What changed in Counter-Strike 2 in 2019

Features heavy trap beats and unique delivery, introducing a new musical subgenre.

New missions focused on sniper-based gameplay to challenge players.

Celebrate the holidays with special packages and snowball fights among friends.

Unlocks new missions to earn stars and advance your Shattered Web Operation Coin.

Launch of Operation Shattered Web with new equippable agents and a battle pass format.

Unlock all-new T and CT-sided characters as mission progress rewards.

Collect all-new Shattered Web stickers available as rewards during Operation Shattered Web.

Receive new missions each week to earn stars, unlock rewards, bonus XP, and Operation Coin upgrades.

Four new knives introduced: Paracord handled field knife, Survival, Nomad, and Skeleton knife.

Earn rewards from the all-new Norse, St. Marc, Canals, and Shattered Web weapon collections.

Improvements made to UV and cavity maps to correct inconsistent wear patterns and fix factory new finishes.

The deadline for submissions to the CS20 event has been extended to October 7th.

A new style guide has been released to assist with weapon finish creation for the event.

Submissions for weapon finishes and sticker designs must be original and tagged with 'CS20'.

Workshop contributors are invited to create content for a themed Weapon Case and Sticker Capsule celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Counter-Strike.

All submissions must be completed and submitted by September 19th, 2019.

First-time submissions to the CS:GO workshop now require email verification to prevent fake item scams.