Cache became the most played CS2 map in the first days after its release: on launch day, it hosted 43.5% of all matches, more than Dust2 and Mirage combined. By May 3, its share dropped to around 20%, while the map is still unavailable in Premier.
Host James “BanKs” Banks said Aurora Gaming will not move away from its Turkish CS2 roster after IEM Cologne Major 2026. Earlier rumors suggested the club could rebuild into an international lineup.
According to insider Sebastien “krL” Perez, Luminosity Gaming and TSM are interested in competing for the 3DMAX CS2 roster. Team Envy and Virtus pro were also previously linked to the French lineup, but the parties have not commented publicly.
FaZe Clan player Helvijs “broky” Saukants finished first in AWP kills at BLAST Rivals Spring 2026. He recorded 85 sniper rifle frags, one more than Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut, while Team Vitality won the event after defeating NAVI in the final.
A CS2 digest: nafany is no longer tied to AMKAL, Russia has the biggest player representation at PGL Astana 2026, and apEX missed the BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 all-star lineup.
A CS2 digest: Team Vitality swept NAVI in the BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 final, ZywOo became the second player to reach a +10,000 K/D difference, and donk played more Dota 2 pubs than CS2 FACEIT maps in April.
NaVi defeated FaZe to reach the BLAST final, GamerLegion knocked out Astralis, and BOROS was suspended from a Chinese event.
A CS2 digest: IEM Atlanta 2026 opening matchups were revealed, BIG paused its women’s roster, HObbit became a free agent, and FaZe eliminated G2 from BLAST Rivals Spring 2026.
A CS2 digest: Vitality reached the BLAST Rivals semifinal, Devilwalk joined ALGO, FUT is set to bring back lauNX, and HOTU signed kade0.
A CS2 digest: BLAST Rivals Spring 2026 opening results, FUT ending Vitality’s Dust2 streak, and Cache joining CS2.
A CS2 digest: FUT will play BLAST Rivals without lauNX, chopper will join the broadcast from the venue, Team Spirit passed Falcons in the HLTV ranking, and BLAST Rivals starts on April 29.
