Oracle’s Java team sat down with me last week for a fast-moving briefing on Java 25 and the broader direction of the platform. The headline: JDK 25 is an LTS release, the second on Oracle’s new ...

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 ...

If a CS2 skin looks expensive, it’s usually because too many buyers are competing for too few listings of that exact variant. The base price comes from supply and demand, then premiums stack on ...

Valve is working on an upcoming AI feature for Steam, aptly named SteamGPT, to help with Steam Support and Counter-Strike 2 anti-cheat. Steam’s been making some changes recently, updating its UI and ...

There was a time when cases in Counter-Strike were part of the game’s overall rhythm. They existed alongside matches, highlights, trades, and conversations about rare drops. For many players, this was ...

Gaming demographics are shifting. The image of competitive FPS as an exclusively male space has been eroding steadily for over a decade – and CS2 is no exception. While the community still skews ...

Nocries is one of the most recognizable CS2 players right now. He appeared from nowhere and almost instantly reached the top of FACEIT’s North American leatherboards with almost 4300 ELO. His stats ...

From tactical fortresses to B Rush simulators, Counter-Strike’s sprawling pool of competitive maps can offer something for every player. There’s over a dozen maps in the game itself, with thousands ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird. Credit...Illustration by Pablo Delcan and Danielle Del Plato ...