Author: Jimmy “Infernal” Young

In its recent update, Valve has taken a firm stand against the use of Snap Tap-like features and scripts that allow players to automate parts of their movement. As part of this, they have introduced measures to specifically disregard certain multi-input binds and detect and remove players from Valve-official servers if they are found to be using hardware-assisted counter strafing.One of the overlooked changes in the patch notes is that the sound made when executing a successful jump-throw is now audible to nearby players.Valve is enhancing its efforts to tackle cheating by trialing “VacNet 3.0” on a select number of…

The traditional pattern for the Intel Grand Slam has been disrupted due to recent results.G2 triumphed in two out of seven eligible events, MOUZ claimed victory in two out of five, FaZe emerged victorious in two out of three, and Spirit secured a win in a single event. This unique combination creates a ‘V’ shape in the official Intel Grand Slam graphic, signaling a departure from the expected pattern.Vitality is the newest team to win IEM Cologne, an ESL Pro Tour Championship tournament. Winning one of these championships and four tournaments in a 10-tournament window is needed to claim the…

Elisa Masters Espoo organizers have announced that 9z is the second team to receive an invitation to the tournament. This brings the total number of confirmed teams for the event taking place in Espoo, Finland, from October 16-20.During the previous announcement, the event organizers disclosed that ENCE, B8, and JANO earned their spots in the $250,000 competition by winning the Elisa Invitational Spring and Elisa eSM tournaments.9z’s participation in Elisa Masters Espoo follows several invites after their surprise semi-final run at IEM Dallas and victory at the FiReLEAGUE Global Finals. This led to their highest-ever organization ranking at 11th place.After…

Aurora has made an official announcement regarding the transfer of Timur ‘clax’ Sabirov from 9 Pandas to their team, while Evgeny ‘r3salt’ Frolov will be moving in the opposite direction. This transfer marks the conclusion of Clax’s 16-month tenure with 9 Pandas, whereas ‘r3salt’ had joined Aurora just four months ago.The transfer has caught many by surprise, as ‘r3salt’ made significant contributions to Aurora during his short tenure with the team. With an impressive average rating of 1.17, he played a key role in helping the squad secure victory at the Skyesports Masters 2024. This achievement was particularly noteworthy as…

After mutual agreement, AMKAL has decided to transfer Daniil ‘Sdaim’ Tupov and has listed him on the transfer market, the organization revealed on Friday.The player from Ukraine had recently joined the team, becoming a part of the roster only four months ago. Initially brought in as a stand-in for Aleksei ‘NickelBack’Trofimov, who had been benched in April, the Ukrainian’s strong performance led to his confirmation as a permanent member just a month later.During that four-month period, AMKAL made a significant mark by securing a spot in the top eight at the CCT Global Finals and emerging victorious in the RES…

BC.Game has officially welcomed Simon ‘KWERTZZ⁠‘ Horák to their roster. This move finalizes their lineup changes following the departure of Joel ‘joel’ Holmlund.After ‘joel’ was banned by Akros anti-cheat software, BC.Game initially removed him and undertook their own investigation. Despite being still determining the truth of the matter, BC.Game decided to permanently remove ‘joel’ from their platform, focusing on maintaining the integrity of their game.’KWERTZZ’ has recently joined the BC.Game team after playing for TSM in the early stages of 2024. During his time at TSM, the Czech rifler played alongside ‘joel’ and achieved an average rating of 0.97 in…

After the recent announcement of a significant revamp of the Team Secret roster, the renowned Western European organization has introduced a fresh iteration of the team for the highly anticipated PGL Wallachia Season 2 Qualifiers. Notably, ‘Shad’ and ‘adzantick’ have been long-standing teammates, collaborating across multiple rosters, including D1 hustlers, Luna Galaxy, and rest farmers.Tobi played for Entity Gaming and was recently released by Tundra Esports. The team’s new member is ‘Kyzko’, a Russian player currently ranked 50th on the European leaderboards.The upcoming Team Secret roster will be captained by the well-known player ‘Puppey’. Fans are eagerly anticipating their debut…

The Indonesian organization BOOM Esports has recently parted ways with its five Peruvian players. It is currently unknown whether the organization decided to release the roster or if the players themselves initiated the departure.The team’s decision to part ways with its carry player, ‘Parker’, was very unexpected, particularly since the team had achieved a commendable third-place finish in Elite League Season 2. ‘Parker’ had recently joined the team, making the decision even more surprising.Unfortunately, the BOOM Esports team fell short in their bid to secure a spot at The International 2024 after being defeated by beastcoastin the Closed Qualifiers.BOOM Esports…

Petar ‘HOLMES’ Dimitrijević is the new coach for Endpoint, replacing Canadian Felix ‘Frøg’ Bergeron. The 32-year-old former in-game leader has been active in the Serbian scene since 2015, with a stint in Counter-Strike 1.6 from 2011-12. Most recently, he appeared on LAN with iNation.After starting with a trial period, he made a strong impression on the Endpoint team, earning himself a full-time position. HOLMES is taking the place of ‘Frøg’, who became part of the predominantly British team in July 2023. However, the team experienced setbacks as they lost both Henrich ‘sl3nd’ Hevesi and Nikita ‘HeavyGod’ Martynenko to larger organizations,…

Metizport has just made an exciting announcement by signing 23-year-old talent Lucas ‘L00m1⁠‘ Haukland to complete their roster. This move comes after the team was left with only four players following Jack ‘Jackinho⁠‘ Ström Mattsson’s decision to take a break from CS2.The organization revealed that their former captain will not renew his contract, which expires on August 31, and will not return to the team.’L00m1’ will take over permanently after standing in for Metizport and helping them qualify for the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown.Following ‘Jackinho’s departure, the team found itself in need of a new in-game leader. Stepping into this…