Guides · What Is a Clutch in CS2?What a clutch is in CS2, how players write and talk about them, and how a clutch differs from an ace or a ninja defuse.
Guides · What Does GG Mean in CS2?What gg means in CS2 chat, the common variants, when players say it, and why gg ez is seen as toxic.
Guides · Who Created Counter-StrikeThe two modders who made Counter-Strike, how Valve got involved, and who built each later version of the game.
Guides · Counter-Strike Slang GlossaryPlain-English definitions of the slang you hear in CS2 voice and chat, from lit and tagged to refrag, bait and nt.
Guides · Counter-Strike: Global Offensive ExplainedA dated look at Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, from its 2011 announcement to its replacement by CS2 in 2023.
Guides · Famous Counter-Strike Memes ExplainedThe stories behind the best-known Counter-Strike jokes, from Rush B and Silver rank humour to the Olofboost and Dust 2 servers.
Guides · Counter-Strike: Source ExplainedThe story of Counter-Strike: Source, the 2004 remake that brought CS to the Source engine.
Guides · Counter-Strike Community Maps HistoryHow fan-made maps shaped Counter-Strike, from the 1999 beta and Dust 2 to the Steam Workshop, Operations and community maps in the official pool.
Guides · Counter-Strike 1.6 ExplainedWhat Counter-Strike 1.6 is, why it became the classic version of the game, and how it compares with CS2.
Guides · History of CS Skins: The Arms Deal UpdateWhat the 2013 Arms Deal update added to CS:GO, how cases and keys worked, and how the skin economy and its rules grew afterwards.
Guides · History of Counter-Strike: From Half-Life Mod to CS2A dated timeline of Counter-Strike, from a 1999 Half-Life mod to Counter-Strike 2 on the Source 2 engine.
Guides · History of the AWP in Counter-StrikeWhere the AWP got its name, how its stats and economy changed across Counter-Strike versions, and why it created a whole role.