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ESL Pro League returns to an arena for Season 24 playoffs in Katowice
ESL Pro League Season 24 runs Oct. 3 to 11 in Katowice with 16 teams, $1 million in prize money and playoffs at Spodek Arena, its first arena stage since 2019.
History
Classic Counter-Strike maps: Dust to Inferno, 1999-2001
How six classic Counter-Strike maps arrived, from Dust and Nuke in Beta 4 to Dust II and Inferno in version 1.1, and what became of them later.
History
Counter-Strike 1.6 release: the Steam beta and September 2003 launch
How Counter-Strike 1.6 moved from a delayed Steam beta in January 2003 to its final release in September 2003, and what changed in the game.
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donk criticizes Valve's BC.Game exception, Cybersport.ru reports
Team Spirit's donk said Valve should not single out BC.Game with a VRS region exception, Cybersport.ru reported, calling it unfair at least to Sashi.
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ESL Pro League Season 24 results for Oct. 10
Vitality and MOUZ won at ESL Pro League Season 24 on Oct. 10, 2026: every score of the day.
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NAVI Junior finish second at Roman Imperium Cup IX, lose to FaZe
NAVI Junior took silver and €3,000 at the Roman Imperium Cup IX LAN in Portugal, losing the grand final 2-0 to FaZe Clan after a close upper-bracket final.
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Student's CS2 thesis tracks players by mouse and keyboard habits
A student at a Norwegian university uses mouse and keyboard input in Counter-Strike 2 demos to link smurf accounts to banned players, PC Gamer reported.
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Sashi Esport signs chelleos to replace acoR, Cybersport.ru reports
Sashi Esport signed New Zealand's chelleos for its CS2 roster, replacing Dane acoR, Cybersport.ru reported on Oct. 8, citing the club's social media.
Guide
CS2 resolution, aspect ratio and stretching: how it works
What Valve changed for resolution and aspect ratio in fullscreen windowed mode, why black bars or a stretched image appear, and how scaling settings differ.
Guide
CS2 crosshair share codes: import, export and the new format
How crosshair share codes work in Counter-Strike 2 after the Sept. 30, 2026 update: the new CS prefix, what the code stores and why old CSGO- codes fail.