Tech Desk 
Aug 25, 2024
In a fascinating series happening in the realm of science, the second human receiver of Neuralink's brain chip is reportedly using it to play the popular Counter-Strike 2.
This was brought to light by a follow-up Elon Musk's Neuralink provided on Alex, the second human being to receive a Neuralink brain chip implant who also underwent a spinal cord injury and lost control of his limbs.
The patient has reportedly been remotely controlling a mouse and a laptop since he experienced the brain chip implant.
Alex's remarkable capability of playing his favourite game stands in line with the status update of Noland Arbaugh, the first human to have received a Neuralink brain chip implant.
Previously, Alex was using QuadStick, a mouth-operated controller, to play Counter-Strike 2, but that posed a great inconvenience to his gaming and restricted him to either moving or aiming his weapon at a time.
This discomfort forced him to switch back and forth between the mouse and keyboard functions when gaming. But gone is that misery thanks to the Neuralink brain chip which has now made him able to execute both functions simultaneously: aim with the implant, and move with the QuadStick.
“Just running around is so enjoyable because I can look side to side, and not need to move Quadstick left and right. I can [think about where to] look and it goes where I want it to. It's insane,” Alex was quoted by Neuralink as saying in a blog post.
Counter Strike server status
According to Game Champions, a credible platform for assessing the server status of Counter-Strike and Counter-Strike 2, Counter-Strike 2 servers are down or temporarily unavailable. The website cited a report comprising potential CS players' complaints.
