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On September 5th, Mathieu ‘Maniac’ Quiquerez, a well-known EPL broadcaster and former player, resigned from his position after being hurled with sexual assault allegations from multiple women. One day prior, Hannah Marie ZT, a freelance esports journalist, published a statement, sharing her experience with Maniac at a CS2 afterparty, specifically the BLAST Premier Fall Finals, London Afterparty.

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 8th, 2024, day 1 of IEM Rio 2024 saw many matches go down, some one-sided, some evenly matched between bitter rivals and some looking for the redemption run. For FURIA, this event meant something else since they’re on their home ground, Brazil. As a Brazillian team, it has always been FURIA’s vision to win major events on local soil, but unfortunately, it has always felt short for the past few years.

On October 8th, 2024, several posts surfaced on the Counter-Strike subreddit, showcasing hilarious things players were doing in Casual game modes to farm extraordinary amounts of XP for the new Armory pass. Normally, people would play Premier or Competitive to get the most amount of XP but getting kills in a certain way yields much more. Of course, since such a task involves the whole lobby coordinating, Casual game modes have become most suitable for grinding the Armory this way.

On October 4th, 2024, more details were revealed about the upcoming IEM Rio 2024 that every CS2 fan is looking forward to. The tournament is shaping up to be one of the most important events of the year as it's the final IEM (Intel Extreme Masters) event of 2024, meaning it’s the last chance to qualify for 2025 ESL Pro Tour. Organized by ESL FACEIT Group, 16 teams will go head-to-head from October 7th to 13th in Rio de Janeiro, also for a prize pool of a quarter of a million dollars.

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 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 September 17th, 2024, it was confirmed by the CEO of K10, one of the most influential esports organizations in the UK when it comes to Counter-Strike, that they would be shutting down. Oliver ‘Taz’ Holloway, CEO and co-owner of K10 said the following on X (formerly Twitter): “Just want to address all the messages. It’s true – after a long and hard two years of trying, we will be closing the doors at K10 and my official leave of esports. It’s been amazing working with so many talented people but for now, it’s time to say goodbye. Sorry. Thank you all for sticking by me the staff and all the players that have been with us over this journey. What’s next? Who knows!”

On October 28th, 2024, fans had mixed feelings as s1mple’s run for the year ended as Team Falcon was eliminated from ESL Challenger’s Katowice at the hands of Eternal Fire, a top-tier powerhouse. Thus far, s1mple has been their best-performing player at a rating of 1.12, with 0.84 being the team’s second-best rating. Despite there being a clear team disparity, s1mple, in an interview with HLTV, is confident he’ll be able to rise up from the ashes and perform at his peak level soon.

In a revealing discussion, TeSeS opens up about the positive impact m0NESY has had on his gameplay. By sharing the burden of expectations, m0NESY enables TeSeS to excel in a pressure-free environment, showcasing a unique synergy that benefits their team significantly.

On October 24th, Andrey "⁠Xoma⁠" Mironenko, former coach on Virtus.pro sat down with HLTV to give an interview on his time at the team, what he learnt, and what he felt were its biggest shortcomings. For those unaware, Xoma coached Virtus.pro from June to September, partaking in many tournaments like IEM Rio 2024, ESL Pro League Season 20, all of which we have covered on our website. Xoma left the team recently and joined Aurora as their assistant coach, working alongside head coach Stepan "⁠brain⁠" Sivoronov to make the team into the best version of itself.

The final lineup for the PGL Bucharest 2025 Europe Closed Qualifier is now confirmed, with 32 teams set to battle for a coveted spot at the main event in April. Eight teams secured their places through the open qualifiers, while 24 others received direct invites based on their rankings.

On October 11th, 2024, Bleed Esports' CS2 coach Aleksandar "Kassad" Trifunovic dropped a bombshell on X (formerly Twitter), highlighting the organization's very concerning malpractices. From the statement issued, it seems that the team had relentlessly attempted to resolve their disputes internally, but due to persistent ignorance from the organization, they decided to go public and cut ties with BLEED Esports as a whole.

On August 30, 2024, news surfaced that ESL has banned keyboard automation from CS2 LAN events, starting with the upcoming ESL Pro League season 20. Scheduled to start on September 3rd, competing players will not be allowed to make sure of controversial features like Razer’s Snap Tap or Wooting’s SOCD. “Ahead of #ESLProLeague Season 20, we are announcing that the use of SOCD or similar assistants that produce the same outcome will no longer be allowed,” ESL posted on X (formerly Twitter).