2 News

flusha leaves Fnatic for new CS:GO venture

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive veteran Robin 'flusha' Rönnquist has left Fnatic for a third time, 15 months after rejoining the organisation. The 27-year-old will be joining a number of other notable CS:GO pros - who are all currently benched or inactive at their current teams - in a new venture, which according to the player has the backing of a yet to be revealed organisation.

The Swede's latest stint with Fnatic began in September 2019, but flusha has been sat on the sidelines since January after he was benched. Three months later, he has finally been released. In a statement, Fnatic's head coach Andreas Samuelsson describes flusha as "one of the smartest and most iconic players in CS:GO history."

Following Fnatic's announcement, flusha revealed his next steps. The veteran will be forming a new roster, featuring some well-known names that are all currently looking for a new home. They are Miikka 'suNny' Kemppi, Jere '⁠sergej⁠' Salo (both previously ENCE), Rokas 'EspiranTo⁠' Milasauskas (previously c0ntact) and Buğra '⁠Calyx' Arkin (previously Envy).

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CS:GO veteran RpK to step down from Team Vitality roster

Team Vitality has announced that its veteran Counter-Strike: Global Offensive rifler, Cédric 'RpK' Guipouy, will be stepping down from its roster after the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown.

The 31-year-old Frenchman, who has been playing competitive Counter-Strike since the late 2000s, will be leaving the active roster after the tournament, which gets underway tomorrow and concludes on April 18. The experienced rifler has been with Vitality since it first entered the CS:GO scene in 2018, and has also represented big names such as G2 and Team Envy. In a tweet following Vitality's announcement, RpK says he will "give it his best for the boys" in his final competition for the team, which has recently been on a run of poor results.

In Vitality's announcement post, head coach Rémy 'XTQZZZ' Quoniam says that dropping the veteran from the roster has been a "tough decision" and admits it wasn't easy to "let a legendary, inspiring, and consistent player such as RpK step back from competition."

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Source Engine exploits could let hackers remotely access players' PCs

Hack-hunting group Secret Club have revealed multiple exploits affecting Source Engine games like CS:GO, which could allow hackers to steal player data via Steam invites and community servers. They claim they reported one of these exploits to Valve two years ago, but not only are the company yet to patch it, but they allegedly prevented Secret Club from publicly disclosing the information too.

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive update for 7 April 2021

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