CS2 patch review from December 9, 2025: removal of false VAC bans, improved weapon shadows and quick inventory - what has changed for players.

Following months of signaling a shift toward unified update management, Microsoft is now testing a mechanism to decouple application updates from the Microsoft Store client. New code discovered in ...

LATAM Airlines and pilots for the carrier in its home country of Chile have reached a contract agreement, the union said on Wednesday, bringing an end to a week-long strike. The strike, the first by ...

In October 2025, the Counter-Strike 2 community faced a serious financial problem: the market for game items dramatically lost $2 billion. The total amount was one third of the total value of all ...

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 ...

Valve’s October 22 update to Counter-Strike 2 triggered a market crash that erased nearly $2 billion in digital skin value. Pricempire data shows prices for rare knives and gloves plunged 48%, ...

The update of the Counter-Strike 2 skins exchange rules caused chaos. Some of the rare in-game items’ prices plummeted, stripping owners of the potential returns. The CS2 skins market cap dropped from ...

Aaron McKinley is a writer, blogger and video game enthusiast with over five years of experience in web content and many more in playing games until the wee hours of the morning. His work spans many ...

As Bloomberg reports, roughly $1.75 billion of value evaporated from the game’s pricey item skins market after an October 22nd update made it easier for players to acquire knife skins. If you’re an ...

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 ...

A major update to Counter-Strike 2’s item mechanics wiped nearly $2 billion from its $5.8 billion skin market, igniting debate over central control in gaming. The multibillion-dollar market for ...

A Counter-Strike 2 update has crashed the video game's economy, wiping over $2 billion in real-world value. The dramatic plummet is due to surprise changes which make it easier to get rare in-game ...