On top of those three, CS2 also features Profile Ranks starting from Private Rank 1, which feeds into the annual Service Medal reward. The Competitive ranks of CS2. Image via Dot Esports CS2 ...

The competitive Counter-Strike 2 landscape has been shaken by breaking news from Eastern Europe. FACEIT, the world’s leading competitive gaming platform, has been officially banned in Russia. Reports ...

The FACEIT administration has announced major changes to the anti-cheat requirements. Without meeting the new conditions, access to the platform will be closed. What exactly is changing? The list is ...

With FACEIT Season 7 set to begin on November 19, the digital platform is rolling out widescale changes in an effort to finally tackle the smurfing and cheating problems that plague their matchmaking ...

ESL FACEIT Group is the latest to layoff employees in the esports industry. The wave of layoffs in the esports industry has continued, as ESL FACEIT Group announced layoffs of roughly 80-90 employees ...

Nocries, the Counter-Strike 2 phenom who has been hit with rampant cheating accusations as he dominated the NA FACEIT leaderboards, has been flown out to FACEIT HQ to be monitored and prove he’s ...

Counter-Strike 2’s release in 2023 was guaranteed to transform competitive gaming through advanced technology and better player experiences. Yet, almost two years later, a large number of the ...

Update: Following the publication of this story an ESL spokesperson gently pushed back on our sources’ claims that a “majority of staff would be laid off” in Burbank, and per its statement (which you ...

The Overwatch 2 FACEIT competitive mode has officially started limited playtesting and is in the works for a public release soon. As the game continually evolves, such competitive features are ...

Robbie has been an avid gamer for well over 20 years. During that time, he's watched countless franchises rise and fall. He's a big RPG fan but dabbles in a little bit of everything. Writing about ...