
Valve is under fire from all angles following the new Counter-Strike 2 update, which left the community in shambles over skin prices and the entirety of Steam's marketplace crashing, as even developers speak up against its reliance on gambling in video games.
Speaking in a recent interview with Eurogamer, DayZ creator Dean Hall comments on the use of gambling-related monetization in games – specifically on Valve's part. "It's something I think Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism about," admits Hall.