Counter-Strike 2 News

CS:GO's instant bomb detonation exploit returns after five years

A large part of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's gameplay comes after the bomb is planted. The push and pull of the game's flow naturally dictates that the Terrorists usually capture a bomb site, plant the bomb, and then Counter Terrorists have to retake the site and defuse the bomb. Years ago, however, there was a glitch that allowed Terrorists to instantly plant and detonate the bomb - and now it's back.

In a Reddit post created by 'pinhorox,' a short video shows CTs pushing down Inferno's infamous Banana, before all at once getting the notification that the bomb has been planted accompanied by a large explosion as the bomb detonates instantly. Pinhorox titled the post 'Never experienced this before. Is this new?' which goes to show just how old the returning exploit is.

It's unclear whether the phenomenon is caused by a glitch when planting the bomb or a new cheat that has circumvented Valve's anti-cheat framework, but the Reddit thread's comments are full of players who have suddenly starting experiencing instant bomb detonations in their games.

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Neymar plays CS:GO after scoring hat trick in PSG win

From Robin Williams to The Rock, it's become common to find celebrities who play videogames, but it isn't often that they will accomplish a major feat in their area of expertise, then go straight home and throw themselves into a competitive match of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - but that's just what football icon Neymar did.

A Reddit post by user 'AbsoluteDealer' brought our attention to Neymar's journey from football field to first-person shooter, as an image taken from the star's social media suggests Neymar went home after the recent football match between PSG and Clermont Foot and decided to play the FPS game as a way to unwind.

The image shows his gaming desk setup with CS:GO running, accompanied by the number "3" and a football emoji, a win emoji, then the letters "CS." The only full word reads "bebado," which according to Google Translate means "drunk" in Brazilian Portuguese. On his desk is a signed football, presumably from his recent match against Clermont where he scored a hat-trick, which would explain the emojis' meaning.

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CS:GO cases: every case available in the game

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has been going now for 20 years, and over that time, the game has built quite a following for CS:GO cases. These little loot box items can be bought or dropped in your inventory after a game, giving you the option of unlocking one of the best CS:GO skins.

These aren't quick wins, though. To open a CS:GO weapon case, you'll need to buy a key from the Steam marketplace, which retail for $2.50/£1.79. You'll also need to work out which case you want to open. At the moment, there are 37 CS:GO cases available to buy right now - and that excludes Souvenir Packages dropped during big tournaments.

Each case contains a bunch of different skins that vary in rarity, condition, and price but landing the big prize - a rare special item - takes time, money, and a fair amount of luck, so don't expect overnight results.

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Chickens are opening CS:GO cases now

Paul the Octopus predicted the 2010 World Cup, Sid the psychic seagull foretold Euro 2020 football matches, and now a group of chickens have sensed their pixelated brethren mere centimetres away and have taken to opening Counter-Strike: Global Offensive cases.

It's been a trend, over the years, for individuals to record en-masse case openings for social media platforms, but one player has taken this further by allowing their chickens to open their cases for them.

In a YouTube video uploaded by user 'Arrow,' a laptop that is running CS:GO has been placed on the ground outside and there are numerous chickens milling around. On their first attempt (two individuals can be heard in the video), one of them places a piece of chicken corn on the left-mouse button. One of the chickens eats it, causing the mouse to click on the open case button. Things go awry, however, when the laptop blue screens. It turns out that it's not only the in-game chickens that are devious.

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CSGO ranks guide: how to get player and team rankings

As with so many things about Valve's behemoth FPS game, CS:GO ranks are hard to wrap your head around when starting out. There is little in the way of in-game explanations to help you figure out how to get started with CS:GO rankings. It doesn't help that earning your stripes will take a lot longer than in other competitive first-person shooters like Rainbow Six Siege and Overwatch, either.

CS:GO has continued to grow, now touting a concurrent player count of over one million during peak hours. That means there are a lot of new players learning the ropes and trying to adjust to one of the least forgiving multiplayer games of all time and gain CSGO ranks.

With 18 ranks, a lengthy road to getting ranked, and then the never-ending task of improving your rank lying ahead of you, we thought you could use a helping hand - here is a breakdown of CS:GO's ranking system.

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