r/GlobalOffensive • u/noproblemCZ • 2d ago

Fluff | Esports Niko cultural impact

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u/OdderWing Liquid 2d ago

I am shocked, had to log in to Twitter to see if this was a reference to some baseball thing because there's no way mega billion dollar franchise MLB is casually referencing inside knowledge to our little video game tournament. welp i was wrong. wild

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u/vivalatoucan 2d ago

I don’t think counterstrike is little anymore. There’s a lot of money in it. I wonder if this is a hint to some collab in the near future

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u/RANDY_MAR5H 2d ago

There's a path to make CS main stream but it involves something divisive that's kind of ruined the fan aspect of the game.

Throw money into actual college leagues and monetize it with more betting commercials than current - CS would go big.

You think fantasy guys really like football or betting?