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CS2 update encrypts global chat in an attempt to remove access to the in-game chat from third-party websites.

The Super Bock Arena was set on fire as Team Spirit dominated MOUZ to win BLAST Open Porto 2026, securing back-to-back trophies.

The stage is set in Porto for a spectacular conclusion to BLAST Open Porto 2026. With a massive $1,100,000 prize pool on the line, Team Spirit and MOUZ will face each other in yet another grand finals, a rematch of the BLAST Bounty Season 2 finals.

Counter-Strike 2 wrapped up August with a peak concurrent player count of 1,331,274, marking its lowest high-water mark since January 2024. The average concurrent count also settled at 825,257, continuing an uninterrupted slide across recent months. For a title that routinely rules the Steam charts, seeing server numbers cool off naturally turns heads across the competitive scene.

The BLAST Open Porto playoffs will commence soon, with a single-elimination bracket featuring the six best teams. Here's everything to know about the tournament.

The competitive Counter-Strike 2 scene is rarely static, but few announcements have sparked as much intrigue as Justinas "jL" Lekavičius stepping up to represent Team Vitality. The former Natus Vincere superstar and Major MVP has transitioned from his recent hiatus into the heart of one of esports’ most successful rosters.

Counter-Strike 2 has always had a reputation for intense competitive play and energetic in-game communication. However, a third-party analytics website called cstracker.gg has introduced a feature that exposes everything players type in match all chat to the public eye.

Aurimas "Bymas" Pipiras and Monte were not going to part ways quietly, and now the internet knows exactly why. What looked like a routine benching announcement two days ago has turned into one of the ugliest public disputes CS2 has seen this year and a wave of fan backlash all piling on at Monte.

Just three days after Team Spirit was crowned CS2 EWC Champions, the teams set their sights on Porto as they prepare for the BLAST Open Fall 2026. Starting August 26, the second BLAST tournament of the season will feature the strongest squads worldwide playing for $1.1 million and valuable VRS points as the Singapore Major inches closer.

Team Spirit are the champions of the 2026 Esports World Cup. They dropped the opening map of the grand final but refused to fold, storming back to beat FUT Esports 3-1 in a best-of-five that had the Accor Arena crowd on its feet from start to finish.

AG.AL has won the 2026 Esports World Cup Club Championship, finishing the 25-tournament season on 5,300 CC Points and claiming the $7,000,000 top prize. The Esports World Cup confirmed the result on social media, congratulating "@AGGlobalEsports on securing the Club Championship". The win denies Team Falcons a third consecutive title.

In a monumental clash at the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 in Paris, Team Spirit pulled off a historic 2-1 victory over Team Vitality, eliminating what was once the best team in the world, in the quarterfinals on August 21, 2026. This victory marks a massive milestone for Spirit, who had not defeated the Golden Hornets in nearly two years.

Nobody handed Legacy anything at the 2026 Esports World Cup. They went out and took it. On August 21 in Paris, the Brazilian squad walked into the quarterfinal as clear underdogs against Team Falcons, the reigning IEM Cologne Major champions, and left with a clean 2-0 sweep that sent one of the tournament's biggest favorites packing.

The heat of competition continues to rise in Paris, as two of the most successful teams in CS2, Team Vitality and Team Spirit, will take the stage tomorrow at the Esports World Cup 2026 Quarterfinals.

Some partnerships are just meant to last, and Team Vitality just proved it again. Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut and Dan "apEX" Madesclaire have both signed fresh contract extensions that will keep them in Vitality colors through the end of 2028, the French organization confirmed with a video announcement carrying a fitting slogan: "When legacy becomes legendary."

Paris is heating up for one of the most anticipated clashes of the Esports World Cup 2026 Counter-Strike 2 Playoffs. On August 20, 2026 the reigning back-to-back Major champions, Team Vitality, will collide with FaZe Clan in a Best-of-3 Round of 16 showdown that could easily headline the entire bracket.