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 Counter-Strike 2 virtual marketplace experienced one of its most dramatic collapses in recent memory, shedding nearly $2 billion in value within hours of Valve releasing a controversial update.

Users in the /r/mousereview subreddit first clocked the trend in the PGL tournament, which is the first significant Counter-Strike 2 event since the X2 Superstrike was released on February 10th.

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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 ...

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 ...

Counter-Strike has long been known for two things: tight tactical FPS gameplay and a thriving player marketplace effectively valued at literal billions of dollars. Now, thanks to a recent update from ...

The Counter-Strike 2 skin marketplace has thousands of listings for thousands of dollars, and Valve has tanked the market with a small update designed to make skins easier to get. The small update ...

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Valve has released an update for Counter-Strike 2, its online competitive shooter, that has apparently tanked the skins market. Outside of shooting each other on de_dust2, Counter-Strike players have ...

Razer has partnered with Valve to launch the Razer | Counter-Strike 2 Collection, turning the famous Dragon Lore skin from Counter-Strike into real-world esports gear. Dragon Lore is one of the most ...

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