This is the new prize pool of CS: GO Major Championship

After the increased role of other competitive titles and especially MOBAs in Esports, Looks like Valve is set to bring back Counter-Strike to the forefront once again with the newly announced prize pool of CS: GO Major Championship.

Even though the prize was initially set to be $250.000, Valve backtracked and reannounced the prize pool to be $1 million dollars, for it to be the biggest in the game’s history.

“When we announced the first CS:GO Major Championship in 2013, we hoped the Majors would be rallying points for the community, tent-pole events that could draw new audiences and amplify the value of all events. Since then, the professional CS:GO community has been growing at an incredible rate. CS:GO tournaments are now among the largest esports events in the world, drawing global audiences of millions of viewers, filling massive venues, and garnering higher prize pools. Professional CS:GO has grown, and the CS:GO Major Championships are about to grow with it.”

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is the second most played Valve game after DOTA2, so it plays an important role at the company that will no doubt be enforced in the upcoming years.