Counter-Strike 2 vs. Call of Duty: How does the meta determine which esport is best?
The most effective tactics (the meta) in esports heavily influence how certain titles are played....
Counter-Strike
The latest news for Counter-Strike 2 esports. Including event updates, ecosystem changes and major team news.
All Major Championship winners in CS2 and CS:GO
In Counter-Strike, few achievements carry the same weight as winning a Major Championship. These Valve-sponsored...
BLAST Open Porto 2026 could be the most open CS tournament of the year so far, and I can’t wait
As the dust settles on the Esports World Cup, the eyes of the Counter-Strike 2...
“It’s on life support”: Women’s Counter-Strike 2 scene is struggling to stay afloat, and there is little hope left if things don’t change
On August 8th, one of the most prominent players in the women’s Counter-Strike 2 scene,...
Why s1mple’s BC.Game deserves to be taken seriously
Few moves in modern Counter-Strike have generated as much intrigue as prolific Ukrainian AWPer Oleksandr...
Can Counter-Strike 2 break the EWC 2026 viewership record?
The Esports World Cup (EWC) mega-event is well underway in Paris, boasting an eye-watering $75...
BLAST Open Porto 2026 preview: schedule, format, teams, and more
BLAST Premier returns to Portugal, but this time it’s breaking new ground. After three stops...
Risk without reward: Counter-Strike 2’s new sticker system threatens the entire esports scene’s structure
There’s a lot of buzz in the Counter-Strike community right now, and it has to...
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OFFSET Esports partners with devolo for CS:GO bootcamp
Portuguese esports organisation OFFSET Esports has partnered with communication device company devolo. As a result of the partnership,...
Relog Media unveils Home Sweet Home Masters with $250,000 prize pool
Tournament organiser Relog Media has announced the Home Sweet Home Masters, the company’s biggest CS:GO event to date....
Alban Dechelotte departs Riot, BLAST Premier partners with Coinbase | ESI Digest #36
Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so...
Astralis Group announces intention to trade in US market
Danish esports organisation Astralis Group has announced its intention to trade in the US market through a dual...
MADMONQ secures BLAST Premier partnership
BLAST Premier has announced a partnership with Gaming supplement firm MADMONQ for its Counter-Strike Spring Season. As a result...
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