According to several rumors, the fact that their website and forums are currently offline and their dismal IRC channel topic ( "Andrew Waterman broke CAL….blame him and Angel Munoz"), there is reason to believe that the Cyberathlete Amateur League is no more.
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This mod from SOULDESIGNER is made so kids can enjoy killing, but in a friendly and nicer way.
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From the dystopian corridors of BioShock's subterranean "paradise" to the Strogg-infested space stations found throughout the Quake franchise, First Person Shooters have found countless ways to establish themselves as rich, enjoyable experiences, capturing the hearts and trigger fingers of gamers worldwide.

Even if it's just blasting away wave after wave of demons in Blood, or perhaps saving mankind from itself as you traverse Half-Life 2's City 17, the FPS genre has proven itself time and time again.
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Valve has always been known to be one of the top developers in the PC arena. In fact, their only real competitor is Blizzard and both developers make such different games that it really isn't a competition. Well, in the latest issue of Game Informer, Valve revealed statistics of their game sales in the past decade that show why they are the industry leaders.
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Garry's Mod, the sandbox application based on Valve's Source engine, has seen sales top 312,541 since its debut on Steam two years ago.

The game's creator, Garry Newman, commented on his surprise that the USD 10 title proved to be such a hit and added that it has since afforded him the opportunity to learn more about games development and programming.

"The day it went on Steam was a nervous day for me. How well would it sell, would it be buggy as hell, would Valve regret giving me this chance?" he wrote on his blog.
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The Championship Gaming Series, founded in 2007 to be the chief competitor to Major League Gaming, has announced that they will be shutting down operations effective immediately.
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From our friends at PC Gamer UK:Have you heard? PC Gamer is having its very first proper LAN party this September: the PC Gamer Showdown. And we've got 35,000 reasons for you to be there.That's right: there'll be £35,000 in cash to be won by the best teams playing Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike Source, World in Conflict and Call of Duty 4.Trigger finger a little rusty? Don't fancy your chances against the best ... » Read More

Completely interactive, a Counter-Strike Source server has been attached to a mechanical sculpture. When someone dies in the game, it releases a stream of "blood" across the wall, a "physical manifestation of nebulous kills" in the words of artist Riley Harmon.

According to Harmon, most of us kill a lot of people in digital worlds, and don't think much about the consequences of death. Harmon addresses that topic with "What it is without the hand that wields it," a sculpture on display at the University of Oklahoma School of Art until April 4th.

Players who would like to participate in the exhibit can do so by using the command "connect 129.15.76.103:27015" in CS.
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Buddhist monks. Counter-Strike.

Not exactly two things you expect to have anything in common. But, while researching a story that has absolutely nothing to do with either, MTV Multiplayer discovered some monks in China that are big fans of Valve's shooter.

Honestly, MTV Multiplayer didn't believe Gearbox Software's Randy Pitchford when he told them.
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A promotional video for an upcoming episode of GameTrailers TV seems to indicate they have some exclusive information about a possible Counter-Strike 2 in the works.

In addition, they'll have new footage of Left 4 Dead, a look at a new map for Team Fortress 2 (presumably it will be Goldrush), and an interview with Gabe Newell.
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"International Fascism: Microsoft Will Kill More Youth than Hitler." That is the title of a news posting over at the LaRouche Political Action Committee website, home of the supporters of American political nutcase Lyndon LaRouche. Taking their lead from the New York Post's sensationalist article "COLLEGE KILLER CRAZY FOR VIOLENT VID GAME", the LaRouche Camp is apparently blaming "Microsoft's Counterstrike killer video-game" for the shooting. Never mind that Microsoft doesn't make Counter-Strike - that's probably all part of the conspiracy as well.

"The intended effect, to foster an environment of mass suicide terrorism in the U.S.A., is a by-product of the 'Revolution in Military Affairs' policy, organized by Felix Rohatyn and George P. Shultz; the same individuals, who not only helped to install the fascist Pinochet into the Chilean government, but are the prime backers of a fascist Bloomberg Presidency."
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Brazilian officials have wielded the ban hammer on online games EverQuest and Counter-Strike. Both games are accused of inciting violence and are "harmful to consumers' health," according to a report by news source AFP. The ban was actually officially ordered last October but has only now gone into effect. Neither game can now be sold in the country. Judge Carlos Alberto Simoes ruled that Counter-Strike and EverQuest promoted "the subversion of public order" and "were an attack against the ... » Read More

Game Watch are reporting that Counter-Strike Online, Valve and Nexon's shot at total Asian gaming domination, just enjoyed a successful three-day closed beta. Around 170,000 Korean CS players took a shot at the upcoming, heavily localised, Steam-free version of the classic FPS, which among other tweaks features some new maps and new weapons. CSO is scheduled for release in Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan.
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Nov 29, 2007 You could be a good sport and refrain from taunting and tea bagging other players. But what's the fun in that? Marking your opponents' territory with your own animated sprays in Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike is the perfect way to remind the enemy of your superior skills. You could troll through a dozen forums to figure out how to create your own custom graffiti tag. But luckily, our friends over at Maximum PC can show you how to unleash a barrage of terrifying lolcat ... » Read More

Online gaming website Tournament.com has closed down with immediate effect, ceasing all competitive activities, and putting players on notice to contact site administrators to claim any cash that may have been in account wallets.

The site, which launched in May this year, had acquired the exclusive rights from Valve for the ongoing competitive use of Counter-Strike Source, which prompted cease and desist orders on other sites using the game.

Philip Wride, managing director of Elysium Gaming, told GamesIndustry.biz that the failure of the business was a clear indication that further work on this kind of business model was needed.
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According to the latest statistics released by online community and data aggregation tool Xfire, the number of hours spent playing online PC games by its community of over 8 million players fell further in October.

"We think that the most reasonable explanation is the release of major console titles - Halo 3 came out September 25th - which shows that a lot of Xfire users are console gamers too," says Xfire's senior director of marketing, Frederic Descamps.

"However with the release of the widely anticipated titles Hellgate: London (October 31) and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (November 5), we have seen a 10 per cent increase in daily gameplay for November as compared to October."
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Xfire also produce a gaming-oriented IM client that lets you see what games your friends are playing, chat with them in or out of game, and join them in whatever game they might be playing. This little application allows Xfire to compile some interesting data about the games people are playing and ¿ while their data doesn't include every last gamer ¿ with over 8 million users in 700 different games, they have a broad sampling size.
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Your friendly neighborhood Dell is sponsoring the Dell Unleashed Counter-Strike Campus Challenge, which aims to send the greatest CS dueler to Pandemic in Sweden. Don't think you can hang with the big boys? No problem, there's no fee to enter. May as well get in there and take one quick headshot to end your playoff run.
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Directly from the Championship Gaming Series website the regular season is slated to begin on June 27. The players will be arriving in Los Angeles in the next few days and begin a month of preparation and competition to determine the Region 1 Champion. There will be several ways during the season to catch the action. In week 1 the matches will be covered by http://www.thecgs.com. You can come to the CGS website for up to the minute scores, video on demand and player reactions. Week 2 will be broadband week, where all matches will be streamed live on thecgs.com. Starting week 3 the matches will air live on DirecTV's channel 101. The full schedule can be found after the jump.
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Counter-Strike is coming to the dedicated UK sports channel, Sky Sports Extra, sources have told CVG.

Valve and Sky have signed a deal to produce a program based around Counter-Strike tournaments. In case you need reminding Counter-Strike is the massively popular online team-based shooter.

Sky has purchased the broadcasting rights from Valve Software for Counter-Strike in the UK and the firm intends run regular TV shows around organised competitions for screening on Sky Sports Extra.
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