The video announcing the updated maps in Counter-Strike 2 received over 3.5 million views on YouTube in less than a day, 200,000 more than the gameplay trailer of Valorant published by Riot Games in March 2020.

In addition, Valve released two more videos, which talk about the change in the tick rate system and the new action of the smoke grenade. Three videos at the time of writing collected more than 11.6 million views. You can read more about the new CS2 functionality here.

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What else can be added to CS2?

Dataminers constantly study the game code and have already found several options for exciting functionality. For example, with the update in CS2, they can add "fire string" and "smoke beacon," as well as a bear trap. Also, the dataminer found possible images of these grenades and a trap, which are available here.

Dataminer Maksym Gabe Follower Poletaev reported that he found two models of two new knives in the counter-strike files. They will be called "Kukri" and "Twinblade." Whether they will be added to the game is unknown at the time of publication.

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Valve announced the release of Counter-Strike 2 on the evening of March 22. This is a free update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, created based on the Source 2 engine, which will be released in the summer of 2023. The developers promise to improve the game's graphics, sound, maps, and other aspects.