Game Updates
Cache Returns to CS2 Active Duty Map Pool After Seven Years
Valve returned Cache to CS2's Active Duty map pool with the July 6 Premier Season 5 launch, ending a seven-year absence.
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Skins & Market
Top 10 CS2 Skin Gainers & Losers — P90 | Fallout Warning +1681%, Week of Jun 28, 2026
Top 10 CS2 skin gainers and losers over the last 7 days. Highlights: P90 | Fallout Warning +1681.2% · SSG 08 | Mayan Dreams -97.4%. Pool of 5940 skins with sufficient cross-market data.
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General
CS2 Enters Summer Player Break Ahead of BLAST Bounty
The stretch between IEM Cologne 2026 and BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 marks the annual CS2 summer player break, with most rosters using the window for rest and preparation.
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Skins & Market
Falcons Holo Sticker Cologne 2026 Market Analysis
The Falcons Holo Cologne 2026 sticker settled around $44 on the secondary market after peaking during the Major, reflecting the wider post-Major sticker price compression.
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Esports & Tournaments
100 Thieves Officially Sign Gizmy as New IGL
100 Thieves confirmed Jack 'Gizmy' von Spreckelsen as their new in-game leader in early July, capping a two-week negotiation after his Monte exit.
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Esports & Tournaments
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 to Run July 21 to August 2
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 opens the post-Cologne LAN calendar, running its online phase from July 21 with the Malta LAN finals July 30 to August 2.
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Esports & Tournaments
Tech Issues Plague XSE Pro League Guangzhou Day One
The XSE Pro League 2026 in Guangzhou opened July 1 with FaZe among the teams dropping to 0-1 pools as technical problems interrupted several matches.
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Esports & Tournaments
Luminosity Return to Counter-Strike After Seven Years
Luminosity Gaming officially returned to Counter-Strike on July 1, signing Monte's Rainwaker, Bymas, afro, AZUWU plus Legacy's lux as IGL.
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Esports & Tournaments
HLTV Prospects Ranking for July 2026 Highlights Dawy in Top 10
HLTV's July 2026 Prospects ranking saw Dawy break back into the top 10 after leading the charge to the Super DraculaN trophy.
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Skins & Market
Top 10 CS2 Skin Gainers & Losers — USP-S | Cyrex +187%, June 2026
Top 10 CS2 skin gainers and losers over the last 30 days. Highlights: USP-S | Cyrex +187.4% · Souvenir SSG 08 | Acid Fade -98.0%. Pool of 2634 skins with sufficient cross-market data.
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Esports & Tournaments
100 Thieves Bench Ag1l Ahead of Summer IGL Search
100 Thieves benched Andre 'Ag1l' Gil after six months on the roster and began discussions to bring in a new IGL from Monte.
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