Counter-Strike 2 News

On to the Finals

The Legends Stage of the BLAST.tv Paris Major has concluded and the Champions Stage is set. The following teams will compete to become Major Champions of the final CS:GO Major:

3-0:
Heroic
Vitality

3-1:
GamerLegion
Monte
Team Liquid

3-2:
Apeks
FaZe
Into the Breach

The Quarterfinals begin Thursday, May 18th, at 6:00pm Paris time GMT+2. The conclusion of the Legends Stage means Pick'Ems are now open for the Champions Stage.

Team items are available here with 50% of the proceeds going to teams and organizations taking part in the Major.

Good luck to the final 8 teams!

CSGO has been put in the Louvre

CSGO is art now. With the Valve FPS game soon to be supplanted by the upcoming Counter-Strike 2, it perhaps feels right that it becomes ensconced in history alongside the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, and Johannes Vermeer's The Astronomer. And that's exactly what's happened, as one group of committed CSGO players temporarily 'instals' an extremely clutch clip from the Paris Major in the world's most famous art gallery.

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Enter The Legends

The Challengers Stage of the BLAST.tv Paris Major has concluded and 8 teams have advanced to the Legends Stage.

3-0:
ENCE
G2

3-1:
Apeks
FaZe
Ninjas in Pyjamas

3-2:
GamerLegion
Monte
Team Liquid

The Legends Stage begins May 13th and Pick'Ems are now open.

Team items are available here with 50% of the proceeds going to teams and organizations taking part in the Major.

Good luck to the 16 remaining teams!

CSGO skin gambling under pressure as Valve tightens Steam rules

CSGO skin gambling could face increased pressure and scrutiny following revised Steam guidelines issued by Valve. The FPS game allows for a variety of trading types and CSGO skin exchanges, but in some cases these may violate the new version of Steam's conduct rules, potentially leading to account sanctions. The announcement from Valve comes as CSGO cases see record opening numbers, and we await the arrival of Counter-Strike 2.

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CSGO skins versus NFTs - one is a game, the other is a gamble

CSGO skins were ahead of their time. If I had told you ten years ago that gamers could make a fortune by playing an online shooter, opening little digital cases, and selling what was inside, it might have sounded bizarre. But Valve's FPS game was a trailblazer, forming the blueprint for what we now call the 'non-fungible token,' or NFT. Long before the bored apes, CSGO players were trading virtual items. Naturally, then, NFT collectors may be curious about investing in CSGO skins, but though they may seem similar, the two commodities are vastly different.

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