It looks like one of Valve’s night-time janitors made an oopsie by including certain details about the “secret” Counter-Strike update in the latest patch for DOTA 2.
Valve released a massive (and ultimately unsatisfying) patch for Dota 2 after the equally underwhelming Lima Major ended. The update brought several balance changes to Valve’s premiere MOBA as well as the highly anticipated hero, Muerta. But, dataminers found something else as Valve focused on “updating [the game’s] models to a newer format known as ModelDoc.”
GabeFollow broke the news about the “hidden” files on Twitter and fans have already referred to it as the “biggest CS:GO leak on Source 2.
The leaked files included the old “Zoo” map, cases, spray kits, keys, and stickers, which the change list notes are “listed on the Source 2 Developer Community Wiki.”
This and the fact that it comes soon after a whistleblower revealed that CS:GO 2 is coming soon has sent fans into a frenzy.
Biggest CS:GO leak on Source 2 just appeared in the latest Dota 2 update, there's A LOT, so I'll post everything in threadhttps://t.co/oirycuC0yr pic.twitter.com/7DVq0EPY9X
— Gabe Follower (@gabefollower) March 6, 2023
Unintentional leaks hidden deep within a game’s files are the consequences of live-service titles. In an attempt to cut down on the file size of upcoming massive updates, developers often include a lot of files in a series of smaller patches leading up to the big one. As a result, keen-eyed observers will usually find something hinting at what’s coming to the game if they look deep enough. This is a very good example of this scenario.
With that said, several reports and leaks claim that the Source 2 transition of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will happen in March.
We’re still very early into the month, so Valve likely won’t reveal anything until we’re much closer to the said reveal date. We hope the current month will end with Valve putting all the speculation to an end.
