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Counter-Strike generated $100 million in microtransactions in March

Counter-Strike is one of Valve’s most popular games and, even after so many years since it was released, the title still manages to conquer millions of players around the world, from the oldest to the youngest. And it seems that the announcement of the second version has given it another boost, as the latest information shows that the game managed to generate 100 million dollars in microtransactions just last March.

CS: $100 million in microtransactions generated in March...We recently reported that the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive game had managed to reach over 1.5 million players online at the same time for the first time in its history. And, in the same period, the creator Valve officially announced the second version, that is, Counter-Strike 2. These and other factors end up contributing to the increase in popularity of the title from the owner of Steam and the latest information reinforces this.

According to the website CS:GO Case Tracker, just during the past month of March, the game company will have received more than 100 million dollars through the sale of microtransactions for the Counter-Strike game. Details reveal that this amount was raised by selling item boxes, which cost between $1 to $60, which can only be opened with keys that cost $2.50.

The website adds that more than 39.5 million boxes were opened in March, which thus represents an increase of 42.5% compared to the numbers that were registered in the previous month, that is, in February 2023 there were 27.7 million boxes were opened. And it is the highest value since January 2022.

These and other numbers and achievements achieved by the game are then a good lever for Counter-Strike 2 to be received with high expectations. For now, the second version of CS is being tested by a limited number of users and is expected to hit the market during the summer of this year.

Source: Pplware