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CS2 console commands are a powerful tool that allows players to customize their gameplay, change settings, and even optimize performance using the developer console. Typing these commands in can allow for on-the-fly changes to server settings and can even provide access to hidden game settings. So today, we’re tackling the most popular CS2 console commands and how to use them.

CS2 is home to thousands of fantastic skins, and we’re often faced with difficult decisions as to which skin is worth buying and which one is worth using. Skin inspect servers allow players to preview any skin, test animations, and see how they look in different lighting conditions. So, here’s how to access skin inspect servers and review skins before you make a purchase.

On October 2nd, 2024, a popular clip from TenZ’s livestream started making the rounds on social media as he spoke the cold truth about CS2’s likely future. He called CS2 Valve’s adopted child, as much of the attention is clearly going to Deadlock, Valve’s hero-shooter MOBA game that’s currently in beta. Deadlock won’t be officially released for another few years but has been getting consistent mega-size updates, from new characters to major bug fixes to map changes, while CS2 collects dust.

On August 31, 2024, the Brazilian team, FURIA was eliminated from the BetBoom Dacha playoffs. They arguably had one of their best runs of the year at these playoffs, besting teams like 9 Pandas and Aurora, finishing 6th place in the entire tournament. Along the way, the team did suffer from a few hiccups, mainly their one-sided loss against Team Spirit and, just now, their elimination at the hands of Eternal Fire in an intense 2-1 game.

On September 10th, Valve dropped a small yet important patch update to Counter-Strike 2. Apart from enabling the measurement of network jitter on direct UDP connections to community servers, the developers added counter-strafe input automation detection options for non-Valve servers. In other words, Valve has introduced a detection mechanism for catching players using controversial technologies like Razer’s Snap Tap or Wooting’s SOCD.

Bosnian CS2 legend Nikola “NiKo” Kovač has officially parted ways with G2 Esports on January 3rd, 2025 after four highly successful years with the organization.

On October 16th, 2024, massive news hit the VALORANT Esports communnity as the coach for NRG’s VALORANT team, Chetan “Chet” Singh was suspended from the scene for six whole months. Although Chet has disagreed with the ruling, he is, nonetheless, looking for coaching opportunities in Counter-Strike, specifically CS2. Chet is a critically acclaimed coach in tactical FPS games, with a solid track record in both VALORANT and CS:GO, meaning any team that signs him as their coach for CS2 can expect to see huge improvements in their roster.

On November 1st, 2024, fans got confirmation on one of the most spiciest rumours circulating the CS2 community, that is, Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač, G2 Esports’ star player, would soon be leaving the team. The rumour was initially started by French streamer and leaker Sebastien "⁠KRL⁠" Perez who tweeted back in August: “NiKo Set to Join Falcons in 2025. After initial talks fell through at the end of 2023, Falcons and G2 have now reportedly reached an agreement on the transfer of NiKo. NiKo was supposed to sign tonight, he didn't. He is waiting until tomorrow morning to give his final answer.“

On October 14th, 2024, another CS2 Major came to an end, this time IEM Rio 2024, with Natus Vincere winning it all and taking home the trophy. Even though the team lost underwhelmingly to G2 Esports in the foregoing event, BLAST Fall Final, they redeemed themselves in the grand final against MOUZ.

On October 19th, 2024, ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) announced details about the ESL Pro Tour 2025 for the first time, with five IEM events and two ESL Pro League events planned. The company also plans to pump much more money into the years 2025 and 2026, as they highlighted in the blogpost on their website detailing all the information we currently know about ESL Pro Tour going forward.

On September 20th, 2024, the Indian Counter-Strike prodigy, Nikhil ‘forsaken’ Kumawat, reached the expiration date of his 5-year-old ban under the new New RMR Eligibility Guidelines published by the developers back in 2021. For many fans, that means he can compete in Valve-sponsored events now. What better time than now to get back into competitive Counter-Strike with CS2 blooming? However, given his track record, getting into a top organization might be next to impossible.

On October 26th, 2024, fans looked back on day 1 of ESL Challengers Katowice where we witnessed all the best-of-one matchups plus one matchup to determine who would face off against Team Legacy for a spot in the playoffs. The matchup was between Team Monte and Team MIBR, where the former dominated 13-2 on their map pick, Mirage, while the latter put up a good fight on their map pick, Anubis, only to lose 19-17 in overtime. With MIBR eliminated from the tournament, Team Monte survived to play another day, pitted against Team Legacy for a spot in the playoffs.

On September 9th, ESL Pro League Season 20 reached a halfway point with four teams qualifying from each group, A and B, while we eagerly await for teams to battle it out in groups C and D. These group stages are being played in a triple-elimination format with 32 teams split across four groups. All matches played would be a best-of-three and a team would be sent home if they lost three matches.

On October 18th, 2024, HEROIC joined The MongolZ in the semi-finals as they secured the top seed of their group for a spot in the Playoffs. While many were expecting such an outcome, given that both are the highest and second-highest-ranked teams at the tournament, some doubted HEROIC due to their inconsistent performance this year. The team gambled earlier this year as they tried to merge the styles of 2023's HEROIC with NertZ and SAW's ENCE and IGL Damjan "⁠kyxsan⁠" Stoilkovski.

On October 23rd, 2024, the Counter-Strike community was pleased to hear some informative announcements from YaLLa Esports. For those tuning in for the first time, YaLLa Esports are famous for organizing the YaLLa Compass events we see every year. In today’s announcement, they have unveiled three events planned for 2026 as well as shared format and prize information regarding their upcoming events in 2025.