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Valve's Counter-Strike 2 window is getting smaller by the day

Counter-Strike 2 seems closer than ever, as Valve continues its closed Counter-Strike 2 beta testing to hone the huge, free update to the competitive FPS game that sits consistently atop the most-played charts on Steam. But with the window set for the Counter-Strike 2 release date getting smaller by the day, it might not be long before we can all finally get our hands on the CSGO sequel.


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Release Notes for 8/18/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]
  • Fixed bullet penetration through players

[ SOUND ]
  • Audio mix tweaks and adjustments

Release Notes for 8/17/2023

[ MAPS ]
  • All maps previously shipped in the Limited Test are available in casual and deathmatch matchmaking
  • All maps and game modes previously shipped in the Limited Test are available for offline play

[ GAMEPLAY ]
  • Dropped bombs no longer sink in water
  • Reworked the bullet penetration system
  • Enabled bot takeover where applicable

Release Notes for 8/16/2023

[ MAPS ]
  • Italy
    • Various bug fixes and tweaks

[ MISC ]
  • Added more hostage variants

Release Notes for 8/15/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]
  • Competitive and Private Matchmaking are currently disabled in the Limited Test
  • Minor adjustments to smoke cloud shape

[ MAPS ]
  • Added Italy to Deathmatch and Casual game modes
  • Removed Anubis and Ancient

[ ECONOMY ]
  • Unified StatTrak position on both CS2 M4 models to not occlude stickers
  • Adjusted sticker sizes on CS2 M4A4 so they no longer overlap

[ MISC ]
  • Updated hostage models

[ SOUND ]
  • Audio mix tweaks and adjustments

[ WORKSHOP TOOLS ]
  • Added support for multiple team introduction variants