Valve has officially announced Counter-Strike 2. The game will be released this summer

We could not pass by the announcement of the sequel to one of the most popular games in the world (recall that DAU Counter-Strike on PC consistently holds above 1 million).

So, Valve has officially announced that it is working on Counter-Strike 2. Moreover, the game is close to release. Its launch is scheduled for the summer of 2023.

The project is being developed on Source 2 (for example, Half-Life: Alyx was created on it). In this regard, both the physically correct operation of the smoke and a new approach to lighting have already been announced.

Valve understands its audience perfectly, so in a series of videos dedicated to the announcement, I mentioned that:

▫️tick rate, features that are primarily important for esports players, will improve;

the old maps will change visually, but this does not mean that it will be necessary to change all the proven strategies;

modders will get a wide pool of tools for experimenting and creating new content.

And, yes, Counter-Strike 2 will not be distributed separately. It will be released as a free upgrade for CS:GO.