Welcome to the Danger Zone

Introducing Danger Zone — a fast-paced battle royale game mode built on CS:GO’s tactical gameplay where players use their wits, skill, and resources to fight to the finish. Play solo, or work together as a squad of two or three! CS:GO is now FREE TO PLAY So there’s never been a better time to bring […]


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Blue Skies

Halloween has come to a close, and Cobblestone has been cleaned up. Go check it out in the light of day! A few weeks ago we released Biome and Subzero into the Casual game mode. Now that you’ve had a chance to learn the layout, it’s time to test your skill! Biome and Subzero have […]


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Graveyard Shift

CS:GO just got a whole lot spookier! For a limited time players can fright their way through a midnight makeover of Cobblestone. Along with Cobblestone’s haunting new look, players can torment their enemies from the grave as a ghost in Casual, Demolition, and Flying Scoutsman game modes. Spray graffiti, meet up with other undead, or […]


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Hot and Cold

There’s a lot to digest in today’s update, which includes some new maps, positional audio settings, and gameplay. Click here for more details! Entering the Rotation Two new maps have entered the game, Biome and Sub-Zero, and they’re currently available to play in the Casual Sigma map group. We’re measuring playtime on these (and other) […]


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Release Notes for 2/15/2019

[MISC] – Smokes that visibly fade off the ground now allow fire to spread under them without getting extinguished. – Fixed a rare occurrence of the C4 viewmodel sometimes being wrapped in last year’s holiday wrapping paper. – Added support for displaying correct picks for Katowice 2019 Major Championship after the Challengers Stage is finished.


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Release Notes for 2/12/2019

[MISC] – Fixed the ‘radar spotting enemies through smoke’ mechanic to behave the same regardless of the game server tickrate, and to not reveal enemies on the opposite side of the smoke until the smoke effect dissipates. – Increased size of rendering queues for OSX and Linux game clients to address crashes when playing Danger […]


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Release Notes for 2/11/2019

[ Katowice 2019 ] -Fixed Pick’Em management WebAPIs to provide a list of ItemIDs that can be used when uploading user predictions. -Fixed GOTV+ playcast sometimes getting stuck on a loading screen when retrying dropped fragments or exceeding download bandwidth. -Several fixes for intermittent UI problems when managing Katowice 2019 Pick’Em predictions. -Fixed some javascript […]


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Release Notes for 2/6/2019

[ Katowice 2019 ] – The all-new Katowice 2019 Viewer Pass is now available for purchase. 50% of the proceeds go to the players and organizations taking part in the IEM Katowice Major. – With a Viewer Pass, you’ll get: — an upgradable Katowice 2019 Event Coin — access to the Katowice Pick’Em Challenge — […]


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Release Notes for 1/31/2019

[ MAPS ] – Zoo and Abbey are now available in Competitive matchmaking. Zoo: – Visual updates overall to match present standards – Replaced SWAT with FBI – Reduced the amount of corners/spots at B site – Removed glow effects from wall mounted fixtures to prevent smoke exploits – Replaced foliage at interior lower mid […]


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Release Notes for 01/24/2019

[MAPS] – Added a new version of Vertigo to Wingman official matchmaking. – Added Zoo and Abbey to Casual and Deathmatch official matchmaking. – Removed Austria and Subzero from official matchmaking. Biome: -Improved performance. -Removed connector between A short and A long. -Removed mid lower entry. -Added ladder to mid upper entry. -Moved T spawn […]


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