
The amount of fun derived from a multiplayer game is usually directly proportional to the respective game developer’s talent.

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.
Valve would be my pick. No other dev does post launch support like Valve.
I like all of them. Kind of was surprised with Nintendo though, but then I thought they kicked ass back in the days when it came to at home multiplayer
Valve and Bungie.
DICE pre Bad Company series
Valve & Blizzard take the cake otherwise.
Personal favourite is High Moon Studios.
Thats so far, personally dont believe BF3 will be as good as BF2 and wont have the same longevity.
That's a good list