Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. Last week, Valve released an update to Counter-Strike 2 ...
The Counter-Strike 2 community has been thrown into turmoil after a fateful update from Valve sent shockwaves through Steam’s marketplace, causing the value of skins (purchased with real money) to ...
The virtual economy tied to Counter-Strike has exploded, reaching a staggering market value of over $4.3 billion as of March ...
The update, first noticed by the team at Eurogamer, made what seems like a small change. Now, Counter-Strike 2 players can trade five regular Covert skins for a new, rarer knife or glove cosmetic. On ...
The Counter-Strike video game franchise has a cosmetic skin market worth billions A new update to the game has caused the prices of many of its most valuable items to crumble Over $2 billion USD in ...
The Counter-Strike 2 community was sent into a tailspin when its in-game economy crashed, causing a loss of almost $2 billion of real-world money. Like many other live-service games, Counter-Strike 2 ...