From tactical fortresses to B Rush simulators, Counter-Strike’s sprawling pool of competitive maps can offer something for every player. There’s over a dozen maps in the game itself, with thousands ...

Cologne 2026 introduced Souvenir-O-Matic, a system that lets CS2 players craft souvenirs from weapons already in their inventory. For years, CS2 souvenir skins were tied to a familiar ritual: buy or ...

The ‍ ‌‍ ‍‌ ‍ ‌‍ ‍‌ Counter-Strike 2 skin economy has officially opened a new chapter in 2026. What were merely cosmetic collectibles a couple of years back have now become one of the most massive ...

The latest flare-up in the debate over AI-assisted coding did not come from a new model release or a benchmark result. It came from a single line of text buried inside a software update. Earlier this ...

The first Minecraft 26.2 pre-release is here for Java Edition, but there's some bad news if you've been taking advantage of the sandbox game's new peer-to-peer multiplayer, which was implemented in a ...

Vibe coding is a software development method where users build applications by providing natural language prompts — or “vibes” — to AI agents that generate, debug, and deploy the underlying code. With ...

On top of those three, CS2 also features Profile Ranks starting from Private Rank 1, which feeds into the annual Service Medal reward. The Competitive ranks of CS2. Image via Dot Esports CS2 ...

There was a time when cases in Counter-Strike were part of the game’s overall rhythm. They existed alongside matches, highlights, trades, and conversations about rare drops. For many players, this was ...

Gaming demographics are shifting. The image of competitive FPS as an exclusively male space has been eroding steadily for over a decade – and CS2 is no exception. While the community still skews ...

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird. Credit...Illustration by Pablo Delcan and Danielle Del Plato ...