Counter-Strike 2 News

You can play table tennis in CS:GO now

The Steam Workshop can be a strange place sometimes. And when the description of an add-on or map reads: "I don't know why I did this but it's quite fun," you know you've probably stumbled across something super strange.

Well, guess what. You can now swap your AWP for a paddle if you so desire, because one creative fan has made a new table tennis mode for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. As featured in TL;DR, Reddit user Imaniakk posted a video of his weird creation, which is already the fifth most popular map on Workplace at the time of writing, that sees Terrorists and Counter-Terrorists aim to serve, spin, slice, and smash their way to points. Well, there might not be that much control over your paddle, but it still looks a good laugh.

Over 31,000 CS:GO players have already subscribed to Imaniakk's table tennis mode and around 12,000 have upvoted his Reddit post.

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Shroud says good hardware doesn't make you a good player

If you're into competitive games, there is always the temptation to upgrade your gear. From keyboards to CPUs to monitors, gear can almost always get better and the best players on the scene get the best of the best. However, one of the best Michael 'Shroud' Grzesiek says that good hardware doesn't make a player good despite what some people may think.

Talking to his fans on stream in a video later uploaded to YouTube, Shroud gets asked if gaming hardware is a key factor in making a player good. "I don't think hardware is a factor in becoming a good player because you can learn so many things without having to upgrade your hardware right? You have a brain, you know what I'm saying? Like you use your brain for these game. You know it's not all the time about being mechanically gifted right?"

The 25-year old does concede that of course hardware can make a difference but it's not a core part of the process. "Granted if you have shitty hardware your mechanics might be a little off but that's not that big of a crutch. Most of these games are all brainpower. You're processing information faster than another person and you're executing on it - that's how it is when you're playing the game right? So hardware, I don't think, makes a good player."

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Hammer Time

Today we’re releasing the Warhammer 40,000 Sticker Capsule, featuring 17 unique stickers from across the 40K universe. From the paper Full Buy sticker to the foil Chaos Space Marine, collect and apply them to your weapons today; the Capsule is now available in-game!

[h3]A Change of Scenery[/h3]

The next time you launch CS:GO you'll find a new Video Setting which allows you to change your main menu background. Whether you prefer a light or dark feel, Anubis or Phoenix Facility, there's something for everyone.

[h3]Small Details[/h3]

Lastly, we've recently added kill feed icons for blind kills, kills through smoke, flash kills, and no scope sniper kills. Today we're adding a new kill feed icon when players die from C4 explosions. Look for these the next time a CT forgets their Defuse Kit!

Cleaning Out the Cobwebs

Operation Shattered Web wraps up today. Thanks to all of the CS:GO players who participated–over the span of the operation, you completed over 136 million missions!

The operation may be over, but there’s more to see in today’s update.

Today we are adding two community created maps to our official matchmaking pool in Scrimmage and Casual game modes. Check out Anubis and Chlorine, two of the top finalists in Mapcore's 2019 Exotic Places map contest.

Also today we are adding a new case, the Prisma 2 Collection! Lightly based on Anime/Manga themes, the collection features 17 community created weapon finishes, as well as the chance to receive a Horizon Collection knife in one of the Chroma finishes.

Grand Finale

We're in the final weeks of Operation Shattered Web, and players have until March 30th to play missions, earn progress, and redeem Operation rewards.

Today the final mission card goes live which means we'll start issuing Diamond Operation Coins to users who have completed 100 missions. This week's card, "It's Time To Take Out The Trash", includes a second co-op Strike mission tasking players with finding and eliminating Franz Kriegeld. Don't let him escape!