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M80's Preparation Going Into The Shanghai Major
On November 11th, 2024, fans are eagerly waiting for the Shanghai Major to commence at the start of December. However, before that, the final qualifiers for the Major will entertain us this month, and among the many teams participating, M80 is a very intriguing contender. Many expected the American team to fall off after G2 Esports snatched their star rifler, Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa, but the remaining team, especially Ethan "reck" Serrano has proven everyone wrong.
Xant3r Ecstatic After Nemiga Wins Their First Ever CS LAN
On October 21th, 2024, Nemiga went on a historical run that left fans speechless as they bested UNPAID in the grand finals of the RES Regional Champions 2024. Apart from bagging the $150,000 prize, the roster took home the organisation’s first CS LAN trophy. It wasn’t an easy feat as the team had a packed schedule that day, playing Sangal in RES Regional Champions semi-final and against 3DMAX to qualify for ESL Pro League Season 21.
Valve Drops New CS2 Update And Potentially Teases Train
On November 7th, 2024, Valve dropped a new update for Counter-Strike 2 mainly focused on technical adjustments ranging from map and animation fixes to lag compensation and bullet hit feedback. Many of the issues addressed were the highlights of criticism back when CS2 first launched, so it’s a good sign to see Valve giving the game some love.
How To Play CS2 Surf?
Sometimes, the intense aim duels and strategic battles across different CS2 maps are too much. After a long day of grinding the ranks, there are times when you just want to chill out and cool down. A lot of players turn to playing CS2 surf maps for this.
CS surfing has been a feature since the early days of Counter-Strike. But did it transition along with CS2? Today, we find out everything about surfing in CS2.
FaZe Bounces Back And Qualify For The Shanghai Major
On November 20th, 2024, many more teams qualified for the Perfect World Shanghai Major coming up in December later this year. Even though they lost pretty badly to Vitality the day before, with the latter not conceding a single map, FaZe showed up unfazed (pun intended) in their match against FNATIC. They delivered a 2-0 blow to FNATIC, with a 13-5 scoreline on map 1 (Anubis) and 13-8 scoreline on map 2 (Ancient) - a similar beating to what Vitality gave them.
Cloud9's HeavyGod Is A Role-Change Success Story
On November 30th, 2024, fans looked back at Cloud9’s performance at the RMR while many doubted their ability to even qualify for the Perfect World Shanghai Major. The team had genuine struggles up to the RMR, prompting them to implement equally drastic changes, notably changing Nikita "HeavyGod" Martynenko’s role on the roster. HeavyGod was known for being a good hard anchor during his time on OG, but Cloud9 decided to have him play as an aggressive star rifler.
YaLLa Esports Reveals Information About Future Events
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.
New set of PGL’s CS2 tournaments revealed for upcoming years
On August 27, 2024, CS2 fans received major updates on the upcoming CS2 pro-play season hosted by PGL. The renowned esports organization announced its intentions to host several new tournaments in the coming two years with locations ranging from Kazakhstan to Belgrade and more. They have definitely set the pace for the next two years and we’re bound to see some heavy competition in the CS2 professional scene.
CS2 Loadout System
With the introduction of a new loadout system in CS2, players are eager to create the best possible loadout to win their competitive matches. Each loadout is customized according to attacking or saving the site, and we crafted the best CS2 loadouts for every situation.
Perfect World Shanghai Major: Everything You Need To Know
On November 29th, 2024, fans eagerly await for the Perfect World Shanghai Major to commence. Given that it’s the final Major of 2024, teams will pulling out all the stops to win it, so fans can expect some intense highlights to keep them entertained every single day.
How to Change CS2 Bot Difficulty?
When you want to practice, bots are fantastic as moving targets and you can alter their difficulty according to your skill level. If you feel that the default bots aren’t posing a challenge to you, here’s how to change bot difficulty in CS2.
Counter-Strike Legend f0rest Announces Retirement
On November 9th, 2024, Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg, one of the most successful and influential players in the Counter-Strike universe, confirmed his retirement to HLTV after a career that lasted almost two decades. f0rest won 23 LAN trophies and eight MVP medals during his time on Ninjas In Pyjamas. He also made HLTV's Top 20 Players of the Year in the rankings' first four CS:GO editions (adding to his two appearances in 1.6 in 2010 and 2011), peaking at No.2 in 2013.
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.
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.
cadiaN’s Reflections On Astralis After BLAST World Final
On November 8th, 2024, as we approach the ever-incumbent Perfect World Shanghai Major European RMR, we look back on one of the most enigmatic teams we’ve seen this year: Astralis. The Norwegian team found themselves embroiled in controversy earlier in the year over the induction of Casper "cadiaN" Møller well past a deadline. However, even by acquiring their new IGL through questionable circumstances, the team lost several best-of-threes in a row before finally showing some results at BLAST Premiere World Final.