
Sean Freeark from TPG writes:
"The striking range of our beliefs about the proper way to behave in gaming warrants a discussion: what do we make of “honor codes” among gamers? Do you abide by an honor code when playing multiplayer games?"

Counter-Strike 2 dev Ido Magal confirms that 960,000 accounts were VAC banned from the FPS in its ongoing clampdown on CS2 farming bots.
i mean thats a problem of their own design to begin with, but because it makes them so much money they won't change it. It's something that they at least ban a bunch but it's the absolute minimum that they're doing.
Must be a lot of inactive accounts, there's no discernible difference in the active player count on the Steam charts.

Created in collaboration with Counter-Strike legend Nikola ‘NiKo’ Kovač, the Razer NiKo Collection is an exclusive collection that blends pro-level performance with personal flair.

Announced today at the end of the Intel Extreme Masters 2025 Grand Final, Cologne is officially set to host the next Counter-Strike Major.