The release of Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) marked a huge shift for the tactical shooter franchise, breathing new life into its graphics, mechanics, and, inevitably, its booming virtual economy. Alongside the game’s official release, the community surrounding weapon skins expanded…[Read more]

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO)– and more recently, its successor Counter-Strike 2– has fostered among the most distinct economies in video gaming history. Central to this economy is the virtual weapon skin. While originally presented simply as cosmetic products to…[Read more]

The phenomenon of Counter-Strike (CS) gambling has developed from a private underground subculture into a multi-billion-dollar worldwide market. Since the intro of weapon skins in Valve’s popular tactical shooter, gamers have actually discovered methods to utilize these digital…[Read more]