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Austin visited Valve’s headquarters and spoke with the CS2 developers

Austin spent about three hours at Valve's headquarters and learned about anti-cheat measures, weapon balance, maps, servers, and the future of CS2.

The prize pool for The International has increased for the first time in several years

The prize pool for The International 2026 reached $2.92 million, surpassing the previous tournament's total for the first time in several years.

FACEIT is bringing back voice chat during breaks: the feature will be tested in Season 9

FACEIT will bring back voice chat between teams in Season 9 for a one-week test and, at the same time, update the player penalty system.

BLAST will host a tournament in Mongolia in 2027

BLAST Open 2027 will be held in Ulaanbaatar. The tournament in Mongolia will take place May 10–23, with a prize pool of $1.25 million.

Premier Season 5 Has Begun: Valve Has Updated CS2 and Made a Number of Changes

Valve has updated CS2: Premier Season 5 has begun, Cache has replaced Overpass in the map pool, and C4 has a new detonation system.