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The long reads. Yes, we've noticed the irony.
Or: why your favourite shooter has the same access level as your antivirus, why that’s slightly less terrifying than Reddit thinks, and why a neural net might be the only thing that actually fixes this mess.
Leading up to the recent Cologne Major, we sat down and did an interview with mezii and the man who gave him his horrendous keybinds.
Or: why the Mountain Dew–and–four-hours-of-sleep diet is keeping you stuck in Gold Nova, and what science says about clawing your way to FACEIT 10.
In a moment that felt written in the stars, NiKo finally own his Major 60 days after being reunited with karrigan.
IEM Cologne is here, and NA is entering the competition with very little hope of success.
PGL Astana may have been a write off for Falcons with how Spirit were playing, but CAC should have been a lock for them to finally get a trophy. They’ve only had a brief spell with karrigan so far, but worrying trends…
The Major is right around the corner, so let’s take a look at the teams involved and their chances of actually making a dent in the competition.
The Counter-Strike map pool is stale, but it doesn’t have to be. By taking a leaf out of VALORANT’s book, the CS map pool never has to be stale again, and can also be perfectly balanced for every type of play.
You know the best part about Majors? The rostermania that follows. The upcoming one is set to be explosive and seriously change the landscape of CS, so what should the top teams be looking for as they attempt to catch…
After a sharp downturn, MOUZ will be moving forward in 2026 with two big changes to their roster. There are reasons to be positive about this, but will it be enough to lead them to trophy wins?
After failing to qualify for the IEM Cologne Major, it seems FaZe have all but fallen apart. karrigan is ditching the sinking ship for Falcons, and at least one of broky or jcobbb will presumably be finding themselves…
Edited, obviously . Source: ESL
Either way, it can’t be allowed to happen again.
AI enhanced. Source: EWC / Tyler Grenfell
But will that matter if they don’t fix their other issues?
Key word: should.
Well, maybe not.
FaZe aren’t meant to just take part, but right now, they’re not even doing that.
It’s time to download some demos.
Illustration by: Fuffy , Source: StarLadder
draken’s 30-degree window. NiKo’s choking. blameF’s being on a bad team despite clearly being a good player. Why does any of this happen? Let’s find out together.
In short: no, Senzu shouldn’t AWP.
Astralis have gone international, Aurora haven’t, and somehow sticking with your full lineup is both good and bad.
Sorry, launders . We’re anti-racism at TLDR.