Counter-Strike 2 News

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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Forget Counter-Strike 2 - CSGO has been remade as an online roguelike

The Counter-Strike 2 release date may be on its way, but as a new version of the iconic Valve FPS game draws ever closer, don't count out CSGO. Reaching fresh heights when it comes to concurrent users on Steam, and setting records for the number of CSGO cases being opened, Global Offensive still has plenty to give - even if you aren't a typical shooter fan. 'Rogue,' a new, custom-made CSGO game mode just uploaded to Steam, turns Counter-Strike into a multiplayer roguelike, and it's available right now, just in time to pass the months before CS2.

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CSGO cases hit massive new record as Counter-Strike 2 approaches

With the Counter-Strike 2 release date on its way, CSGO cases are being unlocked and opened in staggering, record-breaking numbers, as players of the Valve FPS game hunt out new skins in preparation for the full arrival of CS2. We know already that items will carry over to the Steam shooter sequel, with Global Offensive fans seemingly trying to bag the most precious CSGO skins before market values shift too dramatically.

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Release Notes for 3/31/2023

[NETWORKING]
- Multiple network optimizations.
- The player lister in private matchmaking should no longer mix CS:GO and CS2 players together if they use the same private matchmaking pool code.

[UI]
- Added Defuse Kit to team equipment display.
- Scoreboard - Various font and style changes
- Adjusted voting panel to more closely match other UI

[VISUALS]
- Continued physically based rendering (PBR) compatibility adjustments to stickers:
-- Brightened some sticker styles for better contrast
-- Added some functionality to support fine-tuning individual items in future content adjustments.
- Adjusted some main menu and end of round animations to reduce interpenetration of weapons and character models.
- Various improvements to character models.
- Continued improvements to inspect/reload behavior.

[DUST II]
- Various adjustments to clipping and materials.
- Sealed rooftops to prevent grenades/molotovs from landing in places they shouldn't.

[MISC]
- Restored functionality for adding/removing bots while playing offline.
- Restored spray menu functionality.
- Restored radio command functionality.
- Fixes for various crashes.