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Nov 13, 2026
Rust November update adds Blueprint Rework, Uzi 9mm and performance work
Facepunch's November update for Rust brings a Blueprint Rework, a new Uzi 9mm and what the studio calls its biggest performance-focused updates yet.
Nov 13, 2026
PGL renames betting-backed teams for the Singapore Major
BC.Game plays as GOSH and 1win as THE ONE at the PGL Singapore Major. Here's what changed, who said why, and what it could mean for Major stickers.
Nov 13, 2026
CS2 update files show a frost mechanic and snow rendering setting
Dataminers found frost effects for players, weapons and chickens in the latest CS2 update, plus a new snow depth setting. Some link it to a snowy Cobblestone.
Nov 13, 2026
Rust adds the UZI 9mm submachine gun with a folding stock
Facepunch has added an UZI 9mm submachine gun to Rust. The official post says its folding stock gives two different ways to use it. Full details are in the 'Printed and Polished' devblog.
Oct 29, 2026
Aleksib convicted of tax fraud over CS sticker money: what the court ruled
NAVI's Aleksib got a four-month suspended sentence in Finland for not declaring €53,227.90 of 2019 Major sticker money from Valve. What he was convicted of, why the court didn't believe him, and the two appeal dates.
Oct 29, 2026
CS2 Big Head Mode and the LAR rifle: what the 28 October update added
Valve's 28 October CS2 update quietly added Big Head Mode to Casual, where your head and voice change with your K/D, and files for a new weapon, the LAR. What's live, what's only in the files, and what Valve's notes say.
Oct 13, 2026
CS2 M14 leak: what the new weapon's game file actually says
An M14 has been in CS2's weapon file since the Rush Hour update. We read the file: $4,100, 115 damage like the AWP, iron sights instead of a scope, five rounds plus five spare, and clearly unfinished.
Oct 13, 2026
Is CS2 Premier fixed? What's behind the October VAC reports
Since 9 October cheat sellers are warning users off Premier and players report more cancelled matches. Valve hasn't confirmed a VAC update. What's reported, what's proven and what Valve has actually changed.
Oct 3, 2026
Danger Zone is back in CS2: how to play Epidemic's remake
Epidemic released a free community remake of CS:GO's Danger Zone that runs inside CS2. Here's how to join, the maps, what changed since launch and what's next.