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Counter-Strike 2
6 November 2026

Valve switches off CS2 Big Head Mode after a five-day run in Casual

Big Head Mode, the oversized-head mutator Valve added to Counter-Strike 2 Casual without listing it in the patch notes, has been removed after about five days. It ran on a new mutator system with room for 32 modifiers, so it may not be the last of its kind.

Counter-Strike 2
5 November 2026

CS2 update speeds up Retakes with instant defuses and gives pet chickens tricks

Valve's 5 November Counter-Strike 2 update makes Retakes rounds end faster, with instant defuses when nothing can stop them and shorter waits between rounds. It also lets pet chickens perform tricks and reorganises the scripting tools used by Workshop map makers.

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