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Valve has quietly added a small but meaningful decoration to the Mirage map in Counter-Strike 2: four tomato cans labeled “Magic: Secret Sauce” with a “4X” printed beneath them. But for anyone who watched Boris “magixx” Vorobiev dismantle an entire G2 squad in the IEM Cologne Major 2026 quarterfinals, the reference is unmistakable.
The update, released around June 30, 2026, represents the first time Valve has commemorated a professional esports moment inside CS2. The last time the developer did anything like this was nearly a decade ago, when Dosia’s legendary grenade play earned its own in-game tribute in CS:GO back in 2017.
The play that broke the internet
Team Spirit were locked in a second overtime against G2 on Mirage during the quarterfinals of the Cologne Major. It was map point. Magixx, Spirit’s captain, armed with an AK-47, sprayed down all four remaining G2 players in a 1v4 clutch that immediately became one of the most replayed moments in competitive Counter-Strike history. Within hours, clips of the play were ricocheting across social media. Within days, the CS community had organized petitions and threads demanding Valve honor the moment with some kind of permanent in-game tribute.
Why tomato cans matter
Valve placed four tomato cans in a corner of Mirage. The “Magic: Secret Sauce” branding is a nod to magixx’s gamertag. The “4X” references the four kills.
The decision to use environmental props rather than a traditional graffiti spray is worth noting. In CS:GO, commemorative graffitis were literal spray-paint markings on walls and floors. Valve appears to be experimenting with a different visual language for CS2, integrating tributes into the map’s physical environment rather than overlaying them on surfaces.
A drought finally ends
The gap between Dosia’s 2017 tribute and magixx’s 2026 tribute is striking. Nearly nine years passed without Valve immortalizing a single professional play inside the game.
The same update that added the tomato cans also released champion stickers for the Falcons, who won the Cologne Major. Those stickers generate revenue through Major shop and pass sales, with a share going to the winning organization.
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