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Valve likely earned over $1bn in Counter-Strike 2 loot boxes last year

Valve likely earned over…

Valve likely made over $1bn last year from loot boxes in Counter-Strike 2. That’s according to data from CS2…
EA FC 24 TOTY: Final 11 cards and release schedule announced

EA FC 24 TOTY:…

It’s that time of the year once again in EA Sports FC 24, with the eagerly anticipated TOTY promotion…
Valve does not get “anywhere near enough criticism” for the gambling mechanics it uses to monetise games, DayZ creator Dean Hall says

Valve does not get…

Dean Hall, the creator of DayZ and more recently Icarus, has called out Valve regarding the use of gambling-related…
Counter Strike 2 update wipes nearly $2 billion off skin market value by making fancy knives and gloves easier to get

Counter Strike 2 update…

Valve has taken a sledgehammer to the Counter Strike 2 skins market in a “small update”, which allows players…
Thrustmaster T598 + Hypercar Wheel review: a great value PC/PS5 sim racing wheel and pedals built on novel tech

Thrustmaster T598 + Hypercar…

We’ve seen an explosion in the number of affordable direct drive (DD) racing wheels over the past couple of…
Activision files lengthy defence in Call of Duty lawsuit that accused it of “grooming” Uvalde school shooter

Activision files lengthy defence…

Activision Blizzard has submitted a lengthy defence in response to lawsuits filed last year in which the families of…
Surprise! All your double XP tokens from Modern Warfare 2&3, and Warzone are now in Black Ops 6

Surprise! All your double…

Season One has officially kicked off in Black Ops 6, following a major update. Apart from the new content,…
Counter-Strike 2 patch brings back fan-favourite Train map

Counter-Strike 2 patch brings…

More than three years after it was removed in the transition to Counter-Strike 2 and a week after Valve…
Activision disables anti-cheat “workaround” that unfairly targeted legitimate players

Activision disables anti-cheat “workaround”…

Activision says it has “disabled a workaround” to a cheat detection system in Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone that…
Xbox’s new Game Pass Standard tier yanks access to Starfield, Hellblade 2, Diablo 4, and more

Xbox’s new Game Pass…

Back in July, Microsoft announced sweeping changes to Xbox Game Pass that would see day one releases being removed…