Counter-Strike 2 was announced after all

About the possible continuation of the online shooter long rumors, but now it came to the official statements. Valve company employees said that Counter-Strike 2 will be released this summer, and at the same time shared with the public other information. What else is good to know for fans of the game, the selection of the first candidates for the limited test has already started - to find out whether you're among the lucky ones, just check the main menu in Global Offensive.

Let's start with the main thing. The developers announced that at the time of release Counter-Strike 2 will be a free update of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - just will be enough to choose the menu item to get the shooter version on the Source 2 engine. It will improve all aspects of the game, from the interface to lighting models and interaction objects. On the day of release, all items from the previous version will be available for transfer - fans of unique weapon skins won't be left stranded.

Particular attention in Valve pay three aspects: an example of the behavior of smoke from the grenade show updated physics, abolish old tikreta when the server recorded the changes in the pain of the battle periodically, and also demonstrate a full remaster maps, including even small objects. The exact release date has not yet been announced - it is only indicated that CS2 will be available in the summer of 2023, but some people have been invited to participate in the testing. Among the select few were the gamers with serious experience in the game and developed an account on Steam. The developers assure that they will continue the process of selection, and the number of test participants will be constantly growing.