New Delhi: Counter-Strike 2 players woke up to chaos last week as a routine game update triggered one of the biggest economic crashes ever seen in video game history. What was expected to be a minor patch ended up wiping billions of dollars from the game’s virtual skins market, sending shockwaves through player communities, trading platforms and real-world investors who treat CS2 cosmetics like financial assets.

According to Price Empire, the total market value of Counter-Strike skins dropped from over $6.08 billion to around $3.08 billion within hours after the update went live on October 23 . That is roughly $3 billion erased overnight. In a game where a single virtual AK-47 skin recently sold for more than $1 million, this update has disrupted a digital economy that many believed wa

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