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Re:Counter-Strike's player economy is in a multi-billion dol... by masklinn on Friday October 24, 2025 @09:18AM (#45694319)
> Having a game where some players only play in order to win money is, for sure, a no go.

Valve let that fester for years. Coffeezilla did a multi-part series on the subject late 2024.

The legal aspect seems the likely angle, valve either heard rumblings or got approached by a state actor and decided to finally cut the shit.

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Re:Counter-Strike's player economy is in a multi-billion dol... by aqme28 on Friday October 24, 2025 @11:04AM (#45695395)
It was a multi-billion dollar market, which blew my mind. Good on valve for bursting the bubble, but it sounds like it should have happened much sooner.
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