Counter-Strike 2 News

Release Notes for 7/17/2023

[ GAMEPLAY ]

Added Wingman game mode

[ MAPS ]

Added Overpass to Deathmatch, Casual, Wingman, and Competitive game modes
Added Vertigo to Deathmatch and Casual game modes
Removed Nuke and Office

[ WORKSHOP TOOLS ]

Enabled undo/redo buttons
Various bug fixes

[ MISC ]

Added the "Secondary Fire Hold" option to the input settings menu
The halftime countdown timer is now visible
Fixed a case where the camera would not interpolate correctly when switching between chase and roaming spectator modes.
Fixed a case where the viewmodel weapon would disappear for one frame when switching in-eye spectator targets.
Added leading zeroes on StatTrak module
Glove patterns and wear now more closely align with CS:GO versions
Various improvements to foil stickers
Various adjustments to the size of stickers applied to weapons

18 year-old unboxes a $200K+ knife in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive after playing for 34 hours

s someone who's played Counter-Strike for over 15 years, I'm going to give you some advice: Don't open Counter-Strike: Global Offensive cases. It's simple! All you'll get is crap. And yet, and yet, somehow I still end up sticking in £20 or whatever when I get paid and unboxing multiple muddy brown MP9s worth 15p. So do as I say, not as I do...
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CSGO skin prices go wild after suspected Steam summer sale bug

CSGO skin prices are facing volatility as a suspected marketplace bug, connected to the Steam summer sale, causes delays in listing community items for the Valve FPS game. A variety of CSGO weapon skins have seen either a sharp increase in value or a sudden decline, as Counter-Strike Global Offensive players attempt to offload some of their inventory to take advantage of the current Steam sale. However, ahead of the Counter-Strike 2 release date, this is seemingly causing a delay in the shooter's Steam marketplace, preventing some items from appearing as for sale.

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CS:GO ban wave results in £1.5 million worth of in-game items being made worthless

Around 40 CS:GO trader accounts have been banned by Valve, which has essentially removed £1.5 million worth of in-game items from the game entirely.

As reported by Dexerto, last month gambling site CSGOEmpire shared a document containing a list of CS:GO traders it claimed were illegally laundering millions in dollars worth of crypto through rival site CSGORoll. Now, all but one of the traders listed in the document have been banned, meaning that about £1.5 million of in-game skins will no longer be available for purchase, potentially meaning they're removed from the game's economy for good.

The owner of CSGORoll denied all the accusations in a lengthy Twitter post, writing, "I own a gamified skins trading platform, by law, this is not classified as a casino in our largest markets because we do not offer cash withdrawals. Contracted skins suppliers are not allowed to play games on the platform, thus we can legally pay them crypto for their skins to always ensure that we have a liquid marketplace. This was all checked by lawyers years ago, and we keep ourselves up to date on modern regulations to always make sure that we are compliant with the law."

Valve has banned roughly 40 CS:GO accounts for trading, with the result that more than $2 million worth of in-game items have been lost. Any account that receives a community ban can no longer trade items, and so their stockpiles of CS:GO skins, stickers, gloves, knives, and the like are now in limbo. Other traders are apparently taking this as a warning, and selling everything they've got...
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