Counter-Strike

Counter-Strike skins are reportedly hooking teens on gambling, with some struggling with addiction years later. Meanwhile, a new Steam game, Fragpunk, is being compared to Counter-Strike, sparking discussions about its balance.

About Counter-Strike

Counter-Strike is a popular first-person shooter video game franchise known for its competitive multiplayer gameplay.

Insights

Counter-Strike mentions near a 52-week high at 25.3K.
Counter-Strike mentions is up 19.42% from the previous week.
Counter-Strike posts created is up 33.07% from the previous week.
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[--] Year: [--------------] +194%
1-Year High: [-----------] on 2025-12-15
1-Year Low: [----------] on 2025-02-25

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1-Year High: [------] on 2025-06-23
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The most influential creators that mention Counter-Strike in the last [--] hours

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@dogsushienjoyer	[--]	[-------]	[--]	[---------]
@goldcsnades	[--]	[-------]	[--]	[---------]
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@CS2DONKEDPOV2	[--]	[------]	[--]	[---------]
@cs2everyday2	[--]	[------]	[--]	[---------]
@ognebixel	[--]	[-------]	[--]	[---------]
@tradeittiktok	[--]	[------]	[--]	[-------]
@renyan	[--]	[-------]	[--]	[-------]

Sentiment: 76%

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Current Value: 76%
Daily Average: 69%
[--] Week: 70% +3%
[--] Month: 70% +1%
[--] Months: 70% -7%
[--] Year: 70% +14%
1-Year High: 83% on 2025-04-10
1-Year Low: 53% on 2025-09-27

Most Supportive Themes:

Pro Player Showcases: (30%) Highlighting skilled gameplay from professional players like s1mple and donk in videos and streams.
CS2 Meta and Balance Discussions: (25%) Community members sharing opinions and insights on the current game mechanics and balance of CS2.
Tournament Competitions: (20%) Focus on players and teams actively competing in various Counter-Strike tournaments.

Most Critical Themes:

Game Updates and Economic Impact: (40%) News regarding game updates, such as the CS2 update impacting the virtual economy and sparking NFT debates.
Bans Related to Game Features: (35%) Reports of players being banned from Counter-Strike [--] due to features like AMD's Anti-Lag.

Top Counter-Strike News

Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours

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"Why Chinas DF-31 missiles remain effective deterrents decades after debut South China Morning Post Not the newest or most powerful the ICBMs can still reach the US mainland and provide the PLA with a credible nuclear counterstrike force"
News Link @SCMPNews 2025-08-25T21:31Z 968.8K followers, [---] engagements

"Counter-Strike Skins Hook Teens on Gambling Gambling with Counter-Strike skins has a unique hold on teenagers and young adults. Some of them still struggle with gambling years later"
News Link @barronsonline 2024-12-09T08:30Z 398.3K followers, 5.7M engagements

"How $400 virtual knives saved Counter-Strike CS:GO began in part as a console game. Now its the most popular FPS of our generation"
News Link @pcgamer 2015-09-17T20:59Z 3.2M followers, 1.2M engagements

"Valve explains how CS:GO became the second most-played game on Steam One of three talks Valve delivered at the Game Developers Conference last week was Building the Content that Drives the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Economy a session by Technical Artist Bronwen Grimes. Grimes presentation mainly focused on how Valve developed its method for mostly-automating the creation of new weapon skins that roll out regularly in updates like Operation Phoenix and"
News Link @pcgamer 2014-03-25T20:49Z 3.2M followers, 1.2M engagements