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Why the Original CS2 Glove Case Crashed More Than 50% in Value — Two Updates, One Ruined Market

For years, the original 2016 Glove Case held a special place in CS2's economy: it was the case that introduced gloves to the game in the first place, and that first-mover status ke…

8/22/2026, 4:46:50 AM

ESL and Valve Just Banned Skin Gambling Sites From Sponsoring CS2 Teams — Here's Why

If you've watched a Tier 1 CS2 broadcast recently and noticed a jersey logo that used to be there just isn't anymore, you're not imagining it. Valve and ESL FACEIT Group have both …

8/21/2026, 6:22:59 AM

CS2 Just Reworked Bomb Damage for the First Time in 26 Years — Here's Everything That Changed

For as long as Counter-Strike has existed, the bomb has worked the same simple way: a circle expands from wherever it's planted, and if you're inside it when it goes off, you take …

8/20/2026, 2:49:27 AM

Valve Made Almost $900 Million From CS2 Armory Since Launch — Here's Where That Money Actually Goes

Valve doesn't publish revenue figures for CS2, and it never has. But a community of dedicated analysts has spent the past two years reverse-engineering the numbers anyway, using pu…

8/19/2026, 3:38:10 AM

CS2 at Esports World Cup 2026: Everything You Need to Know as Paris Playoffs Begin

For the first time in its three-year history, the Esports World Cup has left Saudi Arabia entirely, and CS2's biggest edition of the tournament yet is currently unfolding in Paris.…

8/18/2026, 12:57:11 PM

12 Celebrities Who Are Secretly Connected to CS2 (And the Fun Facts to Prove It)

Counter-Strike doesn't usually come up in the same breath as red carpets, Ballon d'Or ceremonies, or platinum records, but a surprising number of genuinely famous people spend thei…

8/17/2026, 2:23:24 AM

The Canadian Armed Forces Just Got an Official CS2 Team — Esports Is Getting Weirder (and Bigger)

omewhere between a Navy sailor, an Air Force corporal, and an Army major, there's now an active-duty Counter-Strike 2 roster representing an entire country's armed forces. On July …

8/16/2026, 3:34:52 AM

s1mple Is Back: Everything to Know About His BC.Game Esports Debut

For years, Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev has been treated as one of the two or three greatest individual talents Counter-Strike has ever produced, and for most of this year, the com…

8/15/2026, 2:30:30 AM

CS2 Premier Rank Distribution 2026: What % of Players Are Actually in Each Rank

If you've ever climbed to 15,000 CS Rating and felt like you were still just an average player, there's a good reason for that feeling, and it has nothing to do with your actual sk…

8/14/2026, 3:48:51 AM

Best CS2 Sensitivity & DPI Settings Used by Pros in 2026

Almost every CS2 player has typed some version of "what sensitivity does [pro] use" into a search bar at some point, usually right before copying the number exactly and wondering w…

8/13/2026, 5:31:01 AM

CS2 Just Killed Random Sticker Capsules for the First Time Ever — Here's How the New System Actually Works

If you read our breakdown of Major sticker investing, you already know the entire category was built on random capsule drops and the scarcity that comes with them. That foundation …

8/12/2026, 1:40:41 PM

CS2 Just Banned 30,000+ Accounts in a Single Day — Here's What Happened to Their Skins

Between August 6 and 10, 2026, Valve ran one of the larger enforcement sweeps CS2 has seen in months, and the numbers behind it are genuinely striking: over 30,000 accounts banned,…

8/11/2026, 9:52:32 AM

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