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'Yes, that's Counter-Strike on a PSP!': Modder gets favorite PC FPS working on Sony's 22-year-old handheld console

That's one way to introduce a new lease on life to original hardware.

PC Gamer

PGL brings $1 million Counter-Strike 2 tournament to China in 2027

Romanian production company PGL will host a major Counter-Strike 2 tournament in China from April 14-26, 2027, featuring a $1 million prize pool.

Dot Esports

Thanks, Valve: a set of Counter-Strike 2 Cologne Major stickers now costs nearly $20,000

Individual stickers can go for more than $1,000

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All CS2 Anime Stickers in 2026

CS2 offers a number of options for all your anime-themed crafts.

Dot Esports

Counter-Strike legend pashaBiceps donates $21K to Poland Cancer Fighters stream after knife skin sale

Retired Counter-Strike pro pashaBiceps sold an iconic in-game knife skin for over $21,000, donating the entire sum to a Polish children's cancer charity. The sale of the rare digital item, originally gifted to him years ago, directly benefited the Cancer Fighters foundation, highlighting the positive impact of the esports community…

The Times of India

Steam's Valve responds to lawsuit from New York Attorney General against its loot boxes, says they're like baseball cards — it's ready to fight

Valve, maker of Steam and games like Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and TF2, has responded to a New York lawsuit filed against the loot boxes in its games.

Windows Central

NiKo on giving up his roles for kyousuke: ‘I wouldn’t do it for many players’

Boston's ghost, Stockholm's peak, and the evolution of NiKo.

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Team Vitality’s historic season powers Counter-Strike 2 to most-watched year ever

Vitality's dominance and systematic changes drove Counter-Strike's record-breaking year.

Dot Esports

T1 stays on top as Counter-Strike breaks into Esports Charts’ 2025 most-watched teams list

T1 is number one again.

Dot Esports

Counter-Strike co-creator has a sobering explanation for the iconic shooter's continued Steam dominance 25 years in: "People play it just to collect skins and s**t"

Minh "Gooseman" Le doesn't give Counter-Strike a whole lot of credit

GamesRadar

Michelin guide announces inaugural list of the best American South restaurants

Restaurants in Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee were all awarded

The Independent UK

All-women Counter-Strike 2 pro league ESL Impact will halt operations at the end up its upcoming finals

ESL, which was acquired by Saudi Arabia in 2022 for $1.5 billion, says ESL Impact's "current economic model is simply not sustainable."

PC Gamer

Dupreeh retires from Counter-Strike pro play: A look back at his championships and best plays

A legendary career, indeed.

Dot Esports

Valve buys fan favourite Counter-Strike map from creator: 'They reached out to buy it on day 1, a great honor and I don't want anyone to think we hesitated for one moment'

Cache was already in the Workshop, but now looks set for the competitive map pool.

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The Independent UK

What a proper Turkish BBQ looks like – and why you’ve been getting it wrong

FOOD FOCUS: Forget the post-pub pile-up of meat and rice. At The Counter in Notting Hill, former windsurfing champ Kemal Demirasal is bringing calm, precision and soul back to the mangal – no lager basting required, writes Hannah Twiggs

Windows Central

Fortnite's new game mode "Ballistic" takes on Valorant and Counter-Strike. Here's what you need to know.

Epic Games looks to tackle Counter-Strike with Fortnite Ballistic, a new dedicated first-person mode that takes everything Counter-Striker and puts it in the world of Fortnite.

USA Today Sports Media Group

How to Choose a Rifle in CS2

In CS2, choosing the right rifle could greatly make a huge difference in your performance. Rifles form some of the most integral weapons that any player makes use of because of their great damage output, accuracy, and versatility in various ...

PC Gamer

Counter-Strike 2 pro falls foul of the SnapTap ban and fesses up: 'embarrassing and amateur'

Not so HEROIC.

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The Guardian - UK

The Counter, Tunbridge Wells, Kent: ‘It treats my inner Veruca Salt with pure imagination’ – restaurant review

I’m a sucker for any tasting menu that bombards the guest with sweetness at the end

PC Gamer

Counter-Strike pro somehow gets banned for life twice after stealing other players' SSDs at IEM Dallas, blames the ganja

Another one bites de_dust.

Evening Standard

The Counter Soho, review: They've done the double — it's expensive and awful

The original in Notting Hill was a blinder. How has it all gone so horribly wrong, asks David Ellis

GamesRadar

17-year-old Counter-Strike prodigy carries his team to tournament victory in a performance dubbed one of the greatest in the history of the game

Danil "donk" Kryshkovets dominated IEM Katowice

GamesRadar

Thanks to Palworld, the three biggest games on Steam now have one thing in common: cooked chicken

Winner, winner

Creative Bloq

Behold, the optical illusion book we never know we needed

It looks gorgeous.

The Guardian - US

White nationalist publisher’s data exposed in Amazon cloud leak

Data from Greg Johnson’s Counter-Currents sheds light on how organization promotes its ideology online

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