All About Counter-Strike Podcast

Plus in the episode: ESL Pro League Stage 1 Review and Main Event Preview CS2 Update FaZe Benches Rain And More! Check us out at allaboutcs.gg

Thanks to StarLadder for this special collaboration In this second special of “All About Counter-Strike,” our own James Banks sits down with two prominent in-game leaders, Johnny ‘JT’ Theodosiou of Passion UA and Christoffer ‘Chr1zN’ Storgaard of OG, for an in-depth discussion on the art of leading in professional Counter-Strike. Check us out at allaboutcs.gg

Also in the episode: StarLadder StarSeries Recap Counter-Strike News & Discussion ESL Pro League Preview Q&A from the Discord And more! Check us out at allaboutcs.gg

Thanks to StarLadder for this special collaboration In this Special, James is joined by two IGLs from NAVI and Ninjas in Pajamas for a lengthy discussion about the essential traits of a top-tier IGL, the emotional toll of leadership, how to integrate rookie players into a top team and much more! Check us out at allaboutcs.gg

Also in this episode: Wildcard controversy, Team Spirit roster change, Match-fixing allegations And much more! Check us out at allaboutcs.gg

Also in this episode: New Devilwalkthrough Roster Moves And answering your questions from our Discord! Check us out at allaboutcs.gg

We are looking back at the EWC 2025, James joining us from the Riyadh right after the event! Also today: HLTV Rating 3.0 FaZe Clan changes BLAST London Preview Your questions answered Check us out at allaboutcs.gg

Time for a peek behind the curtain! This is the part that usually ends up on the cutting room floor: our pre-show chat. Before we start recording, we catch up on everything that’s happened since the last episode, and we thought it would be fun to share it with you. Check us out at allaboutcs.gg

Also today: – BLAST Bounty 2025 Season 2 Recap – s1mple’s Journey with BC.Game – Devilwalk Remembers Coaching Rush – EWC 2025 Preview Check us out at allaboutcs.gg

In this episode: – An exhaustive IEM Cologne 2025 recap: The upsets, the disappointments, and the grand final. – Devilwalkthrough: A tactical deep dive into the new Falcons & NAVI rosters. – IEM Cologne is officially a Major again in 2026! – Blast Bounty Preview & Predictions. Some portions of the episode are relying on visuals, you can find them on our YouTube channel! Check us out at allaboutcs.gg

Also today: – Farewell to Bad News Eagles – Valve updates map pool, economy, and more! – IEM Cologne 2025 Preview Check us out at allaboutcs.gg

Our very special 4-hour long interview with Dan “apEX” Madesclaire from Team Vitality! Check us out at allaboutcs.gg

Also today: – Austin Major Play-Offs Recap – dupreeh announces retirement from competition – BLAST moves part of their tournaments online – As usual, answering your questions from our Discord! Check us out at allaboutcs.gg

Our deep-dive interview with Lucas ‘nqz’ Soares, the AWPer for paIN Gaming, who just got to their first Major Play-Offs! Also in the episode: – New path to the ESL Pro League – Valve’s controversial removal of MRQs – BLAST.tv Major Play-Offs breakdown Check us out at allaboutcs.gg

– We keep reviewing the ongoing BLAST.tv Major – Our best moments from Stage 2 – What to watch in Stage 3 – As always, our predictions and pick-ems Check us out at allaboutcs.gg