Author: Jimmy “Infernal” Young
Valve has recently rolled out an update for Counter-Strike 2, featuring an exciting addition of five community-made maps. These maps mark the first non-Valve creations to be officially integrated into the game since its release and its update from CS:GO.Memento and Assembly have been added to Wingman, and Pool Day has been introduced to the Arms Race pool. However, despite high anticipation for new content to mark the 25th anniversary of Counter-Strike, only minimal changes have been implemented alongside the launch of these community maps. ‘Thera’, formerly known in CS:GO as ‘Santorini’, was created by Shawn ‘FMPONE’ Snelling, one of…
Liquid has just announced that Wilton ‘zews’ Prado will be stepping down from his role as head coach with immediate effect.The Brazilian tactician is Liquid’s second departure following the benching of Casper ‘cadiaNâ ‘ Møller earlier in the month. This news comes after lackluster results since Liquid’swinter rebuild when they also added Russel ‘Twistzzâ ‘ Van Dulken and Felipe ‘skullzâ ‘ Medeiros.’Zews’ joined Liquid in December with ‘Twistzz’ and ‘skullz’, but the team failed to meet expectations by not breaking into the top ten world rankings during their time together.Liquid started the season by missing out on a Major spot and struggled for…
IntroductionCounter-Strike recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, but Valve did not hold any special events to mark the occasion. However, rumors indicate that the first CS2 operation may be in the works.Counter-Strike 2’s highly mechanical nature means that players do not expect or need regular updates to the map pool or in-game inventory. However, the occasional operations released every other year are a nice addition to the fast-paced shooter.It has been nearly three years since Valve last released an update or operation for its flagship title.Leakers claimed Valve was saving a big update for the game’s 25th anniversary on June 19,…
Betera has decided to bench Igor ‘lollipop21k’ Solodkov. Notably, Solodkov was one of the last two founding members of the original squad signed by the organization in August 2023.Betera Official Announcement’MaSvAl’ is the only remaining member from the original Betera roster. ‘lollipop21k’ has been benched after a series of changes starting in April, which followed their 15th-16th placing in ESL Challenger League Season 47.In May, the team welcomed Mykhailo ‘OWNER’ Lymar, Aleksei ‘El1an’ Gusev, and Maksim ‘sh1nejezzz’ Vinogradov to their roster. Since then, they have exclusively competed in regional events, achieving modest results such as placing 9th-11th in the Regional…
The Czech organization unexpectedly made all of its roster players available for transfer less than two months after the team was initially formed.Due to recent changes in the Major qualification process, Entropiq has decided to bench its entire roster immediately.Entropiq Official AnnouncementEntropiq and iNation are the latest European organizations to respond to the Major rulebook changes.After a recent roster overhaul, Entropiq signed Iulian ‘regali’ HarjÄu, Christian ‘Buzz’ Andersen, and Dion ‘FASHR’ Derksen to complete their team.Entropiq aimed to “play at the top level again” after their previous lineup delivered middling results. However, the team has only secured one victory in…
AMKAL has announced that Kaisar ‘ICY’ Faiznurov will be benched from the team while they conduct an investigation to determine whether there has been any unfair behavior from the player towards the organization.The Russian organization has refrained from sharing any further details about the case at this time. However, it has assured that it will continue to keep the public informed as new information becomes available.Amid swirling rumors, it has been reported that Cloud9 is pursuing “ICY” to bolster their team roster. This is part of their efforts to strengthen their current lineup, which currently only includes Kirill ‘Boombl4’ Mikhailov…
PARIVISION has appointed Ivan ‘F_1N’ Kochugov as the new head coach of their CS2 team. This will be the Russian’s first coaching role in 2024. The 40-year-old will be taking over the position that has been vacant since Gregory’ balblna’ Oleinick stepped down in September 2023. A former CS player, ‘F_1N’ transitioned to coaching in 2017 after competing with the Virtus.pro squad that secured third place at ESWC 2004. ‘F_1N’ had the opportunity to work alongside talented players such as Dmitry’ sh1roâ ‘ Sokolov, Sergey’ Ax1Le’Rykhtorov, and Vladislav’â nafanyâ ‘Gorshkov in the CS:GO scene, initially with Gambit Youngsters before transitioning to the main…
After spending three months as a free agent following his departure from IKLA, the 27-year-old player, MichaÅ ‘MICHU’Müller, has expressed his desire to take on in-game leadership responsibilities to secure a spot on a team.The Polish playerhas been out of the game since January and has not yet had the opportunity to make his debut in Counter-Strike 2 LAN. This is because IKLA, the team he was with, faced difficulties in achieving a top-50 ranking during his time with the now-defunct Ukrainian organization.MICHU was viewed as Poland’s next big talent when he replaced Wiktor ‘TaZ’ Wojtas in the Virtus.pro lineup…
Skyesports Championship 2024 will be held from July 23 to July 29 in Mumbai, India. There will be eight teams featured that will have to fight for the prize pool of $200,000.00. Top world teams will not attend this event so it is a chance for lower tier teams to get LAN-tournament experience and win a share of prize pool and get themselves a boost of confidence by lifting a trophy. Here you will find a tournament format and a team list.Tournament FormatGroup Stage:Two double-elimination format (GSL) GroupsEach group has 4 teamsAll matches are Bo3Top two teams from each group…
The Serbian player will not be returning with G2 in the second half of 2024.G2 have announced the removal of Nemanja ‘â nexa’ IsakoviÄ from the starting lineup. ‘nexa’, who joined from OG in November 2023, was initially brought in to support the trio of Nikola’â NiKo’ KovaÄ, Nemanja ‘huNter-â ‘ KovaÄ, and Ilya ‘â m0NESYâ ‘ Osipov but has now lost his place in the starting five. In the first half of 2024, the Serbian rifler was part of the team that secured G2’s only trophy at IEM Dallas. Rasmus’ HooXi’ Nielsen was absent from the tournament, and ‘NiKo’ took over the in-game leader…