A weapon skin and a knife in the popular Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) video game have sold for a combined $500,000. The AK-47 Case Hardened ‘Blue Gem’ skin is now the most expensive weapon skin in the game at around $400,000, it has been up for sale since November 2022.

it has four Katowice 2014 Titan Holo stickers on it, each worth $60,000

This skin is highly sought after due to its pattern number which makes it the ‘bluest’ coloring possible. It also is in the best condition of this particular skin currently in existence. Finally, it has four Katowice 2014 Titan Holo stickers on it, each worth $60,000.

The knife is a Karambit Case Hardened ‘Blue Gem’ and accounts for about $100,000 of the purchase price. This is the same knife that someone offered to buy for a record-breaking $1.5m in 2021. The difference is that the knife in this case is in well-worn condition, rather than factory-new condition.

A catalyst for the increasing interest levels in the CS:GO skins market is the upcoming release of Counter-Strike 2. Gamers are willing to spend more and more for the most desirable and rarer items. Last month, another AK-47 skin sold for $160,000. This was deemed to be the priciest public sale of a weapon skin at the time.