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While we gear up for an incredible Major in Rio, we’re also looking ahead to next year’s events. Hosted by BLAST, CS:GO’s first Major of 2023 will take place in Paris, France. Buckle up, and blast off to the BLAST.TV Major!

Five Years of CS:GO in China​

Celebrate the 5th anniversary of CS:GO’s release in China with a one of a kind music kit, 花脸 Hua Lian (Painted Face). This kit combines folk Qinqiang opera (the earliest Chinese style Rock ‘n’ Roll) and modern Rock ‘n’ Roll. Whether you are engulfed in smoke or blinded by a flashbang, don’t get lost!

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Today we are excited to ship the Initiators Music Kit Box, featuring music kits from 3kliksphilip, Humanity’s Last Breath, Juelz, Knock2, Meechy Darko, and Sullivan King.

Whether you’re a fan of dance music, hip-hop, rock, or CS:GO content creators, there’s a music kit for everyone. The Initiators Music Kit Box is now available for purchase in-game!

As part of today’s update, 10 Year Birthday Coins are no longer possible to earn. Thank you to all the players who celebrated CS:GO’s 10th birthday with us and earned their coin!

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It’s CS:GO’s 10th birthday, and we’re celebrating with stickers, maps, and cupcakes!

10 Year Birthday Sticker Capsule​

The community pulled together for the 10th anniversary sticker competition, and the results speak for themselves–the 10 Year Birthday Sticker Capsule contains over 60 community submitted designs, including an all new animated ‘Lenticular’ quality. Congratulations to the winners!

Maps​

You’ve been patient, and it’s finally here. Tuscan is available in all game modes, so jump in to this classic map and put it through its paces!

And that’s not all: we’ve brought back Anubis and Breach to competitive matchmaking, and added Primetime and Blagai to Wingman!

Cake!​

It wouldn’t be a birthday without some cake… specifically, a cupcake topped with a birthday coin! For the next week (until Monday, August 22nd), CS:GO players with Prime status can grab their birthday coin by earning enough XP for their first in-game drop of the week.

Ten years. It’s a big number, yet CS:GO is stronger than ever. Over the past 12 months alone, we’ve seen more players than ever before (averaging over 20 million monthly unique players), record viewership for Majors (2.7m concurrent viewers), and massive community support with over $70 million raised for professional organizations, teams, and players. The future could not look brighter.

Happy Birthday, CS:GO.

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Competitive Skill Groups are undergoing some recalibration.

Typically when we ship changes to CS:GO’s matchmaking system, the adjustments are small enough that we don’t include them in our release notes. However, today’s update affects all CS:GO players so it requires some explanation.

When you launch CS:GO, you’ll notice that your Skill Group is not displayed–you’ll have to win one more match to reveal your Skill Group. Most of you will notice a change to your Skill Group, but some of you may find that you were already in the right place.

So jump into a match, or two, or however many it takes for your next win!

Also, for those of you still interested, it’s the last week to purchase Antwerp 2022 Stickers–they are available in the store until August 8th.

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Today we are excited to ship the Recoil Case, featuring 17 weapon finishes from community artists and including the Broken Fang Case Gloves as rare special items!

The Recoil Case is dropping in-game now!

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This weekend, thousands of screaming fans in Antwerp and millions of viewers around the world witnessed the crowning of a new Major Champion. Congratulations to FaZe Clan who proved to be an unstoppable force, taking the Grand Final 2-0.

Today we’re releasing the champions autograph capsule, featuring autograph stickers in paper, glitter, holo, and gold. Celebrate rain, karrigan, broky, ropz, and Twistzz by supporting them in style–50% of the proceeds are shared with the players and organizations taking part in the Major.

And so the Antwerp Major comes to a close. Onward, to [location redacted]!

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The Legends stage was a brutal test, but eight teams survived and earned their place on the main stage. Congratulations to Team Spirit, ENCE, Copenhagen Flames, FaZe, FURIA, Heroic, Natus Vincere, and Ninjas in Pyjamas. They’ll play out the rest of this event in front of the roaring crowds in Antwerp. Best of luck to all!

Matches start Thursday, so you still have a few hours to make your picks in the Pick’Em Challenge. Earn souvenir tokens (or purchase some more), and support for your favorite teams with team and player autograph stickers. 50% of the proceeds go to the players, teams, and organizations participating in the 2022 Antwerp Major.

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After a thrilling Challengers Stage, 16 teams remain at the PGL Antwerp Major. Congratulations to G2 Esports, Vitality, ENCE, Outsiders, Team Spirit, Bad News Eagles, Imperial Esports, and Team Liquid!

They’ll battle for a ticket to the playoffs when the Legends Stage begins this Saturday, May 14th at 12:00 CEST. Watch the action live on Twitch or steam.tv.

There’s still time to play the Pick’Em challenge (make your picks before the matches begin on Saturday), earn and purchase Souvenir Tokens, and show off your support with team and player autograph stickers! 50% of the proceeds go to the players, teams, and organizations participating in the 2022 Antwerp Major.

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Mark your calendar and clear your schedule, the PGL Antwerp Major begins May 9th!



Ready to support your favorite teams? Team stickers, player autographs, and the Antwerp 2022 Viewer Pass are all available for purchase now! 50% of the proceeds go to the players, teams, and organizations taking part in the 2022 Antwerp Major.

And for those of you who want to cheer in person, tickets are available for the main event!

Viewer Pass​

Get the full CS:GO Major experience with the Antwerp 2022 Viewer Pass. With your Viewer Pass, you’ll get an upgradable Antwerp 2022 Event Coin, access to the Pick’em challenge, team graffiti, Steam.tv flair, and exclusive access to Antwerp 2022 Souvenir Packages.

Every time you upgrade your coin, you’ll receive a Souvenir Token that can redeemed for a Souvenir Package of the match of your choice. Souvenirs will feature gold stickers of the teams and map of the match you selected.

You can earn up to three Souvenir Tokens by playing the Pick’em Challenge, but if you want more, we’ve got you covered. Purchase the ‘Viewer Pass +3’ to start off with three Souvenir Tokens, or purchase as many Souvenir Tokens as you’d like once you’ve activated your Pass.

Stickers!​

Team Stickers and Player Autographs (all of them!) are now available for purchase, and you can find them in the all-new ‘glitter’ style. Team Sticker Capsules and Player Autograph Capsules feature paper, glitter, holo, and gold stickers.

The Champions​

Shortly after the Major concludes, Champions Autograph Capsules will be available for purchase. These capsules will feature autographs of the players on the winning team, so stay tuned!

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Ma kiadjuk az Álmok és Rémálmok Ládát, benne a CS:GO Steam Műhelyből az Álmok és Rémálmok verseny részeként kiválasztott 17 fegyverfestéssel, és a Gamma késeket az Operation Riptide Ládából ritka különleges tárgyakként!

A CS:GO csapat több mint 15 000 nevezést nézett át a világ minden táján élő alkotóktól, és kiválasztott 17 fegyverfestést a ládában kiadásra. Mindegyik győztes nevező 100 000 USD-t kapott az összességében 1,7 millió USD-s nyereményalapból.

A győztes beküldéseket 23 különböző alkotó készítette, akik közül 14 először járult hozzá a Műhelyhez. Szeretnénk megköszönni mindenkinek, aki nevezést küldött be és részt vett a versenyen.

A láda mostantól elérhető játékbeli dobásként, és a Steam Közösségi Piacról!

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Operation Riptide has come to a close, but all of the game modes introduced in Riptide will live on, including short competitive matches and free-for-all deathmatch. Those of you who still have stars to spend can claim operation rewards until March 27th.

Turning the Tide​

Today we’re swapping some of the community maps in CS:GO. Basalt, Ravine, Extraction, Insertion II, and County have been removed, and six new maps have entered the pool.

Iris and Climb have been added to official matchmaking, and are available in Casual, Competitive, and Deathmatch game modes.

In Wingman, you can try your hand at two new maps: Crete and Hive.

Meanwhile, there are two new Danger Zone maps available. Take a stroll through Vineyard, and watch your step in Ember!

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The first Major Championship of 2022 will be hosted by PGL in Antwerp, Belgium, and will be held in the massive Antwerps Sportpaleis arena!

Viewers at home can tune in to the 4k broadcast of the Major from May 9-22, while those attending in person can pick up tickets for the playoffs, which will be held May 19-22.

More information about the main event, tickets, and the RMR qualifying events will be available soon.

Major Rulebook​

All tournaments rely on a rulebook. For the Majors, the rulebook is written by the tournament organizer, with additional ‘supplementary’ rules provided directly by Valve. Those supplemental rules have evolved over time, and have not always been easy for fans or tournament organizers to find.

To reduce confusion over those supplemental rules, we have compiled our requirements into a public document that can be viewed here:

Supplemental Major Rulebook

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Today we are releasing The Boardroom Sticker Capsule, featuring 22 unique stickers from Steam Workshop artists.

So grab a seat, bring your coffee and check the design doc; these stickers are available now!

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Today we shipping the Dreams & Nightmares Case, featuring 17 weapon finishes selected from the CS:GO Steam Workshop as part of the Dreams & Nightmares contest and the Gamma Knives from the Operation Riptide case as rare special items!

The CS:GO team reviewed over 15,000 entries from artists around the world and selected 17 weapon finishes to ship in the case. Each winning entry received $100,000 USD, for a grand total prize pool of $1.7 million.

The winning submissions were produced by 24 different artists, of which 14 were first-time contributors to the workshop. We want to thank everyone who submitted entries and took part in the contest.

The case is now available as an in-game drop and from the Steam Community Market!

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Ring in the new year with the 2022 Service Medal, available starting January 1st.

When you reach Global General (Rank 40), you’ll have the option to reset your Profile Rank and earn (or upgrade) a 2022 Service Medal. The 2022 Service Medal is an inspectable display item that will be visible wherever your avatar is shown.

Any time playing CS:GO is time well spent, so jump into a match and earn some XP!

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Back in July we announced the Dreams & Nightmares Workshop Contest, a $1 mil art event offering the ten winning entries $100,000 each for their dream or nightmare themed weapon finish for CS:GO.

By the time the deadline for submissions hit in October, we had received over 15,000 entries.

The CS:GO team reviewed the amazing work from artists and teams from all parts of the globe, and decided that ten winners wouldn’t be enough. So, an additional seven winning submissions were selected (17 winning entries total) for a grand total prize pool of $1.7 million.

Winners​

Nextgenz
TheDanidem
Niran
Sebasteter & Kuch
Sparkwire & Druida
Druida
Maloo
supremat
oKeyush
Madara & Blazer
Anbu & kasim.tattoo
hook & KvaHu
Jerry & zlo
Des
Guardian Gear
Catmagen & b3d
Sorarox

The winning submissions were produced by 24 different artists, of which 14 were first-time contributors to the workshop. We’re currently contacting the winners, and will work with them over the coming weeks as we prepare their items to get shipped in the game.

We want to thank everyone who took the time to contribute their work. We hope to see more from you in the future.

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Today we are releasing the Battlefield 2042 Sticker Capsule, featuring 12 unique stickers from EA’s incoming shooter, Battlefield 2042, releasing November 19th on Steam!

So get your Wingsuit and be Ready for Battle; the stickers are now available in-game!

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After nearly two years, CS:GO has finally crowned a new Major Champion. In front of a roaring Stockholm arena and with record breaking viewership, NAVI took the grand final from G2 in dramatic double-overtime fashion and closed out the series 2-0.

Today we’re releasing player autograph capsules to celebrate the champions and other finalists from the PGL Stockholm 2021 Major. You’ll find s1mple, electronic, Boombl4, b1t, and Perfecto in the Champions Autographs capsule, with autographs in paper, holo, and gold.

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All of the other finalists can be found in the Finalists Autographs capsule, also with autographs in paper, holo, and gold.

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Ready to show your support for these legends of CS:GO? 50% of the proceeds are shared with the players and organizations taking part in the Major.

Flashbang? Dance!​

Hot off their live performance at the Major, you can grab the Verkkar’s Flashbang Dance Music Kit (featuring Counter-Strike icon Jordan ‘n0thing’ Gilbert). Grab a music kit and give their ears a ring!

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We started with 24 of the world’s best teams, and now we’re down to the final eight as we enter the Champions Stage of the 2021 Stockholm Major.

G2 and NaVi went undefeated in the Legends Stage–comfortably earning their playoff spot–while FURIA, Heroic, and Gambit recovered from day 1 losses with two straight wins. The remaining finalists were decided in dramatic fashion on the fifth day, with Vitality, Virtus.Pro and Ninjas in Pyjamas each going to the third map in their best-of-three series to earn their trip to the Champions Stage.

Watch live coverage beginning 4 November on Steam.tv, in GOTV, or on one of several other streaming platforms to see which team will become the next CS:GO Major Champions.

Don’t forget to make your playoff picks in the Pick’Em Challenge before the matches begin. And if you haven’t picked up a Viewer Pass yet, it’s not too late! You can find the Viewer Pass, along with Team Sticker Capsules and Team Patch Packs on the 2021 Stockholm Major Steam page.

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After two long years, the Major has finally returned. Join us for the next two weeks as 24 teams battle for their share of a $2,000,000 prize pool and the chance to be crowned CS:GO’s next Major Champion!

There’s still time to support your favorite teams at the Major by picking up a Viewer Pass or some team stickers and patches. And don’t forget to make your picks in the Pick’Em challenge before the first matches begin!

It’s been a while, so here’s a quick recap on how the Majors work:

First, teams are sorted through Regional Major Ranking events, and the number of teams invited from each region depends on how well that region performed in the last Major. The top 8 ranked teams are invited as Legends, the next 8 as Challengers, and the last 8 as Contenders.

Then, the Major begins with the ‘Challengers’ stage where Challengers and Contenders compete in a Swiss format (three wins and you move on, three losses and you’re eliminated).

Next is the ‘Legends’ stage, where Legends face off against the top 8 from the prior stage, again in a Swiss format.

Finally, the top 8 teams reach the Playoffs, a single-elimination bracket where the winner takes all!

Click here for more information on the PGL Stockholm 2021 Major.

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