War Games are back as this week’s Operation Hydra event. You can now select the War Games you want from a lobby. Jump into a match and try out these unique twists on classic gameplay!Wed, 14 Jun 2017 17:34:57 +0000

This week’s Operation Hydra event, Weapons Expert, is live! How deep is your weapon pool? Play a 5v5 best-of-30 match with a twist – once you buy a weapon, you can’t buy it again for the rest of the match. Coordinate with your team, grind the enemy out of weapons, and try to keep your […]Tue, 06 Jun 2017 22:46:23 +0000

Operation Hydra features the all-new Operation Hydra Events–a 2v2 competitive mode, a 5v5 mode that requires broad weapon proficiency, and twists on classic game rules including a chance to play using a special heavy armor, low-gravity sniping, team deathmatch, knife and zeus-only, and others. There’s more – Operation Hydra features a set of new and […]Tue, 23 May 2017 23:37:56 +0000

For a limited time, the R8 Revolver and Negev are enabled in Competitive Matchmaking in order to evaluate their impact. Over the past few weeks we’ve watched players use the newly adjusted weapons in the casual game modes, and the next step is to try them out in a competitive environment. We expect that the […]Thu, 13 Apr 2017 00:25:41 +0000

Today we are removing two weapons from Competitive Matchmaking (the R8 Revolver and the Negev) as we make significant changes to them, and we are shipping some new features to help you build your social network as you play CS:GO. For you Five Year Veteran Coin holders, there’s also an opportunity to preorder a physical […]Fri, 24 Mar 2017 23:35:07 +0000

Canals is a brand new map for CS:GO, set in a historic Italian city. Two important tourist attractions are under threat by an international group of terrorists known as the Phoenix, and SEAL Team 6 has been deployed to stop them. The map is based on real-world environments that give each area its own architectural […]Wed, 15 Mar 2017 23:51:12 +0000

Today we’re excited to announce the 2017 Krakow CS:GO Major Championship Series, hosted by PGL. The eight week event will span June 1 to July 23, beginning with the Asia Regional Minor Championship and culminating in the Major Championship Grand Final Match in the Tauron Arena, Krakow, Poland. Representing Their Region It all starts on […]Wed, 15 Mar 2017 17:30:10 +0000

In the wake of the ELEAGUE Major (congratulations Astralis!), we’re making a change to the map pool: Inferno has returned to Active Duty, replacing Dust II, and will be featured at the next CS:GO Major. As in the past, the updated Active Duty pool is automatically selected when you enter Matchmaking.* And in Casual and […]Fri, 03 Feb 2017 23:08:05 +0000

Congratulations to Astralis, the winners of ELEAGUE Atlanta 2017! They take home $500,000 of the $1,000,000 prize pool. This is their first Major title. Astralis won the best of three against Virtus.Pro, winning on Overpass(16-14) and then on Train(16-14). If you missed any of the matches or want to watch the highlights, you can download […]Mon, 30 Jan 2017 18:03:22 +0000

It all comes down to this. Two teams have fought their way to the Finals. Watch to see who will be crowned as the Champions of Atlanta 2017. The Finals get underway at 10am EST (4:00 PM CEST). Watch on GOTV, Twitch, or TBS.Sun, 29 Jan 2017 08:40:06 +0000