Mads Wildenhoff

FiReLeague, a South American tournament organizer, has been awarded the first Counter-Strike Major of 2027, set to take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

NIP Group announced on January 15th that its Bitcoin mining operation produced approximately 151.4 BTC

Two legacy Counter-Strike organizations have started the 2026 season poorly, as both fell in the first round of BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 1.

Falcons spent roughly $10 million to build a superteam, now 2026 decides if it becomes trophies or an extravagant fall from the top.

Haven't had the time to watch BLAST Bounty, the first tournament of the season? Don't fret as we've got you covered with all the matches and results.

After winning 9 trophies in 2025 and securing both Majors there's no doubt that the discussion greatest team of all time has been reopened.

BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 1 kicks off the new CS season with over $1,000,000 on the line, a 32-team single-elimination bracket, and a split format that starts online before finishing on LAN in Malta.

On January 9th, Counter-Strike announced a map pool change that will reshape vetoes fast: Anubis is back in, Train is out.

Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut has been crowned HLTV’s Player of the Year at the HLTV Awards, securing the award for the fourth time in his career.

Team Vitality have been crowned HLTV’s Team of the Year, beating out fellow nominees MOUZ and Spirit after a 2025 season that set the standard from start to finish.

Raphael “cogu” Camargo, Yegor “markeloff” Markelov, and Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer have been inducted into the HLTV Hall of Fame as the Class of 2025.

Danil “molodoy” Golubenko has been crowned HLTV’s Rookie of the Year, beating fellow nominees Maxim “kyousuke” Lukin and Drin “makazze” Shaqiri.