Valve might be teasing a Counter-Strike 2 release date for next week

rockpapershotgun.com:

It looks like Counter-Strike 2 might soon be upon us. That’s if you’re reading somewhat generously into what could be a sly tease from Valve at a Counter-Strike 2 release date next week.

Counter-Strike 2 was revealed back in March, launching a limited test for select Global Offensive players - with CS2 planned to launch as a free upgrade for CS:GO, carrying over players’ existing cosmetics and unlocks, when it comes out in full.

CS2 will run on Valve’s flashy new Source 2 engine, boasting impressive new smoke effects - including being realistically dispersed by bullets, grenades and other physics, while also expanding to fill spaces naturally - and other visual improvements, such as more lifelike lighting, reflections and materials. There’s also directional blood splatter determined by the direction of bullet impact. The hot new look for Counter-Strike’s maps and environments will be matched by a revamped UI, and the introduction of a CS Rating to determine leaderboard ranking.

Behind the scenes, the game will use a new sub-tick system that will track the exact moment player actions occur, replacing the old reliance on tick-rate.

While the limited test was only rolled out to GS;GO VIPs, Valve said at the time to expect Counter-Strike 2’s full release over the summer.

Given that we’re now almost in October, it seems about time - and the cryptic question of “What are you doing next Wednesday?” posted by the official Counter-Strike TwiXer account might indicate that Counter-Strike 2 will release next Wednesday, September 27th.

What are you doing next Wednesday?

Of course, we might be reading a bit too much into that and it turns out that someone at Valve accidentally mixed up their work Twitter access with asking