Counter-Strike 2 Update
Valve published "Counter-Strike 2 Update" on 22 May 2026 in Community Announcements. The PatinaAI market index's median read 30.38 points in the seven days after against 30.60 before, −0.7 %. A typical week moves under 0.1 % either way on the same measure. A read is a comparison with a date, not a cause.
[ MAJOR ]
The IEM Cologne 2026 Major Hub is now available. Visit the hub to purchase tournament items, play the Pick'Em Challenge and more.
Purchase a Cologne 2026 Viewer Pass to receive an upgradable Cologne 2026 Coin. With an active pass, you can upgrade your coin and earn rewards by playing the Pick'Em Challenge. Additionally, you will show up on the Active Pass Leaderboard where you can compare your Pick'Em Challenge performance to your friends.
[ UI ]
Fixed a case of incorrect scoreboard timeline presentation in overtime.
Fixed weapon entities disallowing pickup from showing pick up weapon hint text.
Increased spectator in-eye flash amount.
[ MISC ]
Souvenir quality items can now be selected in Trade Up Contract alongside normal quality items. All Souvenir attributes will be removed from any souvenir items selected, and the result of a Trade Up Contract will be a single normal item of a quality one higher, from a collection of all of the items selected for exchange.
Fixed a case where tire fire particles were flickering in the advanced video preview.
Adjusted finger animation on Bayonet model.
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No read: the venues' daily prices do not cover the days around this post.
The PatinaAI market index's median over the seven days after the post was 30.38 points against 30.60 over the seven days before: −0.7 %. A typical week moves under 0.1 % either way on the same measure, the drift this read has to beat. The post's own day is left out. A comparison with a date, not causation.
How to read the number
The read compares the market index's median over the seven UTC days after the post with the seven days before it, the post's own day left out, and needs at least three published days on each side. The same measure taken on every day of the series is the drift a typical week shows; a read inside that drift is the market doing what it was doing. Neither is proof the post moved anything. The composite is on the market report, every basket under the indexes, and every update is on one list.