Counter-Strike 2 News

Counter-Strike 2 looks noob friendly - and that's great news

If you ever chat with a seasoned CSGO player, you might find them a little bit cocky. But after sinking thousands of hours into the Valve FPS game myself, I can't blame them. Mastering Counter-Strike is a grueling mission that demands blood, sweat, and tears. But now, with Counter-Strike 2 approaching, it feels like that may change for the better. Based on the CS2 limited test, the new version of the super-tough shooter seems much more noob friendly, and though that might cause some rankles initially, actually, it's a very, very good thing.

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CSGO player scores one of the weirdest kills of all time

Don't ever forget CSGO. We're all excited for Counter-Strike 2, sure, but with the next iteration of Valve's FPS game set to arrive in the summer, there's still plenty of time for spectacle and strangeness in Global Offensive. The CS2 limited test has a lot of folks experimenting with the new Counter-Strike smoke grenades, but one CSGO player has taken the normally harmless gadget to its natural, lethal conclusion, scoring in the process one of the strangest CS kills of all time.

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Counter-Strike skin sells for $400K, probably the most expensive gun in videogame history

The surprise announcement of Counter-Strike 2, currently in a limited beta and due to launch this summer, came with one very important piece of news for existing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players. All of the weapon skins from CS:GO will be carrying over to the new game. CS:GO's skins market has always been a fascinating side element of the game's success, and rare skins going for silly money has been happening for a long time now, but this element of the CS2 announcement saw even fairly unremarkable skins begin to spike in value...
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Will CS:GO skins transfer to Counter-Strike 2?

Will CS:GO skins transfer to Counter-Strike 2? With the announcement of Counter-Strike 2, this is one of the top questions on everyone's minds, after all a large number of players have spent a lot of money on skins for the original game over the last decade.

Thankfully, we have some good news when it comes to this topic on Counter-Strike 2. So, with the Counter-Strike 2 release date now almost here, you can begin planning for what you will want to run on your weapons and gear when you jump in, or if you manage to play during the Counter-Strike 2 beta.

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CS:GO player destroys entire opposing team with single 'one in f**king billions' miracle shot

Look, sometimes words just get in the way. So before I start waffling, here's a video—spotted by GamesRadar—of one of the most buck wild strokes of luck I've ever seen happen in a videogame...
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