Author: Sam "AN1MO" McKenzie

Now that Counter-Strike 2 is out, we invite all players to look back at the game’s history and its best players.Legends have written their names into this history since the game’s release in 2012, but what separates them is whether they did it with a rifle in hand or an AWP.This time around, we take a look at those who have shot with a rifle. Meet the TOP-5 players who have left their mark on CS:2 history. To start with, let’s go over some honorable mentions!HighlightsInformation on the best rifflers in CS2 history since 2012Interesting facts about awards, biographies, and…

Like it or not, CS:GO is now gone, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop talking about it.Global Offensive was a huge part of our lives for the best part of eleven years, and in that time we saw history be written as heroes rose and fell before our very eyes. There have been countless great players, but if we take metas and eras out of the equation, which five would fit together to make the greatest team of all time?Let’s try to answer that question.In-Game LeaderKicking it off with the IGL, we should establish that we won’t be…

fnatic has recently decided to do yet another rebuild of their one-time successful CS team, and it’s safe to say we’re not impressed.That’s not to say we dislike all the pieces of the team, because that isn’t true, but the team could have been so, so much more. But before we get into that, who are the new pieces? And are there at least some positives to be found in the new roster?fnatic rebuild… againFollowing the benching of Christopher “dexter” Nong, the departures of Fredrik “roeJ” Christensen to Preasy and William “mezii” Merriman to Vitality, fnatic needed three new players.…

Sebastian “volt” Malos began the year as part of a fnatic Rising team that had recently become the first team outside of MOUZ NXT to win a WePlay Academy League. Following the disbanding of that team he moved to Into the Breach, where the Brit made history as one of a few players to make top eight at his first Major – the BLAST.tv Paris Major.Now a key component of GamerLegion as they continue to threaten tier-one teams and their partner slots, volt has been pretty candid about his struggles in the team. We caught up with volt to discuss…

Daniel “Vorborg” Vorborg saw his stock rapidly rise in 2022 thanks to the success of the Copenhagen Flames team that made the top eight at the PGL Antwerp Major. Following that event and the subsequent break up of the team, he faced a challenging spell with Evil Geniuses.Now back as the coach of a Danish team with Preasy, the 31-year-old is once again showing what he can do at the helm of a team looking to climb up the rankings.With Preasy recently reuniting Vorborg with Fredrik “roeJ” Christensen, we sat down with Vorborg to discuss the move, the strengths of…

One of just two permanent players left on the Heroic roster for BLAST Premier Fall Final, Rene “TeSeS” Madsen is ready to give it his all in order to retain his crown.Before the event, we spoke to TeSeS about two of the players who will be standing in for Heroic, Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen and Rasmus “Zyphon” Nordfoss, as well as what it was like to win the Fall Final in front of a home crowd last year.Sam “AN1MO” McKenzie, BLIX: You’re now playing with dupreeh, a player who has played similar roles to yourself, for the rest of the year.…

Following a difficult first half of 2023 in which they notably missed out on the BLAST.tv Paris Major and failed to reach the playoffs of all but one LAN event they attended, Astralis reinvigorated their lineup by removing Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander and Alexander “Altekz” Givskov and replacing them with Victor “Staehr” Staehr and Johannes “b0RUP” Borup.A move that yielded instant results, the team qualified for the BLAST Premier Fall Final despite a slow start at BLAST Premier Fall Groups, and followed that up with a top-four finish at IEM Cologne 2023 – their best LAN placing since they achieved a…

With GamerLegion’s run at the BLAST.tv Paris Major and MOUZ’s win at ESL Pro League Season 18, the confidence in players who have previously featured on MOUZ NXT is stratospheric.One such player, Henrich “sl3nd” Hevesi, who is perhaps less well known due to his time with the team coming after its dominant run in the WePlay Academy League, now finds himself playing for Endpoint.The Hungarian AWPer has mounted an impressive performance over the past three months and with a new Counter-Strike game to play, will be looking to emulate his compatriot Adam “torzsi” Torzsas in the new era. With that…

IEM Sydney is almost upon us and with that comes the beginning of tier one Counter-Strike 2 action. The first IEM Sydney since 2019, although it might be on at unusual times for a typical Counter-Strike event, it will be an exciting return to one of Counter-Strike’s greatest crowds.A new game, no one knows exactly what to suspect, but we’re willing to bet that with MR12 best of ones, there could just be a tonne of unexpected results. Oh, and definitely a whole bunch of shoeys once we reach the playoff stage.There are two groups to look at, so we’ve…

IEM Sydney is almost upon us and with that comes the beginning of tier one Counter-Strike 2 action. The first IEM Sydney since 2019, although it might be on at unusual times for a typical Counter-Strike event, it will be an exciting return to one of Counter-Strike’s greatest crowds.A new game, no one knows exactly what to suspect, but we’re willing to bet that with MR12 best of ones, there could just be a ton of unexpected results. Oh, and definitely a whole bunch of shoeys once we reach the playoff stage.There’s two groups to look at, so we’ve decided…