On September 29, Valve pulls the Major Shop from the game, and with it goes the chance to buy Cologne Major stickers straight from the developer. After that, the Steam Market becomes the only source, and the supply stops growing. If you want these stickers in your inventory, the time to decide is now.We've been asking ourselves the same question, so we put our thoughts together: whether it's worth getting

CS2 turns three on September 27. It feels like only yesterday we were poring over the first screenshots on the new engine, arguing about the lighting and getting used to the revamped inspect. Since then, the game has picked up the Armory, new sticker finishes, charms and a whole stack of mechanics nobody even dreamed about back in CS:GO.We've followed every update for almost three years now, and at some

Greatness in Counter-Strike never bows out gracefully. There's no final match, no arena going dark, no crowd rising to its feet because everyone understands the era just ended. What you get instead is a transfer in the summer, another one in the winter, a new coach, a switch of comms language, a couple of seasons without a playoff run. Then one day you open a bracket, spot a logo you've

For a lot of people, CS2 investing started with cases. No floats, no patterns, no rare stickers: you grabbed a couple hundred for pocket change, dumped them in your inventory and forgot about them. The barrier to entry was about as low as it gets, and supply shrank on its own, since every case someone opens is gone from the market for good. For years, that playbook worked almost flawlessly.These