Bad news for Counter-Strike and Team Fortress players, because the 2017/18 source codes for both the games have been leaked and published to the internet for anyone to see or download at will.

First news of the day:



The Source Code of @TeamFortress and @CSGO from 2017 (~Op Hydra) has been leaked and published onto the internet for everyone to see, use and download.



Yikes! — 2Eggs (@2Eggsss) April 22, 2020

What does this imply?

This can potentially imply the beginning of the end for CSGO as we know it, or at least before Valve releases Source 2 which might have released sometime later this year.

Source code for both CS:GO and TF2 dated 2017/2018 that was made available to Source engine licencees was leaked to the public today. pic.twitter.com/qWEQGbq9Y6 — Steam Database (@SteamDB) April 22, 2020

Why is it so bad?

The answer is simple, the source code leak will provide hackers and cheat developers much more information on the engine behind the game, making new cheat developments easier and much more cost effective.

Expect to see more and more cheaters in the upcoming weeks as the cheat devs are very likely to exploit this vulnerability into cheats that will be much harder to detect, and much easier to recreate.

The incident first surfaced on Twitter. Here’s the 3-part tweet posted by @2Eggsss about the situation:

This is what I've ascertained so far on the leak, forgive me if I'm wrong:



Someone had access to this source code as part of the Source Engine License and distributed it to Tyler McVicker. Tyler McVicker had this thing he had called "Lever Softworks" which was



1/2 — 2Eggs (@2Eggsss) April 22, 2020

a Source Engine Modding community. He had employed someone called "Maxx" and Maxx was unfortunately fired from his position. So in frustuation (I can only assume) he went ahead and leaked all the source code for TF2 + CS that he had and also went ahead and leaked some



2/3 — 2Eggs (@2Eggsss) April 22, 2020

conversations which were presumably with a Valve Employee too.



This is what I know/have heard so far but I can only assume more info might come out too.



3/3 — 2Eggs (@2Eggsss) April 22, 2020

The tweets were soon updated by a reply from Tyler’s side

Here is an update by Tyler: pic.twitter.com/qh5M0h1MAX — 2Eggs (@2Eggsss) April 22, 2020

more updates by Tyler, if what he is saying is true then he should be covered legally pic.twitter.com/4SXhMryNtN — 2Eggs (@2Eggsss) April 22, 2020

This is no small leak, it’s a leak that can potentially disrupt, if not ruin two of the greatest titles in the videogame industry. It’s only a matter of time before the culprit behind the leak comes to light, and chances are he’d be sued for millions.

This is in response to a recent leak of materials on 4chan.



I would like to clear some things up regarding these.



I did not leak anything.



I will be submitting all the evidence I have on the SrcCode leak to Valves legal department. https://t.co/ErW7usmO5a — Tyler McVicker (@ValveNewsNetwor) April 22, 2020

The incident soon stormed across the internet. From 4chan to hltv to Reddit, posts were made about the code leak and how it might ruin their favourite games. The Reddit thread was soon transformed into a megathread based on the seriousness of the situation.

The only light at the end of the tunnel for CSGO fans right now is the possibility of an immediate Source 2 release, more as damage control rather than an upgrade, which can completely nullify this leak.

Here’s the full leak of the conversation between VNN Tyler and a Valve employee

This Reddit thread captures in-depth information on what went down today.