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CS2 Agent Skins: Beginner’s Guide to Unlocking in [year]
Agent skins in Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) add a unique touch to your gameplay, allowing players to customize their in-game characters with distinct looks. Whether you're new to the game or looking to expand your collection, this guide will walk you through the different ways to unlock agent skins in 2025, from in-game drops to exclusive cases and marketplace trades.
jottAAA Takes Calyx’s Place On Eternal Fire
Samet “jottAAA” Köklü has joined Eternal Fire’s roster for the 2025 season, replacing Buğra "Calyx" Arkın, as announced by the Turkish organization on January 2nd, 2025.
Astralis’s Prospect For The Rest Of The Year, cadiaN Talks
On October 30th, 2024, fans await one of the most anticipated events of the year in the CS2 esports circuit to commence: BLAST Premier World Final. The event will feature some of the best teams in the world such as Natus Vincere, G2 Esports and Vitality - Team Astralis also find themselves in the mix of such a stacked lineup, hoping to win it all. However, realistically speaking, Astralis’s chances of winning the tournament or making it far into the semi-finals look grim.
FlyQuest Benches aliStair After Shanghai Major Failure
On December 20th 2024, FlyQuest announced that they would be benching their AWPer Alistair "aliStair" Johnston. This constitutes the first-ever roster change to come to the Oceanic team since they joined the North American organization in March 2024. Now, it’s expected that the team will step into the international market to look for new replacements.
G2 Esports Dominates The Major Despite Day One Loss
On December 6th 2024, G2 Esports cemented itself as the top seed at the Shanghai Major with a stellar performance across multiple matches. Despite having a small hiccup on day one of the Elimination Stage when they lost their first best-of-one 13-10 to The MongolZ, one could call it “getting used to the tournament setting” because they have been undefeated ever since. Since then, G2 Esports has crushed BIG 13-5 and beaten 3DMAX 13-8, putting them at the top of the seeds for now, something that Ilya "m0NESY" Osipo spoke to HLTV about.
DATA.BET Will Host a CS2 Tournament at the SBC Summit Lisbon
On September 13th, 2024, DATA.BET, an esports betting solutions provider, dropped a bombshell of an announcement as they will be organizing a CS2 tournament at the SBC Summit 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal. The event will be featuring Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund, a famous Counter-Strike icon who was considered to be the best player in the world back in 2013 and 2014.
Fan-Favorite s1mple Returning To Competitive Counter-Strike
On September 29th, 2024, Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev, a legend from the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive days, made his triumphant entry to the CS2 scene by signing a three-month loan with The Falcons from Natus Vincere. The announcement came from none other than the team itself, with the The Falcons X (formerly Twitter) page stating: “THE LEGEND RETURNS. s1mple is back on a 3-month loan. Time to soar higher.” While the contract is temporary, s1mple is definitely testing the waters with it, taking over the spot of the Spanish player Álvaro “SunPayus” García.
Ukrainian Legend s1mple Talks About His Much-Awaited Return
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.
Astralis Annihilated By Vitality In cadiaN's Debut Game
On September 27th, 2024, the first day of BLAST Fall Final played out, where, amongst many things, fans saw Team Vitality humiliate Team Astralis. They did not concede a single round to Team Astralis on their first map, Inferno, and delivered the final blow on the second map, Dust2, with a 13-4 win. While many did expect Team Vitality to have a dominant start to the tournament, given their track record this entire year, what has made this series all the more popular is the Astralis controversy that boiled over just a day prior.
G2 Esports Win BLAST World Final With m0NESY As MVP
On November 4th, 2024, G2 fans celebrated as their favorite team bested Team Spirit in the grand final to win BLAST Premier World Final. G2 Esports were the favourites going into the match, given that they had already beaten Team Spirit earlier in the event. Unfortunately, Team Spirit were unable to bounce back, despite having a player as talented as Danil "donk" Kryshkovets on their team, and suffered a one-sided 3-0 defeat on all maps: Mirage (13-7), Anubis (13-5), and Dust2 (13-7).
SINNERS Part Ways With oskar
On January 6th, 2025, SINNERS officially announced their decision to part ways with Tomáš "oskar" Šťastný, as the experienced Czech player has been transferred to another team, whose name has not yet been disclosed.
Wildcard Secure Americas Major Spot Before Anyone Else
On November 14th, 2024, Wildcard became the first team in the Americas region to qualify for the upcoming Perfect World Shanghai Major in December. The #32 ranked team in the world kicked things off with a bang as they beat Team Liquid (#13) and paiN (#16) in their opening best-of-one games 16-12 and 13-10 respectively. Today, they went on to play against 9z (#25) for a chance to qualify for the Shanghai Major and they did not miss that opportunity.
FNATIC’s Game Plan For The Europe RMR, MATYS talks
On November 18th, 2024, FNATIC concluded day 1 with a 1-1 score at the Perfect World Shanghai Major Europe RMR. Although they were dealt a bad hand in their opening game, being matched against Natus Vincere, the #1 team in the world, they didn’t go down without stealing 9 rounds off the powerhouse. They completely bounced back in the following game, obliterating Rebels in a swift 13-3 fashion.
Astralis Drop br0 As device Returns To Action
On December 10th 2024, Astralis announced that they had parted ways with their former rifler, Alexander "br0" Bro, who last played for the team in the Perfect World Shanghai Major. However, br0 was a substitute for Nicolai "device" Reedtz in the first place, which means that br0’s termination means that device will be returning to the team, as Astralis has announced.
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Best Cases to Open in CS2 in [year]
Opening CS2 cases will forever be one of the things I will always enjoy about the game. It’s simply something I will never get tired of, and I’m sure a ton of others feel the same way. Want to open a case but don’t know which one you should pick? Here are the best cases to open in CS2 for [year].