Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev has officially joined BC.Game, bringing an unexpected but potentially meaningful shift in the current Counter-Strike landscape.

Valve has released a major update for Counter-Strike 2, featuring a complete rework of all first-person animations and significant changes to three competitive maps: Inferno, Train, and Overpass.

Sergey “Ax1Le” Rykhtorov, once one of the top riflers in the world, has been benched by BetBoom.

While several top teams advanced, Astralis suffered a crushing early elimination.

In an interview with Pley, the new Liquid coach opens up about the big impact of B1ad3 has had on his development. 

Former Major winners, star AWPers, and promising youngsters — check out who’s available on the market right now.