Browsing: CounterStrike

There was a period, briefly, when Counter-Strike was a PlayStation game. Not a port rumour or a fan project, but a proper Valve release sitting on the PlayStation Store next to everything else in the summer of 2012.

It has no effect on how a Counter-Strike 2 match plays out. Yet for millions of players, skins have become one of the clearest ways to show personality inside the game.

In June’s biggest commercial surprise, indie breakout Meccha Chameleon surged to the top of the global gaming charts. Released on June 10 by creators Lemorion_1224 and Hagneiro, the title ranked as the second-highest PC game by revenue behind Fortnite, according to Newzoo data shared exclusively with GamesIndustry.biz. The viral multiplayer experience outperformed established heavyweights across…