The news about a big strike against cheats courtesy of Valve Anti Cheat spread quickly through the scene. Even though there is no official statement so far, the discussions alone combined with statements from cheat developers will have an impact on cheaters. No one really knows at this point which cheats are detected and which aren't. Players should rejoice, the free CS:GO weekend is off to a splendid start. Time to continue it with some nice ESL action in cups, VERSUS and A-Series.

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As reported by cadred.org there was a significant ban wave by Valve Anti Cheat (VAC) targeting "major cheats" including Organner. This is also a big topic on reddit , where some screenshots seem to confirm this. In combination with the CS:GO Free Weekend (ESL news from yesterday) this seems like the perfect opportunity to play CS:GO with the minimum chance of facing cheaters.To celebrate this occasion we just enabled an XP boost in CS:GO, CS:S and CS 1.6. Until Monday night you gainWe are still working on our own major update for ESL Wire Anti-Cheat. VAC does not yet detect everything. The fight against high and low profile cheaters is still on and we will do our best to bring you the best possible Anti Cheat protection, now in combination with a more effective VAC.To get started on ESL you need to(It's your STEAM ID starting with:X:XXXX) and to validate your STEAM ID in. Then you are good to go and able to join the Ladders or the VERSUS queue. The maps you need can be found in this STEAM Collection:As the free weekend is running til Sunday night you got a chance to test your skills in Go4CS:GO, our weekly cup series with €100 prize money per Sunday and additional €500 in the Monthly Finals. The next three Sundays you also win a wildcard to take part in the RaidCall EMS One cups facing the big team likeor. So grab some mates and give it a try!