As players flock to Counter-Strike Source, a new CS2 update aims to save surfing
Counter-Strike 2 surf content is the perfect workday accompaniment, providing my brain with just enough stimulation without demanding my attention. There’s something hypnotic about it, the way you smoothly glide…
Counter-Strike creator’s new game is everything the FPS genre needs right now
Call of Duty 4 has one of the best and most influential multiplayer modes in the history of shooters. But its perks and progression system - unlock new weapons and…
Counter-Strike creator’s tactical FPS is dirt cheap right now, but not for long
All the way back in 1999, Minh ‘Gooseman’ Le co-created the Half-Life mod Counter-Strike. A quarter of a decade later, the multiplayer shooter has become one of the biggest games…
Classic tactical FPS and Counter-Strike rival is getting a full remaster
Tweaked, balanced, and perpetually adjusted, Counter-Strike 2 feels as much like an instrument, or a piece of fine glassware, than it does an FPS game. If Valve alters one little…
Legendary Counter-Strike map Cache apparently bought by Valve, is coming to CS2
Dust, in any and all of its variations, will forever be the most iconic Counter-Strike map. But throughout its 26-year history, Valve’s FPS has been defined by dozens of brilliant…
Counter-Strike 1.6 is getting a total remake, built by the legendary ProMod team
Counter-Strike 2 is doing exceptionally well. As of Saturday March 15, Valve’s multiplayer shooter achieved a new concurrent player count record, with a staggering 1,824,989 people playing CS2 simultaneously. Deadlock…
One of CSGO’s most beloved maps is finally in Counter-Strike 2
While plenty of iconic Counter-Strike maps have been beautifully recreated in CS2 already, one worshipped arena has sadly been absent. However, thanks to one of its original creators, it’s finally…
Counter-Strike 2 hits all-new Steam record as it finally closes in on CSGO
I love seeing what's on top of the Steam chart. Over the last few years, we've had some gargantuan surprises rocket to the summit, only to slowly (or sometimes rapidly)…
Valve blocks ambitious Counter-Strike mod eight years in the making from Steam
The team behind an incredibly ambitious Counter-Strike: Global Offensive mod claims that Valve has blocked the project from coming to Steam. The team submitted the mod for release late last…
New Counter-Strike 2 map Train hides a mysterious reference to Portal
Half-Life 3 is the big one, the gaming culture equivalent of a mythical beast. But I suspect, given the choice, a lot of Valve fans would prefer a new Portal…