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The October 22nd update has sent shockwaves across the Counter-Strike 2 community. The update introduces a new trade-up feature that allows players to exchange 5 Covert (Red) skins for a Knife or Melee (Gold). But how do the new trade ups work? Let’s find out! How to Trade Up for a Knife/Glove in CS2 To trade up your Coverts to a Knife or Glove: Under the Inventory tab, navigate to Trade Up. For a knife/glove trade-up, select the 5 Redsmore

The CS2 skins market has experienced a dramatic crash, losing nearly $2 billion in market capital after Valve's recent update fundamentally altered the way these extremely rare items are obtained. Valve's October 22, 2025 update introduced a major change to Counter-Strike 2's Trade-Up Contract system. Players can now exchange five Covert (red rarity) weapon skins for a guaranteed knife or glove from the same collection – items that were previously ultra-rare and highly sought after, with prices often ranging frommore

Yes, you heard it right, folks! The community’s favorite warm-up mode — Retakes — is officially back in the game. The October 22nd Update has paved the way for the seventh mode added to Counter-Strike. But that’s not all — this update also introduces a new Trade Up mechanic. From now on, players can trade up five Coverts (Reds) to receive a Knife or a Glove (Gold). This change is single-handedly one of the biggest shake-ups to the Counter-Strike market,more

The MongolZ have made the shocking decision to move star rifler Azbayar "senzu" Munkhbold to the bench. The move comes as a major surprise to the Counter-Strike 2 community, as senzu has been instrumental in the team's meteoric rise to become one of the world's top squads. Senzu's Impact on The MongolZ The 19-year-old Mongolian talent has been a cornerstone of The MongolZ's success since rejoining the organization in September 2023. During this time, the team achieved historic milestones, includingmore

If you tuned into the Thunderpick World Championship 2025 Grand Finals day, you were in for an exciting ride. Starting with a MongolZ–Aurora marathon, the day concluded with FURIA and FalleN displaying the full might of Brazilian Counter-Strike to close out the event. The MongolZ Secure Third Place The MongolZ were the tournament favorites coming into the event. Unfortunately, they couldn’t keep up with NAVI, losing their chance for a rematch against FURIA. Aurora Gaming didn’t have the best timemore

The Thunderpick World Championship 2025 grand final is set! Tomorrow, Sunday, October 19th at 3:00 pm CEST Brazil’s FURIA and Europe’s NAVI will take on each other for $200,000. After an intense tournament run, both teams arrive with contrasting stories that make this matchup captivating. Journey's Leading to the Thunderpick World Championship Grand Final FURIA has steamrolled through the competition, undefeated and looking unstoppable. The Brazilian synergy and tactical sharpness have been on full display, most recently in their commandingmore

BC.Game have officially completed the signing of Denis "⁠electroNic⁠" Sharipov from Virtus.pro, marking a major addition to their roster. The 27-year-old Russian rifler reunites with former Natus Vincere teammate Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev after nearly two years apart. This move restores BC.Game’s lineup to full strength following Luca "⁠pr1metapz⁠" Voigt’s benching earlier this month. A Familiar Partnership Rekindled electroNic and s1mple’s reunion revives one of the most successful duos in CS:GO history. The pair spent six years together under Natus Vinceremore

The Counter-Strike 2 skins economy has reached an unprecedented $6 billion market capitalization as of October 17, 2025, marking a historic milestone for what has become gaming's most valuable digital marketplace. However, beneath the celebratory headlines lies a troubling reality: the CS2 skins market has increasingly resembled an unregulated casino where even professional traders struggle to predict outcomes, and seemingly worthless items can suddenly skyrocket in value for no apparent reason. From Investment Platform to Pure Speculation What was oncemore

With October 6th set as the invitation date for the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, we now have the 32 teams that will partake in the second Valve-sponsored event of the year. As per Valve’s new rules, the Budapest Major 2025 will skip the MRQs and directly begin with Stage 1 of the tournament. To qualify, teams had to accumulate as many VRS points as possible. Over the past six months, many teams have been grinding through LAN events to ensuremore

Celebrating excellence across esports in all shapes and forms, the Esports Awards return for their tenth iteration! The Esports Awards 2025 Ceremony is set to honor several names across the industry on November 19th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The final list of nominees is out, so make sure to head to this link and vote for the esports titles, players, teams, and personalities that you think deserve to be recognized for their contributions throughout the year among categories such as "Esports Game of the Year", "Streamer of the Year", and many more. Esports Awards 2025 Nominees To give you a glimpsemore

After an expected run at EPL S22, FaZe Clan has gone and done it again — another unexpected run, only this time it was unexpectedly short. At the CS Asia Championship 2025, they lost to a young FUT squad, exiting the tournament with just two wins. A Disappointing Show FaZe Clan’s CS Asia Championship 2025 journey started with the team blowing an 11-5 lead to lose 11-13 to FUT Esports (ex-NAVI Junior squad). Many discounted the loss, however, given theymore

The Thunderpick World Championship 2025 is showcasing some elite CS2 talent. Although these pros use standard hardware provided to them by the tournament organizers for the events, this doesn’t stop them from pulling out all the stops when it comes to their own at-home setups. According to some research done by Thunderpick, these setups factor in the retail value of the mouse, monitor, mousepad, keyboard, headset, GPU, and CPU – revealing some numbers and surprises among world-class competitors. Most Expensive Setup Leader: XANTARES İsmailсan "XANTARES" Dörtkardeş from Aurora tops the chart with the highest total setup cost, valued at £3,289.more

Valve has rolled out a substantial Counter-Strike 2 update on October 15, 2025, bringing a mix of engine optimizations, gameplay tweaks, and expanded scripting capabilities for developers. The patch focuses on improving CPU efficiency, enhancing gameplay fluidity, and giving map creators more scripting depth. Most of these changes were carried over from the October 14 Pre-Release Build 1.41.1.3-rc1, so some of these changes might be familiar to a few of you. Engine Improvements and Performance Gains At the core of this update is a major Source 2 engine refresh. Valve has updated the engine code to the latest Source 2more

Starting October 15, Malta will host 8 teams for the Thunderpick World Championship 2025. The two stage, four day event will be a quick stop for the teams before they head to IEM Chengdu. Teams and Format Thunderpick World Championship features two stages: Group Stage: Eight teams will form two groups of four Each group plays a double-elimination bracket Only two teams qualify for each group All games are Bo3 Playoff Stage: 4-team Single Elimination Bracket Intergroup pairings All gamesmore

After a miraculous run that helped them clinch 4th place at EPL S22, FaZe Clan head to Shanghai for the CS Asia Championships 2025. The tournament marks the team’s debut with their new iteration featuring jcobbb and Twistzz. Let’s take a look at what CAC 2025 entails and what it means for FaZe Clan. CS Asia Championship 2025 Overview The Perfect World CS Asia Championship 2025 is a 5-day, 16-team, $400,000 tournament kicking off on October 14. Teams & Format Group Stage Two 8-team double-elimination brackets Three teams qualify from each group Group winners advance directly to the semifinals Openingmore

Team Vitality delivered a masterclass in resilience and dominance as they vanquished Team Falcons 3-0 to claim the ESL Pro League Season 22 crown. From the nail-biting opener on Inferno to a commanding close on Dust2, Vitality showcased why they are among the world’s elite. Map Veto in ESL Pro League S22 Grand Final In the best-of-five grand final: Vitality removed Ancient Falcons removed Overpass Vitality picked Inferno Falcons picked Train Vitality picked Dust2 Falcons picked Nuke Mirage remained asmore

ESL Pro League Season 22 reaches its conclusion this Sunday as Team Falcons and Team Vitality prepare to battle for the championship in Stockholm. Both squads have navigated the semifinals to earn their spot in the best-of-5 Grand Finals, with Falcons eliminating MOUZ 2-0 and Vitality outlasting FaZe Clan 2-1. Before the main event, MOUZ and FaZe will clash in the third-place decider, making Sunday a full day of elite Counter-Strike action. Falcons Bulldoze Through Semifinals Team Falcons delivered amore

The gloves came off this week in Counter-Strike's nastiest scheduling dispute so far: PGL decided to cancel its August 2026 tournament after the Esports World Cup (EWC) announced an aggressive expansion of its CS2 event, sparking a bitter war of narratives that exposes the ugly reality of tournament politics in modern esports.. EWC's Direct Hit PGL's statement was diplomatically worded but unmistakably pointed: "The decision follows another tournament being announced at a later date that overlaps with ours, despite our schedulemore

If you thought the ESL Pro League Season 22 surprises were over, FaZe Clan is here to change your mind. After sweeping heavy favorites Team Spirit, they’ve secured a semifinal spot against Team Vitality. Tomorrow, October 11th, the two teams will clash for a Grand Finals spot following the game between Team Falcons and MOUZ. A Lil Bit of FaZe Magic FaZe’s journey at EPL S22 started with a management fiasco, followed by them going 0-2 down before Round 3.more

The end of ESL Pro League Season 22 is fast approaching, and tomorrow’s first semifinal promises a thriller as Team Falcons meet MOUZ for a place in the Grand Finals. With both sides boasting proven rosters, expectations are sky-high. However, only one will move closer to lifting the title. Falcons’ Dominance Tested Falcons entered the tournament as one of the eight teams directly invited to Stage 2, and they justified their position with dominant performances in the Swiss Stage. Theymore