New trademarks by Valve sure do seem to be hinting at something. But what ever could it be?

March really started off with a bang for Counter-Strike fans when Nvidia included references to something called Counter-Strike 2. Specifically, the drivers starting with 531.18 included profiles for "Counter-strike 2 (cs2.exe)" and "Counter-strike 2 (csgos2.exe)."

Since that time, the Counter-Strike community has gone a bit rabid in their desire for a Source...

Is the long-awaited Source 2 release just around the bend?

For a few centuries now, fans of Counter-Strike have been longing for their beloved FPS to receive an engine update to Source 2. After all, other Valve titles have received the treatment, some of which having been updated almost a decade back like Dota 2.

This week, rumors of the mythical Source 2 release of Counter-Strike flared up when the official Counter-Strike Twitter account updated their Twitter banner....

CS:GO is a booming game with millions of fans worldwide. Besides, the shooter is a source of pleasure and income for rooters placing bets on https://gg.bet/en/counter-strike/. People keep a close eye on cyber athletes since the match’s outcome depends on them. And even their private lives are important to predict results more or less precisely. Esports often make its fans happy with prominent names, but sometimes there are disappointments.

The Danish eSports club Astralis has parted...

Contrary to popular belief, not everything was delayed in 2021.

Once again, Valve employees have poured through the data over the course of hundreds of hours to produce a list of the biggest and best-selling games available through Steam in 2021. It's either that, or they just had a program compile all of the data for them, but the alternative sounds more thrilling.

Valve has broken down Steam's "Best of 2021" into several categories. They have listings for the...

Yeah, we're talking about eSports here on CS-Nation.net TotalGamingNetwork.com, what of it?

A new update came out this evening for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, or CS:GO as the kids say these days. This update is mostly about the addition of some new content related to the Stockholm 2021 CS:GO Major Championship that is set to take place starting October 26.

Today's update includes the 2021 Viewer Pass, Team Sticker Capsules, and Team Patch Packs that you can now optionally...

Mainly bug fixes in this one.

An update was just released today, October 7, 2021 for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This update looks like it's mainly about fixing bugs and making some slight adjustments to many of the game's maps. There are also some general gameplay fixes along with a new music kit for the game.

The full changelog can be found below for this update. ...

Sharks are SO en vogue this year.

Despite Steam apparently being super mega down right now for a significant portion of us in North America, that didn't stop the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team from releasing a new Operation for players. Meet Operation: Riptide, the latest major push of seasonal content that brings new maps, an overhauled mission system, and "new ways to play your favorite game modes."

This new Operation comes alongside a new title upd...

Might be one of the largest art contests ever.

Valve just announced that they are launching what they believe to be one of the largest art contests ever in gaming. Starting tomorrow, July 22nd, Valve will kick off the $1 million (USD) "Dreams & Nightmares Content Contest."

Valve will be looking for "10 original and shippable, dream-themed weapon finishes for CS:GO." Each of the 10 winners will earn $100,000 for their work. Entry is pretty simple:...

I mean... I guess?

2020 is the year that just won't let up. This time, we're being told that the 2020 Game of the Year at The Steam Awards was none other than Red Dead Redemption 2. That is surprising, to say the least, when its competition for the year included games like Hades, Death Stranding, Fall Guys, and even DOOM Eternal. But it is what it is and it is a GOTY winner when all is said and done.

Do keep in mind that this game was voted on by Steam users to be their...

The next Operation is now live for Counter-Strike players.

CS:GO's Operation Broken Fang is out now and marks the 10th ever Operation from Valve. This new Operation introduces new gameplay modes, new maps, a points shop, and more.

A new competitive mode, detailed personal stats display, new agents, weapon collections, stickers, and more are available exclusively to those that own the Operation pass. This is pretty much a Season Pass just with a different name.
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It's one of those "feel good" movies.

Cheaters. We all hate them. If you ever played Counter-Strike over the many, many years that it's been around, you've probably encountered your fair share of cheaters big and small. We've all probably wanted to do something about it, but we've been at the mercy of anti-cheat software like VAC for ages now. What could we, a lowly player possibly do besides report and cross our fingers that the cheaters would eventually get caught?
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Old enough to drink.

Apparently, today is the birthday for Counter-Strike. I think technically it was yesterday, June 18, but we aren't the official record keepers by any means. The official word comes from a short, but sweet tweet that went out from the official CS:GO Twitter account. ...