Valve will soon be removing a set of CSGO decals marking the IEM Rio, and the final on-sale date is fast approaching. If you want to celebrate Heroic, FaZe, or Team Liquid, or have the ability to buy and trade Steam FPS games, you need to act fast.
After several delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the IEM Rio Major finally took place in October and November 2022. The defending champions FaZe Clan were eliminated by Bad News Eagles, and in the finals the Outsiders defeated Heroic on a bunch of CSGO maps which included Dust 2, Mirage and Inferno.
Marking the tournament, a series of CSGO stickers were released in October. Featuring the signatures of iconic players like Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyljev and Joshua “INS” Potter, the stickers included in the game range from pennies to around $90 (£75). That’s a lot to pay for an in-game cosmetic, but nothing compared to some of the other more expensive CSGO stickers. Topping the charts is the 2014 Titan Holo sticker, all yours for just US$77,000 (£65,000 GBP). Yes, you read that right.
Although they’ve only been on sale for a few months, Valve and CSGO say the Rio decals will be retired soon.
“Notice,” of a statement on the official CSGO Twitter. The last day to purchase Rio 2022 stickers is Monday, February 20. As of this writing, that gives you about five days to purchase the Rio stickers. So if you want to pay tribute to your favorite player or invest in something to sell or trade later, now is the time. You can find Rio stickers at various CSGO Trading Posts.
Elsewhere, the “Doodle Lore” CSGO skin for the AWP has been removed and replaced, following allegations that it violated copyrights and was based on “stolen artwork”. However, CSGO’s popularity is growing right now as the multiplayer game sets a new concurrent player record on Steam.
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