Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Updates
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[CS:GO Update]Blue Skies
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Halloween has come to a close, and Cobblestone has been cleaned up. Go check it out in the light of day! A few weeks ago we released Biome and Subzero into the Casual game mode. Now that you’ve had a chance to learn the layout, it’s time to test your skill! Biome and Subzero have been added to Competitive Matchmaking. View the full article
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[CS:GO Update]From Abbey to Zoo
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In today’s update we are saying goodbye to two Community-created maps – Subzero and Austria. In their place we are adding two new maps; Abbey, a bomb defusal map set in a Mediterranean village, and returning to CS:GO from a three year hiatus, we’re bringing back a community favorite, Zoo! These new maps are only available in Defusal Group Sigma for Casual and Deathmatch, but in the coming weeks they’ll be added to Competitive matchmaking. As with previous Community maps, be sure to vote on your favorites with your play time. High-altitude Wingman 51 stories up you’ll find the newest Wingman location – a revised version of Vertigo’s B site. Terrorists can ma…
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[CS:GO Update]Winter Wonderland
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Bundle up, it’s time to celebrate the winter season! Toss a few snowballs and head over to snowy Militia, which is back for the holiday and currently available in Casual and Deathmatch game modes. The C4 is all wrapped up, and chickens are sporting their finest festive wear–everyone’s getting into the holiday spirit! 10 Year Coin The Ten Year Veteran Coin is now available to players who have been a member of the Counter-Strike community for over 10 years. To receive the coin, you must have a Steam account in good standing, and must have owned (and played) a game from the Counter-Strike series for over 10 years. 2019 Service Medal When you become a Global General…
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[CS:GO Update]Welcome to the Danger Zone
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Introducing Danger Zone — a fast-paced battle royale game mode built on CS:GO’s tactical gameplay where players use their wits, skill, and resources to fight to the finish. Play solo, or work together as a squad of two or three! CS:GO is now FREE TO PLAY So there’s never been a better time to bring in your friends. All players who played CS:GO before today’s update will receive a commemorative Loyalty Badge they can display on their profile. You were there from the beginning, so show it off! Additionally, all existing CS:GO players have had their accounts upgraded to Prime Status. As before, Prime Status matches you with other Prime Status players. Additionally, your P…
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[CS:GO Update]Winter Wonderland
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Bundle up, it’s time to celebrate the winter season! Toss a few snowballs and head over to snowy Militia, which is back for the holiday and currently available in Casual and Deathmatch game modes. The C4 is all wrapped up, and chickens are sporting their finest festive wear–everyone’s getting into the holiday spirit! 10 Year Coin The Ten Year Veteran Coin is now available to players who have been a member of the Counter-Strike community for over 10 years. To receive the coin, you must have a Steam account in good standing, and must have owned (and played) a game from the Counter-Strike series for over 10 years. 2019 Service Medal When you become a Global General…
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[CS:GO Update]Winter Wonderland
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Bundle up, it’s time to celebrate the winter season! Toss a few snowballs and head over to snowy Militia, which is back for the holiday and currently available in Casual and Deathmatch game modes. The C4 is all wrapped up, and chickens are sporting their finest festive wear–everyone’s getting into the holiday spirit! 10 Year Coin The Ten Year Veteran Coin is now available to players who have been a member of the Counter-Strike community for over 10 years. To receive the coin, you must have a Steam account in good standing, and must have owned (and played) a game from the Counter-Strike series for over 10 years. 2019 Service Medal When you become a Global General …
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[CS:GO Update]Welcome to the Danger Zone
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Introducing Danger Zone — a fast-paced battle royale game mode built on CS:GO’s tactical gameplay where players use their wits, skill, and resources to fight to the finish. Play solo, or work together as a squad of two or three! CS:GO is now FREE TO PLAY So there’s never been a better time to bring in your friends. All players who played CS:GO before today’s update will receive a commemorative Loyalty Badge they can display on their profile. You were there from the beginning, so show it off! Additionally, all existing CS:GO players have had their accounts upgraded to Prime Status. As before, Prime Status matches you with other Prime Status players. Additionally, your P…
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[CS:GO Update]Blue Skies
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Halloween has come to a close, and Cobblestone has been cleaned up. Go check it out in the light of day! A few weeks ago we released Biome and Subzero into the Casual game mode. Now that you’ve had a chance to learn the layout, it’s time to test your skill! Biome and Subzero have been added to Competitive Matchmaking. View the full article
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[CS:GO Update]Graveyard Shift
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CS:GO just got a whole lot spookier! For a limited time players can fright their way through a midnight makeover of Cobblestone. Along with Cobblestone’s haunting new look, players can torment their enemies from the grave as a ghost in Casual, Demolition, and Flying Scoutsman game modes. Spray graffiti, meet up with other undead, or just mess around with some breakable objects using a spectral ghost knife – it all makes for a scary good time! And don’t forget about the chickens – they’ve also dressed for the occasion… Happy Halloween! View the full article
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[CS:GO Update]Hot and Cold
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There’s a lot to digest in today’s update, which includes some new maps, positional audio settings, and gameplay. Click here for more details! Entering the Rotation Two new maps have entered the game, Biome and Sub-Zero, and they’re currently available to play in the Casual Sigma map group. We’re measuring playtime on these (and other) maps in CS:GO, so vote with your bullets and let us know which maps should stick around! There are other changes to the map pool. Austria has been a popular Casual map, and is now available for Competitive Matchmaking (and has been moved into the Casual Delta map group), while Canals has been moved out of Competitive Matchmaki…
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[CS:GO Update]Make the Bureau Proud
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Today’s update introduces some fresh new faces to the FBI–the characters have been updated to improve overall visual fidelity while preserving legibility. You’ll find them deployed in Nuke, Office, and Agency. There’s more! The MP5-SD is available in Competitive Matchmaking. And the new 2018 Inferno and 2018 Nuke collections are now available as rank-up drops. Jump into a competitive match, or jump onto a teammate’s head in Casual, where boosting has been activated. Go! Go! Go! View the full article
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[CS:GO Update]FACEIT 2018 – MAJOR CHAMPIONS
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Congratulations to Astralis, winners of the FACEIT London 2018 CS:GO Major Championship! Astralis have won their second Major Championship, beating NaVi 16:6 on Nuke and 16:9 on Overpass to take home $500,000 of the $1,000,000 prize pool. If you missed any of the action or want to watch the highlights, you can download all the games from the FACEIT London 2018 link in CS:GO’s Watch tab. We would like to thank all of the teams, everyone at FACEIT, and the Counter-Strike community for making this tournament possible. View the full article
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[CS:GO Update]FACEIT 2018 – Grand Finals
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Congratulations to NaVi and Astralis who will face off in Sunday’s FACEIT Major Grand Final! NaVi swept the morning semifinal, beating MIBR 16:10 on Overpass and 16:5 on Dust II. Astralis took the second semifinal 2-0, beating Team Liquid 16:8 on Nuke and 16:7 on Mirage. Tomorrow’s Grand Final stream starts at 17:10 UTC +1 (time zone converter) on Steam.tv and the official Twitch stream. Tune in to see which team will become the next Major Champion! View the full article
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[CS:GO Update]FACEIT 2018 – Champions Stage
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On September 5th, 24 teams began their pursuit of a CS:GO Major Championship. The Challengers Stage reduced the field from 24 to 16 and the Legends Stage determined the eight teams that will advance to the Champions Stage at London’s Wembley Arena. Complexity and Liquid finished with 3-0 records; Astralis, Big and Na’ Vi moved on at 3-1; and Faze, Hellraisers, and mibr made the cut by going 3-2. Now, the eight Legends prepare for the final stage of the FACEIT London Major. Watch live coverage beginning Thursday at 14:15 UTC+1 on Steam.tv, on the official Twitch stream, and in-game on GOTV to see which team will become the next CS:GO Major Champions. Don’t forget to mak…
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Eight teams have been eliminated. Eight legends have returned. Eight teams will advance. Watch this week as these 16 teams battle for a spot in the Champions Stage! New CS:GO Steam Emoticons If you’re watching the Major on Steam.tv, you can get all new Steam chat emoticons. To be eligible to receive emoticons, all you have to do is watch the Major on Steam.tv while logged in to a Steam Account with a license to the Full Edition of CS:GO. View the full article
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Tune in February 13th at 1:00 PM CET (4:00 AM Pacific Time) for the opening matches of the IEM Katowice Major Challenger Stage. Watch the matches live on steam.tv, in-game through GOTV, or on Twitch. Purchase the Katowice 2019 Viewer Pass in-game and receive an upgradable Event Coin that unlocks exclusive access to Katowice 2019 Souvenir Packages and the Pick’Em Challenge. (Passholders should get their picks in before the stage begins for a chance at the Diamond Tournament Coin.) You will also receive free unlimited Team Graffiti for the duration of the Major and all-new Steam.tv team flair. Detailed information about Viewer Passes, Souvenir Packages, and the Pick’Em…
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The final chance for teams to qualify for the IEM Katowice 2019 Major begins on January 16th when the CIS and EU Minors begin. The top two teams from the European, CIS, Americas, and Asian Minors will qualify for the New Challengers stage of the IEM Katowice Major. Following the Minors, the four teams that place third in their respective brackets will compete head to head in a last chance play-in match where the two winners will advance to the New Challengers stage. Watch the matches live on ESL’s pair of Twitch channels, here and here. The full Minors schedule can be found below: CIS: January 16th – 20th EU: January 16th – 20th Americas: January 22nd – 26th Asia: J…
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[CS:GO Update]The Second CS:GO Major of 2019
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While the Katowice Major marches on, today we’re announcing the second CS:GO Major of 2019 will be hosted by Starladder and take place in Berlin, Germany. The Champions Stage will take place at the Mercedes Benz-Arena from September 5th – September 8th. The full schedule can be found below: July 17-21 – Europe & Americas Minors July 24-28 – CIS & Asia Minors July 29 – Minor Play-in August 20-25 – Challengers Stage August 27-September 1 – Legends Stage September 5-8 – Champions Stage Additional information on the Starladder Berlin Major can be found here. The Legends Stage Over the weekend the Challengers Stage of the IEM Katowice Major concluded, and eight te…
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The 2019 IEM Katowice Major begins February 13th. Watch as twenty-four of the best teams in the world battle to become the next CS:GO Major Champion! 2019 Katowice Viewer Pass The all-new Katowice 2019 Viewer Pass is now available for purchase. With a viewer pass, you’ll get an upgradable Katowice 2019 Event Coin, exclusive access to Katowice 2019 Souvenir Packages, full access to all teams in the Katowice Pick’Em Challenge, unlimited Team Graffiti for the duration of the event, and all-new Steam.tv team flair. Every time you upgrade your coin, you can redeem a Souvenir Package of the match of your choice. Souvenirs will feature one of the MVPs from that match, so …
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Congratulations to Astralis, Champions of IEM’s 2019 CS:GO Major in Katowice! ENCE’s magnificent improbable journey ends in the Grand Finals against heavily-favored back-to-back champions Astralis who won their third Major convincingly on Train and Inferno. Thank you to everyone who watched, ESL, Intel and all the players and organizations who made this tournament possible. View the full article
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[CS:GO Update]Seeing the Light
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After several months at a discount, players have found their way to the AUG. Now that everyone has had a chance to learn to love it, the AUG has returned to its original price tag. There’s a lot more to digest in today’s update, from changes to maps to the in-game economy, shotguns, and rifles. We’ve also added new features like flash assist UI and loadout shuffle. Full details can be found in the Release Notes. Prisma Case Introducing the Prisma Case, featuring 17 new community-designed weapon finishes and the Horizon Knives in Chroma finishes. View the full article
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The experiment has evolved. To be the last team standing, you’ll have to put your skills to the test – with all new respawn and deploy mechanics, new items to master, and a brand new map to explore. Today’s update also includes some quality of life upgrades, like an all new player-pinging system. Grab a teammate and see if you’ve still got what it takes to survive! View the full article
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[CS:GO Update]Scouting Ahead
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Today’s update includes new ways to find teammates, follow your favorite CS:GO tournaments, and track your enemies in Danger Zone! Looking to Play Looking for a few teammates before you enter matchmaking? Click the ‘Looking to Play’ button, and you’ll be added to a list of players who are ready to team up. Need a fifth for your own lobby? Just check the list and invite anyone you think is up to the job! Follow Your Favorites It’s never been easier to follow your favorite CS:GO events. In the Watch menu, click on the Events panel and you’ll see a list of ongoing and upcoming CS:GO LAN tournaments. Add any events you like to your favorites, and you’ll be notified in the…
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[CS:GO Update]Attending the Berlin Major
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Tickets for the Starladder Berlin Major are now on sale! The final eight teams will compete at the Mercedes-Benz Arena from September 5th – September 8th to become Major Champions. For pricing, availability, and additional information on attending the Starladder Berlin Major, please visit theticketfairy.com. View the full article
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[CS:GO Update]A Learning Environment
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Today’s update is all about maps, with significant changes to Vertigo, and an update to the map pool! We’re welcoming two maps to the pool: Breach, a defusal map set in a spacious corporate building, and Seaside, an old community favorite. They’ll be replacing Workout, which has been removed from official matchmaking. Scrimmage! Ready to try out these new maps? In addition to Deathmatch and Casual game modes, Breach and Seaside (as well as Ruby) are now available as Scrimmage maps on the Competitive tab. When you play a Scrimmage map all of the competitive rules are the same, but there are no restrictions on players in your party, and your Skill Group will not be adju…