News Valve bans 40 CS:GO traders, leaving over £1.5m worth in-game items in limbo Fly off the gamble. July 2, 2023 Vikki Blake 27 comments
News CS:GO has smashed its own all-time concurrent user peak yet again CS:woah. May 7, 2023 Vikki Blake 5 comments
News Finnish newspaper uses Counter-Strike to provide accurate Russian reporting on Ukraine invasion For World Press Freedom Day. May 4, 2023 Ed Nightingale 6 comments
News Counter-Strike is getting a virtual esports stadium From VR company Virtex. April 12, 2023 Ed Nightingale 4 comments
News CS:GO keeps on smashing its own all-time concurrent user peak CS:woah. March 25, 2023 Vikki Blake 3 comments
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News 1.4m of us were simultaneously playing CS:GO this weekend and yes, that's a new record "Thank you to our 1.4m Twitter followers for organising and playing CS:GO concurrently today." March 12, 2023 Vikki Blake 9 comments
News 11-year-old CS:GO just broke its own Steam concurrent user record CS:Gooooooo! Feb. 12, 2023 Vikki Blake 23 comments
News Hackers steal $2m worth of CS:GO skins from collector "This is the most expensive inventory of all time." June 22, 2022 Ishraq Subhan 21 comments
News Steam sets new concurrent users record with over 27 million online The valve turns. Nov. 27, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole 8 comments
News Counter-Strike: Global Offensive now charges £10.89 for access to ranked Bad actors. June 4, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole 14 comments
News Valve finally fixes CS:GO exploit that could give hackers control of PCs Two years after it was reported. April 19, 2021 Matt Wales 5 comments
News The FBI is investigating Counter-Strike: Global Offensive cheating "[It's] what I would describe as classic match-fixing." April 4, 2021 Vikki Blake 3 comments
News 35 CS:GO players slapped with bans for betting offences Luckrative. Jan. 22, 2021 Emma Kent 5 comments
News Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players wave goodbye to bots by remembering them at their best Here's to you, BOT Connor. Jan. 9, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole 3 comments
News Epic won't hold in-person Fortnite events in 2021 due to coronavirus Valve ditches CS:GO Major, too. Dec. 5, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole 3 comments
News Watch CSGO cheaters get "punished" with fake cheat software Going off script. Sept. 14, 2020 Emma Kent 37 comments
News TF2, CS:GO source code posted by disgruntled modder booted off Portal fan project But no risk to player security, Valve insists. April 24, 2020 Tom Phillips 4 comments
Feature As Riot bids to take on Blizzard and Valve, the studio faces challenges of its own making "There are no limits" co-founder Marc Merrill tells us, as a new world order emerges. March 30, 2020 Chris Tapsell 17 comments
News Counter-Strike: Global Offensive hits 1m concurrent players for the first time Steam breaks its users record again. March 14, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole 2 comments
News Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has broken its all-time concurrent peak on Steam. Again Global appeal. March 1, 2020 Vikki Blake 8 comments
News Major Counter-Strike tournament is eerily quiet without a crowd But over half a million turn up to watch online. Feb. 29, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole 3 comments
News Veteran shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive breaks its all-time player peak record Extended mag. Feb. 8, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole 4 comments
News Esports pros face same stress levels as football and rugby stars, new study states "We must understand how we can best support the health of our gamers." Nov. 19, 2019 Tom Phillips 20 comments
News Valve bans 40 CS:GO traders, leaving over £1.5m worth in-game items in limbo Fly off the gamble. July 2, 2023 Vikki Blake 27 comments
News CS:GO has smashed its own all-time concurrent user peak yet again CS:woah. May 7, 2023 Vikki Blake 5 comments
News Finnish newspaper uses Counter-Strike to provide accurate Russian reporting on Ukraine invasion For World Press Freedom Day. May 4, 2023 Ed Nightingale 6 comments
News Counter-Strike is getting a virtual esports stadium From VR company Virtex. April 12, 2023 Ed Nightingale 4 comments
News CS:GO keeps on smashing its own all-time concurrent user peak CS:woah. March 25, 2023 Vikki Blake 3 comments
News 1.4m of us were simultaneously playing CS:GO this weekend and yes, that's a new record "Thank you to our 1.4m Twitter followers for organising and playing CS:GO concurrently today." March 12, 2023 Vikki Blake 9 comments
News 11-year-old CS:GO just broke its own Steam concurrent user record CS:Gooooooo! Feb. 12, 2023 Vikki Blake 23 comments
News Hackers steal $2m worth of CS:GO skins from collector "This is the most expensive inventory of all time." June 22, 2022 Ishraq Subhan 21 comments
News Steam sets new concurrent users record with over 27 million online The valve turns. Nov. 27, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole 8 comments
News Counter-Strike: Global Offensive now charges £10.89 for access to ranked Bad actors. June 4, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole 14 comments
News Valve finally fixes CS:GO exploit that could give hackers control of PCs Two years after it was reported. April 19, 2021 Matt Wales 5 comments
News The FBI is investigating Counter-Strike: Global Offensive cheating "[It's] what I would describe as classic match-fixing." April 4, 2021 Vikki Blake 3 comments
News 35 CS:GO players slapped with bans for betting offences Luckrative. Jan. 22, 2021 Emma Kent 5 comments
News Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players wave goodbye to bots by remembering them at their best Here's to you, BOT Connor. Jan. 9, 2021 Wesley Yin-Poole 3 comments
News Epic won't hold in-person Fortnite events in 2021 due to coronavirus Valve ditches CS:GO Major, too. Dec. 5, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole 3 comments
News Watch CSGO cheaters get "punished" with fake cheat software Going off script. Sept. 14, 2020 Emma Kent 37 comments
News TF2, CS:GO source code posted by disgruntled modder booted off Portal fan project But no risk to player security, Valve insists. April 24, 2020 Tom Phillips 4 comments
News Counter-Strike: Global Offensive hits 1m concurrent players for the first time Steam breaks its users record again. March 14, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole 2 comments
News Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has broken its all-time concurrent peak on Steam. Again Global appeal. March 1, 2020 Vikki Blake 8 comments
News Major Counter-Strike tournament is eerily quiet without a crowd But over half a million turn up to watch online. Feb. 29, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole 3 comments
News Veteran shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive breaks its all-time player peak record Extended mag. Feb. 8, 2020 Wesley Yin-Poole 4 comments
News Esports pros face same stress levels as football and rugby stars, new study states "We must understand how we can best support the health of our gamers." Nov. 19, 2019 Tom Phillips 20 comments
News Counter-Strike and Overwatch esports teams under investigation by Australian police For match rigging and links to organised crime. Sept. 24, 2019 Imogen Beckhelling 6 comments
News CS:GO's battle royale mode now has respawns and a ping system too USP-S I did it again. May 1, 2019 Emma Kent 3 comments
News Turns out the CS:GO Portal message is an Easter egg, not an ARG Chell me it's not true. Dec. 10, 2018 Emma Kent 19 comments
Review Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Review From Dust to Dust 2. Aug. 22, 2012 Tom Bramwell 95 comments
Feature As Riot bids to take on Blizzard and Valve, the studio faces challenges of its own making "There are no limits" co-founder Marc Merrill tells us, as a new world order emerges. March 30, 2020 Chris Tapsell 17 comments
Interview Valve talks Steam China, curation and exclusivity A brief chat in Shanghai. Aug. 21, 2019 Chris Tapsell 28 comments
Feature The unlikely origin of Counter-Strike surfing Slip slidin' away/Hang MAC-10. Feb. 15, 2019 Steven T. Wright 19 comments
Feature Here's what happened when we tried to bet on esports at our local bookies "What kind of game is Ninjas in Pyjamas?" Dec. 13, 2018 Benjamin Burns 56 comments
Feature Two weeks on, has the YouTube CS:GO Lotto controversy changed anything? Bet you it hasn't. July 19, 2016 Tom Phillips 60 comments
Feature CS:GO gambling sites can be "rigged" for YouTuber promotion, streamer reveals "I'm not a big YouTuber so no one really f***ing cares." July 5, 2016 Tom Phillips 43 comments
Interview Valve's Chet Faliszek on Steam Greenlight, Counter-Strike and the future of Left 4 Dead "Will you make Left 4 Dead 3?" Oct. 1, 2012 Wesley Yin-Poole 24 comments
Feature Steam vs. Origin: Is Competition Good for Gamers? EA, GOG, Gamersgate, Gabe Newell weigh in. Dec. 19, 2011 Fred Dutton 78 comments
Feature EG Expo Game of the Show: The Nominees 10 contenders from the Earls Court show floor. Sept. 24, 2011 Eurogamer Staff 36 comments