Valve has been hit by yet another class action lawsuit in the Netherlands, this time from Consumer Competition Claims (CCC). The CCC claims that Valve holds a dominant position in the market, estimated at around 85%, and is breaching competition law through so-called "Most Favoured Nation" clauses. They argue that Valve’s 30 percent cut on all game sales is too high and reflects monopolistic behaviour. Dutch consumers have suffered total damages of more than €220 million. Source: GameClaim

What are these two cyber tourists doing on Falcons’ last tab? 😭 karrigan 0-10 and TeSeS 1-9 while NiKo is out here dropping a 1.86 rating and 96 ADR. Meanwhile G2 fans are already joking about feeding him those Cologne kebabs… Is this the "revenge arc" we were waiting for? 👀

New CS2 update (spoiler: no armory rotation) COLOGNE 2026 — Added display of lowest and highest sticker price in the last 7 days in the Cologne 2026 Major Shop. —Added stickers showcase to the Cologne 2026 Major Hub tile on the main menu. MISC —Added multi-select functionality in Storage Units deposit/retrieve UI. —Added appropriate error message when user's inventory is full and they try to redeem Weekly Care Package rewards, Armory items, or items in the Major Shop cart. — Fixed number wrapping rules in some languages.

Steam will no longer be restocking physical gift cards at retailers due to scammers.

I asked Four AI Models to Predict Stage 3 Pick'Ems of IEM Cologne 2026 and here are the results ‼️ In Stage 2, Claude got 6/10 and rest all of them were below 5. Who do you think will get 5 correct this time?

Good riddance.

This is my story of how I got manipulated and scammed out of every @Counterstrike skin that I've owned roughly worth 60K USD. I want to share my experience as both a warning and an example of what can happen when you place too much trust in the wrong person. I originally met someone who went by "Boba" (Tiffany) through a potential skin trade. Over the course of about a month, we became friends. We talked regularly throughout the day, played games together, and had a lot of casual conversations about life. During that time, I loaned her an AK-47 | B the Monster with 4x Dignitas Cologne 2014 Holos on April 5, 2026. I've always been a trusting person, and at the time I had no reason to believe that trust would be misplaced. I had mentioned to her that I need to sell the AK-47 | B the Monster, and she told me that if she ended up liking the skin enough, she would be interested in buying it herself. As we continued talking, I learned she was a woman, and our conversations eventually became flirtatious. My wife later discovered the nature of those conversations, which was inappropriate and something I acknowledge was wrong. At the time, my wife and I were already going through divorce proceedings. During one of our discussions, Tiffany brought up the fact that I owned a large collection of rare and valuable CS skins, including one-of-one items such as a Desert Eagle Blaze with 4x Vox Katowice 2015 stickers in a custom placement. She pointed out that these skins could potentially be considered assets during a divorce and could become subject to division or forced sale. Based on those conversations, I believed it would be safer to have someone I trusted temporarily hold some of my items until everything was finalized. Over time, I transferred multiple skins to her for safekeeping. Looking back, there were warning signs that I ignored. Near the end, she began asking to purchase items from me through CSFloat. At the time, I didn't think much of it, but in hindsight, it was a major red flag that I should have taken more seriously. Unfortunately, the trust I placed in her was ultimately betrayed. I no longer have access to the items I transferred, and she has since deleted our Discord message history, making it difficult to provide the full context of our conversations and agreements. While I cannot prove every detail due to those deleted messages, I am sharing my account of what happened as accurately as I can remember it. I am not posting this to start arguments or force anyone to believe my side of the story. I understand that people will draw their own conclusions. I simply want to document what happened, accept responsibility for my own mistakes, and warn others to be cautious about who they trust online especially when valuable items are involved. Below is a list of the items that were taken from me. @Steam ACCOUNT : steamcommunity.com/profiles/… @csfloatcom STALL : csfloat.com/stall/7656119965… Half of what's listed here is stuff she had sold ------------------------------------------------- ★ Specialist Gloves Pillow Punchers | 0.14999391138554 (MW) SEED : 818 ★ Sport Gloves Pandora's Box | 0.15626411139965 (FT) SEED : 666 #3 Lowest Float | ★ Skeleton Knife Doppler (Black Pearl) | 0.00077357218834 (FN) SEED : 338 ★ Flip Knife Gamma Doppler (Emerald) | 0.02839924581349 (FN) SEED : 432 ★ Flip Knife Doppler (Ruby) | 0.02471102401614 (FN) SEED : 352 ★ Flip Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 1) | UNKNOWN FLOAT (FN) SEED : UNKNOWN (TIER 1 DIAMOND GEM) ★ Karambit Doppler (Phase 1) | 0.03443330153823 (FN) SEED : 533 ★ Karambit Doppler (Phase 2) | UNKNOWN FLOAT (FN) SEED : UNKNOWN ★ M9 Bayonet Doppler (Phase 4) | UNKNOWN FLOAT (FN) SEED : UNKNOWN (TIER 1 FAKE SAPPHIRE) Desert Eagle Blaze | 0.02908257395029 (FN) SEED : 90 4x Vox Kato 2015 HOLO 1x REASON HOLO 2014 1 Vox Kato 2015 HOLO SLAB Desert Eagle Blaze | 0.00919069629163 (FN) SEED : 267 1x DIGNITAS KATO HOLO 2014 (1 of 3 in world) MP9 Pandora's Box | 0.00523561984301 (FN) SEED : 882 4x Luminosity FOIL MLG 2016 AK-47 B the Monster | 0.00405438710004 (FN) SEED : 579 4x Dignitas Dreamhack Holo 2014 1x Dignitas Kato 2014 1 Dignitas Dreamhack 2014 Holo SLAB AK-47 B the Monster | 0.00076538958820 (FN) SEED : 870 4x Dignitas Cologne Holo 2014 #3 Lowest float | SSG 08 Dragonfire | 0.00003025659316 (FN) SEED : 529 4x AdreN Gold Krakow 2017 #4 Lowest Float | M4A4 Dark Blossom | 0.00002620886880 (FN) SEED : 557 3x Cloud9 Dreamhack Holo 2014 #8 Lowest Float | Glock-18 | Twilight Galaxy | 0.00017964415019 (FN) SEED : 411 4x Navi Kato Holo 2015 MAC-10 Fade | 0.03038361668587 (FN) SEED : 143

Tax update for Chinese CS traders: Several friends of mine have already received calls from their local tax authorities regarding C5 transactions and were asked to self-report. As of now, this appears to be related specifically to C5 and Chinese KYC users. Youpin is reportedly still in discussions with tax authorities. For most people, the key number to pay attention to is ¥300,000 in quarterly sales. If you’re below that level, there’s generally no need to spend too much time worrying about this. Based on the information currently available, there are three tax categories that may be involved depending on your local tax authority: • VAT (Value Added Tax) — commonly around 1% in some regions and generally based on withdrawals/income received. • Personal Income Tax — applied to profits after costs. • Property/Asset Income Tax — some users have also been informed about this category, though implementation appears to vary. The exact treatment depends heavily on your local tax office, which is why different people are receiving different guidance. The overall framework looks much closer to standard e-commerce taxation than anything specifically designed for CS skins. Most importantly: don’t panic. At the moment, most cases are still being handled through voluntary self-reporting, and there are many legitimate ways to report costs and manage taxes properly. TL;DR: C5 has started. Some high-volume traders have already received calls. If your quarterly sales are below ¥300k, you probably don’t need to worry too much right now.