Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive also enjoyed huge numbers of viewing on Twitch on the back of Counter-Strike 2's announcement.

With Counter-Strike 2 confirmed, the hype pushed CSGO's player count to a new record this week.

Counter-Strike 2 is being built in Source 2, and its map-making tools will be made available to community creators during the Limited Test.

Valve suddenly dropped a number of developer diaries sharing behind the scenes details on Counter-Strike 2, as well as a summer 2023 release window.

The recent trademarks filed by Valve for 'CS2' make mention of 'video game software' and 'organization of competitions relating to video games'.

Sources allegedly close to the project claimed Counter-Strike 2 is in its final stages of development and could see announcement of a beta very soon.