Valve added the Team Vitality Champion Capsule and Major souvenirs to CS2

On December 19, another update was released for Counter-Strike 2, timed to the conclusion of the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. Along with the patch, Valve added the Team Vitality Champion Capsule to the game, dedicated to the French team’s victory at the season’s main tournament. Information about this appeared on the official Counter-Strike website.

The Team Vitality Champion Capsule offers gold autographs of the players from the squad that won the Major. By opening the capsule, users can obtain rare stickers with the signatures of the team members, designed in a distinctive championship style. Such capsules traditionally enjoy high demand among CS2 collectors and fans, as over time they often become valuable in-game items.

Along with the champion capsule, Valve also released souvenir packages for Counter-Strike 2, including Showreels featuring highlights of the playoff rounds from the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. The souvenirs available within these souvenir packages allow players to obtain skins that are relevant to important events that take place in the deciding rounds of the match. This format is already familiar to the community and serves as a way to preserve memorable moments of the Major within the game.

How highlights from the Major playoffs are displayed!

The developers also showcased the appearance of the 2026 Service Medal. This design takes on the tradition that has seen an individual annually receive an award. This design will be available to players next year. 

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The StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 featured teams battling for a prize pool of $1,250,000, with a total of 32 teams taking on each other from November 24 to December 14 in Budapest, Hungary.In the final, Team Vitality emerged victorious over FaZe Clan with a result of 3:1, claiming one of the biggest victories in their history.