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UpdatesCS2 "The Real MVP" update (June 2024): first community maps, skill groups and MVP panels
On June 25, 2024 CS2 added its first community maps: Thera, Mills, Memento, Assembly and Pool Day. The update also reworked per-map skill groups, MVP panels and video settings.
UpdatesCS2 Train update (November 2024): rebuilt Train, Overpass changes and four new community maps
On November 13, 2024 Valve brought a rebuilt Train back to CS2, reworked parts of Overpass and swapped in four community maps. It also added damage prediction and the first map guide.
UpdatesCS2 "Seasons Change" update (January 2025): Premier Season Two, Train for Vertigo, cheaper M4A4
Premier Season Two began on January 28, 2025 with Season One medals, CS Rating recalibration, Train in place of Vertigo and cheaper M4A4 and FAMAS rifles. How the season medals work.
UpdatesCS2 "Mission Possible" update (May 2025): weekly missions and five community maps
Valve's May 7, 2025 update added weekly XP missions and five community maps (Jura, Grail, Agency, Dogtown, Brewery), regrouped Casual and Deathmatch maps and fixed "/" key binds.
UpdatesCS2 "Season Two: Episode One" update (July 2025): Premier Season Three, Overpass and trade reversals
Valve's July 15, 2025 update started Premier Season Three, swapped Anubis for Overpass, nerfed the MP9, gave CTs a kill-based team award and made CS2 trades reversible for 7 days.
GuidesSteam Wallet funds explained: limits, currencies and Market sales
Where Steam Wallet money comes from, the US$2,000 cap, why it can't be cashed out, how currency and region rules work, and what that means when you sell CS2 items on the Market.
SecurityThe Steam QR code login scam: how fake scan-to-sign-in pages take over accounts
Steam's QR sign-in skips your password and Steam Guard code by design. How scammers put their own sign-in codes on fake pages and streams, and the one rule that stops it.
HistoryValve's 2016 skin gambling crackdown: the statement, the lawsuits and the FTC
In July 2016 Valve said gambling sites were misusing Steam's OpenID login and trading. The letters that followed, the Washington lawsuit and regulator, and the FTC's 2017 CSGO Lotto case.
GuidesLimited Steam accounts: the $5 rule, what it blocks and how to lift it
Why new Steam accounts start out limited, which features the $5 spending rule locks, what counts toward it and what doesn't, and how limited status affects trading and the Community Market.
SecurityThe "I accidentally reported you" scam: fake Steam staff on Discord and chat
A friend says they reported you by mistake and a fake Valve admin offers to fix it. How the false-report scam runs on Steam chat and Discord, what it's after, and why it's always fake.
UpdatesCS2 Rush Hour update (September 2026): Rush 3v3 mode, Premier map picks and silent reloads
The September 22, 2026 Rush Hour update added Rush, a queued 3v3 mode, swapped Premier map bans for picks, and brought silent reloads, new crosshairs, clan tags and the Starjunk 95 music kit.
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