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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. Valve released a new patch for Counter-Strike 2 overnight ...

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 ...