EP19: Everything we know about Counter-Strike 2 so far...

We've been gone for a whole six weeks, yes really! There's so much to catch up on and to add to all that, we've got Keith "NAF" Markovic from Team Liquid to go through it all with us! 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Chatting with NAF 17:10 BLAST.tv Paris Major Recap 49:50 IEM Dallas & BLAST Spring Finals 56:40 Rostermania 01:10:00 CS2 Imminent? 01:17:10 Conclusions Watch future shows live at ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/dust2us

We've got Alex "Mauisnake" Ellenberg on the show this week to run down our predictions for the BLAST.tv Paris Major, also... where the hell are the stickers?!? We also catch up on ESL Challenger Melbourne, Brazy Party, and a few bits & bobs from the week. 00:00 Introduction 02:10 Where are the stickers?? 09:10 ESL Challenger Melbourne 25:20 Brazy Party Recap 33:10 BLAST.tv Paris Major 01:09:50 Other Bits & Bobs 01:12:40 Conclusions Watch future shows live at https://www.twitch.tv/dust2us

With IEM Rio finished and LOS oNe imploding, we brought on Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa to discuss and break down everything that went wrong with the team. We also discuss the failing of FURIA to claim the Rio champions title once again, and then move on to catching up on everyone's bootcamps before the BLAST.tv Rio Major. Rounding things out, we do a quick preview of the upcoming ESL Challenger in Melbourne with Complexity and Evil Geniuses Black attending, closing out with a brief look at Brazil at Brazy Party in Europe. 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Chatting with malbsMd 37:50 IEM Rio Recap 50:00 Bootcamps Galore 55:15 ESL Challenger Melbourne 01:01:20 Brazil at Brazy Party 01:05:00 Conclusions Watch future shows live at https://www.twitch.tv/dust2us

The BLAST.tv Paris Major Americas RMR finished last week and we're here recapping everything that went down. It wasn't all smiles but in the end, most of our predictions were correct. In this episode, we also check out the ongoing IEM Rio, give some early predictions about the Paris Major, and round up recent roster changes in North America. 00:00 Introduction 03:55 Recapping the RMR 41:08 IEM Rio going on Right Now 50:55 NA Roster Round Up 01:16:05 Early Major Predictions 01:30:22 Some Extra Fluff 01:34:00 Conclusions Watch future shows live at ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/dust2us

Starting off, we catch up on the last few weeks and recap what happened to each Americas team at ESL Pro League Season 17 in Malta, mostly all disappointments. Moving on, it's time to preview the imminent BLAST Premier Spring Showdown with Team Liquid and FURIA looking as favourites. The BLAST Paris Major Americas RMR is also coming up soon, with this being our last show before then, so we talk everything we think will happen and do a swiss pick'em for who's making it to Paris! Speaking of Majors, the PGL CS2 Copenhagen Major has been announced for March of 2024. Finally, in our domestic recap, we talk about MIBR winning ESL Challenger League, Nouns update in qualifiers, and lastly Davenport imploding. 00:00 Introduction 00:20 BLAST Spring Showdown 23:00 EPL S17 Recap 45:25 Americas RMR Preview 57:30 CS2 Copenhagen Major 01:03:50 NA Domestic Recap 01:10:25 Conclusions Watch future shows live at https://www.twitch.tv/dust2us

Just minutes before we were due to go live on Wednesday for our usual podcast, Valve announced the upcoming Source 2 port of CS:GO known now as Counter-Strike 2! We dove in right away breaking down everything there is to know about the new game. From the new smokes, to the visuals, engine changes, tick-rate removal, and limited beta release! Watch future shows live at ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/dust2us

This week we had Joshua "m1cks" Micks from Detonate on the podcast to chat all about his journey to where he is today, with a spot at the upcoming Americas RMR. Featuring an extended chat about Cloud9, m1cks talks about what happened from his perspective, giving insight on the ALEX vs kassad breakdown and the w0xic removal. In the second half of the show, we catch up on ESL Pro League, again, and look at Liquid in the currently ongoing Group D. Moving on, briefly we discuss TACO not attending the upcoming RMR and continue the Source 2 hype train! 00:00 Introduction 00:57 Chatting with m1cks 42:55 EPL S17 so far... 48:30 EPL S17 Group D 50:48 TACO out for the Major 54:40 Source 2 Hype! 01:03:13 Conclusions Watch future shows live at https://www.twitch.tv/dust2us

With Source 2 right around the corner, what will it mean for the esports landscape of the game? Do Majors need larger prize pools? Do we need an International like Dota 2? We discuss the news itself and then speculate what, if any, changes Valve will bring to the esport along with Source 2. Moving on with more NA centric topics, we look at the current ESL Pro League with the disappointing performances from Evil Geniuses and Complexity in the groups. Then closer to home, Nouns have been doing well recently with qualifications to the RMR and IEM Dallas, but can they keep it up? ESL Challenger League playoffs are almost here and ESL Impact kicked off the other day, so we look at what's been happening there. Finally, we talk briefly about the new ESEA Cash Cup Circuit. 00:00 Introduction 02:00 Source 2 Soon™? 19:25 EPL S17 Groups 37:00 Nouns in Recent Qualifiers 45:35 ECL Playoffs almost here 54:10 ESL Impact Season 3 01:01:00 Conclusions Watch future shows live at https://www.twitch.tv/dust2us

It's been almost a month since our last episode, before IEM Katowice! We had to catch up on everything that went on down in Poland first, including ESL Impact, and then moved on to more recent happenings. Last week we saw the BLAST.tv Paris Major RMR open and closed qualifiers take place around the world, so we recap who's qualified to the Americas RMR. Speaking of the RMRs, news broke earlier in the day before the show that only five players would be funded by BLAST and Valve to go to the RMRs, however, right before the show, BLAST announced that it would now be six. Before reaching our concluding thoughts, we had to also talk about the NAF interview with Mauisnake about Evil Geniuses' management. 00:00 Introduction 01:07 IEM Katowice 17:15 ESL Impact Katowice 21:40 BLAST RMR Qualifiers 33:18 RMR Travel Drama 52:53 NAF on EG Management 53:50 Conclusions Watch future shows live at https://www.twitch.tv/dust2us

This week we've got Mounira "GooseBreeder" Dobie as our guest and start of with an extended chat about her career and women's Counter-Strike. We then move on to talking about the ongoing BLAST Premier Spring Groups and recently concluded ESL Pro League Conference. Before closing off the show, we also preview the Play-In for IEM Katowice and also discuss the BLAST.tv Paris Major open qualifiers fiasco. 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Chatting with GooseBreeder 32:23 BLAST Premier Spring Groups 39:05 EPL Conference Roundup 43:34 IEM Katowice Preview 53:35 BLAST RMR Qualifiers 57:20 Conclusions Watch future shows live at https://www.twitch.tv/dust2us