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Russian streamer stuns viewers with clutch CS2 rounds while helping customers at work
Russian Twitch streamer k0lixx has impressed viewers by winning a Counter-Strike 2 round while stepping away from his computer to help a customer at work.
Dexerto
Counter-Strike 2 player dedicates Master's thesis to rooting out cheaters, creates grade A player tracking system
Now why didn't I think of that for my dissertation?
PC Gamer
CS2 player writes master’s thesis on how to ban cheaters forever instead of just accounts
A Counter-Strike 2 player has developed a system that could allow bans to follow individual players rather than accounts, making it harder for cheaters to simply start over.
Dexerto
From eSports Arenas to Digital Lounges: The Convergence of Competitive and Casual Gaming
In 2025, you’ve seen eSports grow into a skyscraper of competition, towering over much of the gaming terrain. Titles like Counter-Strike 2, League of Legends, VALORANT, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and Dota 2 dominate 2025’s biggest tournaments and prize pools. Local arcades and digital lounges have...
Cogconnected
Counter-Strike 2’s Wildest New Update in Years is Officially Live
Counter-Strike 2's new patch brings chicken pets to the game alongside the new Rush Hour mode, Valve reveals.
Polygon
Counter-Strike 2 gets 3v3 Rush mode in new update
CS2's new Rush mode will pit trios against each other in fast-paced 'gauntlets of randomly-selected battle arenas.'
Shacknews
Counter-Strike 2 gets a new 3v3 game mode and stealth-adds chicken eggs in latest update
We’re just as surprised as you are to learn that Counter-Strike 2 got a new content update of all things, but an update has indeed landed that brought some announced — and unannounced — things to the PvP FPS. One of the marquee features of the update is Rush mode, a new 3v3 game mode that flings...
Massively OverpoweredCounter-Strike 2 is taking after Pokémon with chicken pets
Valve does Valve things, again. The post Counter-Strike 2 is taking after Pokémon with chicken pets appeared first on Destructoid.
Destructoid
How to get a chicken in CS2 and all variants
Counter-Strike 2 added pets in its latest update, so here's how to get a CS2 egg and how to hatch it into your very own chicken companion. Read the full story on PCGamesN: How to get a chicken in CS2 and all variants
Steam News
Counter-Strike 2 update adds 3v3 mode, music, and chicken eggs, but fans want "better anti-cheat"
A new Counter-Strike 2 update is here with a plethora of exciting features, from a 3v3 mode to, erm, chicken eggs – but the anti-cheat fix folks have long been hoping for isn't part of the patch, much to their dismay. Valve unveiled its big update over on Steam earlier today, a patch aptly dubbed...
Steam NewsHow to get a chicken in CS2 and all variants
Counter-Strike 2 added pets in its latest update, so here’s how to get a CS2 egg and how to hatch it into your very own chicken companion.
PCGamesNCounter-Strike 2 update adds 3v3 mode, music, and chicken eggs, but fans want "better anti-cheat"
Valve, take notes
GamesRadar
Counter-Strike 2 adds an intense fast-paced 3v3 'Rush' game mode
This new Rush mode might be my favourite way to play Counter-Strike 2, giving you a faster-paced experience with shorter matches. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/counter-strike-2-adds-an-intense-fast-paced-3v3-rush-game-mode/
Steam News
CS2 adds pet chickens that players can hatch, raise and collect
Counter-Strike 2 players can now get their own pet chickens, with Valve quietly introducing the new feature in the latest update on September 22.
DexertoCounter-Strike 2 adds an intense fast-paced 3v3 'Rush' game mode
This new Rush mode might be my favourite way to play Counter-Strike 2, giving you a faster-paced experience with shorter matches. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
GamingOnLinux
Counter-Strike 2 Rush Hour Update Adds Silent Reloading
It's time to shake the cobwebs off your decade-old CS2 muscle memory.
TheGamer