Tue Feb 13 23:10:59 2024
(*6952cd93*):: this is crazy https://www.businessinsider.com/counter-strike-1-billion-loot-boxes-gambling-esports-video-games-2024-1 +public!
*** ‘Counter-Strike’ raked in nearly $1 billion in 2023 from randomized loot boxes
*** “Counter Strike 2” brought in nearly $1 billion from loot boxes. Regulators have suggested loot boxes are too close to gambling.
*** Business Insider
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(*6952cd93*):: one game pulling in $1 billion in loot boxes? That’s bat shit insane to me
(*6952cd93*):: it’s hilarious that CS started out as a half life mod among many others and now it’s a billion dollar franchise