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"Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism about" gambling in its video games, says DayZ creator after $6 billion Counter-Strike 2 market crashes

"I'm honestly disgusted"

GamesRadar

'Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism': DayZ creator Dean Hall says the 'gambling mechanics' of Valve's monetization strategy 'have absolutely no place' in videogames

Are we all letting Valve off easy for its loot crate economy?

PC Gamer

It's opposite day in CS2: Accounts full of previously run-of-the-mill reds are now worth upwards of $90,000, while one of the most sought-after knives drops $10,000 in value

What an eventful few days.

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After Randy Pitchford had a game cancelled by EA, he was called by Gabe Newell out of nowhere to ask if he wanted to work on Half-Life: "I don't believe in manifestation - I believe in coincidence"

Half-Life: Opposing Force would release nine months later

GamesRadar

Ludicrous $6 billion Counter Strike 2 skins market crashes, loses $3 billion overnight — game update destroys inventories, collapses market

Counter-Strike 2 received an update yesterday that prompted the worst market crash in the game's history. Cosmetics worth over $6 billion fell to almost $3 billion after Valve made it easier to acquire them. Less scarcity means lower barrier of entry, but it also means less desirability for traders who'd…

Tom’s Hardware

Steam Just Fixed One Of Its Biggest Problems With A Surprise New Feature

Steam's latest new feature makes it much easier to track upcoming games you're already looking forward to and find ones that may have escaped your notice.

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Latest CS2 patch has skin collectors in meltdown over a supposed $2bn in losses, with others saying 'this is the best update ever', but maybe Valve is just doing some course-correction and doesn't care

AK Six-Seeven!

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Valve’s CS2 skin update leads to massive exodus with over $1 billion wiped from marketplace

The community is widely split in their opinion about the update.

Dot Esports

Steam Next Fest gave one indie game a 51,500% increase in players—'1 week ago we had 3 players… thank you all so much'

Which must look quite good on a line graph.

PC Gamer

Counter-Strike 2 community left in shambles along with Steam marketplace after Valve's new "Trade Up" update turns $10 skins into $1,000 skins and vice versa: "This update has made some collectors very rich"

"My knife just dropped $1,400 in value in the span of 30 minutes"

GamesRadar

With over 13,000 new games on Steam this year so far, over a third of them haven't even made enough to break even on Valve's submission fee

It's estimated around 40% of 2025 Steam games still haven't recouped the $100 submission.

PC Gamer

CS2 update (Oct. 23): Retakes mode, knife trade-ups, and more

Retakes are finally here!

Dot Esports

Steam's latest 'experiment' is a new way of discovering games that's actually really convenient and useful

The Personal Calendar tracks recent releases and upcoming games in an easy-to-digest format that I really like.

PC Gamer

Valve isn't slowing down with its Steam Labs updates – this one might be the best yet

No more endless game searching...

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"They just keep winning": Steam was already beating every store at finding games, and it just got better with custom calendars showing recent and upcoming games Valve thinks you'll like

Steam's new Personal Calendars bring another visibility tool to Valve's store

Tom’s Guide

The next Xbox could be a hybrid PC/Console — and I have no idea how to feel about that

The next Xbox sounds like it could take a lot of influence from gaming PCs, but I have some concerns that Microsoft is going to mess it up somehow.

Dot Esports

Dota 2 fans commend BLAST for bringing back True Sight vibes

These daily clips are extremely nostalgic.

TechRadar

Microsoft's new full-screen experience on Windows 11 is no match for SteamOS – and ROG Xbox Ally X performance tests highlight that

Am I surprised? Absolutely not...

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As the Steam Next Fest wraps up, Valve shares some of the seasonal event's most-played demos – and they range from chaotically comedic co-op games to brutal Braveheart-inspired roguelikes

The top 50 is especially diverse this time around

GamesRadar

Over 5,000 games released on Steam this year didn't make enough money to recover the $100 fee to put a game on Valve's store, research estimates

And over 8,000 games are estimated to have earned under $1,000

GamesRadar

The Steam store just added a feature I didn't know I needed until Valve pointed it out: a dedicated page for every bundle containing a game

Hooray for Steam making finding discounts easier

Dot Esports

All Esports Awards 2025 finalists

All the nominations are out!

PC Gamer

Steam is officially bigger than Canada with a 41-million concurrent user record

War presumably inevitable.

Dot Esports

Dota 2 and PGL’s official YouTube channels fall victim to crypto scam attack

If this could happen to Valve, it can happen to anyone.

Dot Esports

SirActionSlacks explains why he thinks Valve skipped TI 2025 new hero reveal

Valve Time strikes again.

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