{"id":32476,"date":"2023-09-28T02:46:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T06:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=32476"},"modified":"2023-09-28T02:46:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T06:46:15","slug":"valve-finally-releases-counter-strike-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valve-finally-releases-counter-strike-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Valve finally releases Counter-Strike 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valve&#8217;s much-anticipated release, Counter-Strike 2 (CS2), has finally made its global debut as a free upgrade to <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"CS:GO betting guide\">Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO)<\/a> on September 27, following an extensive seven-month closed beta testing phase.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SM57ZVCTmI\">pic.twitter.com\/SM57ZVCTmI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CS2 (@CounterStrike) <a 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