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		masklinn 54 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Counter-Strike's player economy is in a freefall > 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.

aqme28 54 days ago [–]

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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