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April Fools’ Prank Costs Counter Strike Players $53,000

An April fools' joke done yesterday has cost numerous players over $53 000 combined as they bought skins only to find out that the video they watched was an April Fools joke.

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barb_wire2949d ago (Edited 2949d ago )

A Fool and his money are soon parted..

Seriously though, if it sounds too good to be true, then maybe it just is..

ICANPLAYGAMES22949d ago

Truth, though I wouldn't really consider this a prank, this is more like fraud.

spicelicka2949d ago

At least they can get some money back with refunds.

People are stupid nonetheless.

SunnyZ2949d ago

$2,000 for a knife?

More dollars than sense...

Eonjay2949d ago

There is no IQ test for the PC Master Race... you only need money to burn.

Loktai2949d ago

Or your parents money.

Hoffmann2949d ago

My respect for COD players just increased a 1000X times.

PurpHerbison2948d ago

Until you watch tournament footage of actual COD players.

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CS:GO fans now frantically dusting off their Xbox 360s as servers are still online

One of the only ways to play CS:GO on official servers is via the Xbox 360 version of the game.

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mandf215d ago

4 or 5 players in a game is not players frantically dusting it off

Jin_Sakai215d ago

We all know that videogamer.com went to each and every Xbox 360 owners house to watch them frantically dust off their 360s.

Vits215d ago

I mean it is a 1000% growth in the player-base. /s

mandf215d ago

Enough to write an article though. N4g new owners are insulting us for click revenue

Vits215d ago

@mandf

Nothing to do with new owners. N4G has always been the trashcan for game news and discussion.

northpaws215d ago

I love video games so much that I never have the time to replay the old one that I have finished, my backlog has only gotten bigger and bigger. I don't get how some people can play one game for years (except for mmorpg)

mandf215d ago

It's an exaggeration to the extreme. A way making an exclusive seen grander than it is.

Profchaos215d ago

Some people do I know someone who only ever plays dune 2000 which is rarely but still

RedDevils215d ago

Those Fifa or COD players do that every years.

Inverno215d ago

Wonder why they've never ported this game over to last Gen and now current Gen. This game would be pretty popular right now, I think.

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Players Spent Over $100 Million On CS:GO Cases Last Month, A New Record

About 39.5 million loot boxes were opened throughout March 2023, right after Valve announced Counter-Strike 2. It goes without saying that gamers love gambling, especially those who play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

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OhReginald392d ago

I have about 260 hours on csgo and have not spent a single penny on any of the microtransactions. You can still enjoy it since it's not pay to win.

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‘Counter-Strike 2’ Release Date Nears As Devs Test Source 2

The rumours are heating up and it looks like Counter-Strike 2, the move onto the Source 2 engine for CS:GO, is coming very soon based on testing files found on Steam.

Number1TailzFan414d ago

S&box devs already have access to Source 2 and have done for a while.

DOTA 2 was Source 2 but hardly anyone noticed/cared because it wasn't one of the Valve games most wanted. L4D3 was scrapped because Source 2 wasn't ready and buggy.

Half Life Alyx has been the only official Source 2 game that people notice so far.. The engine still looks pretty good graphically, but it looked far more impressive back in 2014 when the leaked plantation level that was rebuilt on Source 2 (for L4D2) was shown. Too bad it took this long for Valve to do anything with the engine.. with all the money they have I have to wonder what happened. Even a smaller dev studio could've produced stuff within a couple of years.

Richhard1412d ago

Not sure why this hyped tbh, it’s only in updated engine. Same maps, same game. So long as it’s top of steam listings, it’ll be here for evermore.