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Half-Life 2 mod CSS SCI FI: Hardwired Released (News)

Nov 2, 2009

CSS SCI FI is a single-player Half-Life 2 mod that puts players in the shoes of an augmented clone of Gordon Freeman. The player must fight time-travelling Combine forces and other enemies in intense combat missions set in Counter-Strike: Source maps.

Each map contains a unique scripted scenario enhanced by random scripting so the game is never the same twice.

Steam Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, October 18-24 (News)

Oct 26, 2009

Valve has released their weekly top ten sellers list on Steam for the week ending on October 24. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 makes its debut on the weight of just two eligible days of pre-orders.

Counter-Strike weapons invade Left 4 Dead 2 (News)

Oct 24, 2009

Valve, being the kind and generous folks they are, will be giving purchasers of the censored German version of Left 4 Dead 2 a 50% chance of having five different Counter-Strike weapons spawn in their game. The weapons aren't simply reskins but rather have their own unique stats. The spawning works the same way the baseball bat pre-order works: if a player with the censored German version joins a game, the entire server will receive the weapons. No word yet on what the Aussies will get. Maybe kangaroos?

Steam Top 10 Weekly Sales Chart, October 11-17 (News)

Oct 18, 2009

Valve has released their weekly top ten sellers list on Steam for the week ending on October 17.

Steam sales chart for week ending 3rd of October (News)

Oct 4, 2009

Crowbar Error 42 writes "It that time of the week again where we take a look at the top ten selling PC games on Valve's Steam service."

Counter-Strike meets Crysis: Aztec released (News)

Sep 29, 2009

Counter-Strike map Aztec in CryEngine 2 with impressive graphics and weather effects: Modder "George_GEO" released a new map for Crysis Wars (Multiplayer) and Crysis (Singleplayer). Video and screens inside.

Steam sales chart for week ending 25th of September (News)

Sep 27, 2009

Crowbar Error 42 writes "It that time of the week again where we take a look at the top ten selling PC games on Valve's Steam service."

Steam sales chart for week ending 20th of september (News)

Sep 20, 2009

Crowbar Error 42 writes "It that time of the week again where we take a look at the top ten selling PC games on Valve's Steam service."

Heaven Media and Sapphire Create a huge September Tournament for Call of Duty 4 and Counter Strike (News)

Sep 8, 2009

DefaultPrime.com: "Heaven Media have just announced their new partnership with tournament organiser Esports Heaven and Sapphire Technology to hold a huge PC gaming tournament in which 128 teams will be competing in either Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, of Counter Strike: Source."

Esports Heaven Announces Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare & Counter-Strike: Source Tournaments (News)

Aug 31, 2009

Heaven Media has announced a new co-operation between competitive gaming website Esports Heaven and OCZ Technology, the Californian company famous for their high quality range of hardware. Gamers from around Europe will have until the end of August to register to take part in one of these two high-profile events, which will see over two hundred and fifty keenly fought battles between some of the best teams around.

Reloaded Gears Up For 2010 Lan Tournaments (News)

Jul 17, 2009

OXCGN:

"The 2010 event is expected to attract more than a thousand attendees, with more than $AU10,000 in cash and thousands of dollars more in prizes being given away during the event

Reloaded is hosted by a wide variety of volunteers from all over the South Australian gaming landscape, and attracts gamers from all over the country to what is now known as Australia's largest BYO PC and Console gaming event.

In 2010, Reloaded will host more competitions, including Australia's largest Counterstrike Source LAN tournament, but will also have more free activities inside the event, including anime screenings, costume competitions, digital art and music competitions and a huge free play console area where you can come and try it out even if you are not a hardcore gamer."

Valve writer would love more Counter Strike (News)

Jul 4, 2009

It seems that at least one member of Valve would love to see a new edition of Counter Strike. At a Left 4 Dead 2 press event earlier this week VideoGamer.com pressed Valve writer Chet Faliszek about a possible return for the excellent team-based shooter.

"Personally, I would like to see some more Counter Strike. Left 4 Dead made me stop playing that for a while, I was just concentrating on that. I used to play a lot of Day of Defeat! I still go back and play some."

Source SDK update released (News)

Jul 2, 2009

Valve has released an update for the Source SDK, now available for users on Steam.

Cartoon Strike Kids : Source Paintball Edition 1.0 Released (News)

Jun 1, 2009

This mod from SOULDESIGNER is sort of a silly mod. This version features paintball.

Counter-Strike: Source Respect and Honor 1944 2.0 Released (News)

May 20, 2009

From StrategyInformer.com: "This mod from durthwarrior is a total conversion that brings you into the atmosphere of the old war."

Counter-Strike 1.6 update now available (News)

May 19, 2009

An update for Valve's classic FPS Counter-Strike has been released and is now available for download.

Counter-Strike: Source Respect and Honor 1944 Released (News)

May 11, 2009

This mod from durthwarrior is a total conversion that brings you into the atmosphere of the old war. Not much else is said about it.

Counter-Strike frustation leads to real life murder (News)

May 7, 2009

Gaming frustration has claimed another life, in Novosibirsk, Russia. An innocent two-player Counter-Strike game turned ugly when Alexei, aged 17, was brutally murdered by Alexander, his 14-year-old opponent.

The Novosibirsk Prosecutor's Office website states that the two boys lads were playing Counter-Strike together at a local cyber café.

Alexander kept losing, and that's when things got nasty...

Counter-Strike update fixes exploit, adjusts servers (News)

Apr 20, 2009

An update for Counter-Strike and Condition Zero has been released by Steam. The patch prevents the 'Russian Walking' exploit as well as adding some server changes and fixes.

CALeague Rumored to be Dead (News)

Feb 23, 2009

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.

New Counter-Strike: Source Mod (News)

Feb 20, 2009

This mod from SOULDESIGNER is made so kids can enjoy killing, but in a friendly and nicer way.

The 28 Best FPS Games (News)

Jan 3, 2009

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.

Here's Why Valve is King of the PC Market (News)

Dec 5, 2008

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.

gamesindustry.biz: Garry's mod hits 312,541 sales (News)

Dec 5, 2008

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.

Championship Gaming Series Shuts Down (News)

Nov 19, 2008

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.

A Counter-Strike Game That Spills Real (Fake) Blood (News)

Apr 4, 2008

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.

In China, Monks Mix Counter-Strike With Spiritual Enlightenment (News)

Mar 12, 2008

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.

The best griefing videos ever (Feature)

Mar 10, 2008

Deliberately trying to ruin someone else's game online is something we can't approve of. But if you do it well enough, it's something we can definitely laugh at. ...

GT TV Goes to Valve - Counter-Strike 2 Rumors Abound (News)

Feb 29, 2008

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.

LaRouche Blames Microsoft For NIU Tragedy (News)

Feb 19, 2008

"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."

Banned in Brazil: Counter-Strike and EverQuest (News)

Jan 22, 2008

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 ...

Counter-Strike Online's 170,000-Player Beta Weekend (News)

Dec 31, 2007

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.

Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike sprays explained (News)

Nov 29, 2007

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 ...

Tournament.com shuts down (News)

Nov 21, 2007

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.

Reduction in time spent playing PC games for October - the Halo 3 effect? (News)

Nov 15, 2007

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."

Xfire shows off their latest Xstatics - August 2007 (News)

Sep 18, 2007

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 Â¿ while their data doesn't include every last gamer Â¿ with over 8 million users in 700 different games, they have a broad sampling size.

Kill your way to Sweden! (News)

Sep 13, 2007

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.

CGS Season 1 Schedule (News)

Jun 24, 2007

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.

Sky Sports Extra signs Counterstrike (News)

May 16, 2007

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.

Counter-Strike gets in-game ads (News)

May 14, 2007

The release of Smokin' Aces DVD will be promoted by in-game advertisement in Counter-Strike: Source online multiplayer shooter.

The adverts themselves appear as posters on walls in various different locations in the game, and will enjoy more than five billion minutes of playtime generated by the game each month.

Jack Thompson takes it out on Counter-Strike (News)

Apr 19, 2007

Jack Thompson has given a TV interview on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews where he points the finger of blame at the hugely popular online tactical shooter, Counter-Strike, and claims that the game helped train Cho Seung-Hui to kill 33 fellow students in Virginia. Thompson begins the interview with Hardball's Chris Matthews by quoting the Washington Post as reporting that Hui's associates and colleagues said he was "immersed incredibly" in the game Counter-Strike. He then says Cho ...

What would you do for a dollar? (News)

Mar 30, 2007

Getting in on a beta isn't usually this lucrative. A new competitive online gaming service, Tournament.com wants more beta testers, and they want them bad. So bad, in fact, that they're offering $1.00 for each match played to ensure a secure and hack-free environment when it launches with real money on the virtual table later this spring. Getting a dollar for each match of Counter Strike: Source and Half-Life 2: Death Match you play sounds great. But theres a downside. While you will get a ...

Championship Gaming Invitational to Air This Weekend (News)

Feb 6, 2007

DIRECTV announced today that the the second U.S. Championship Gaming Invitational will air Feb. 10 and 11, on DIRECTV's The 101. Gaming legend Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel will capture the action as the exclusive play-by-play commentator and global league spokesperson and advisor.

WHO: PARTICIPATING ATHLETES INCLUDE:
Emmanuel "Master" Rodriguez, Adande "Swoozie" Thorne, Caitlin "Venus" Buckshaw, Brian "Bboyle" Boyle, Winfield "7humbs" Hill, Vanessa "PMS Vanessa" Arteaga and Kristin "Vanity Assassin" Neglia

GAMES IN COMPETITION INCLUDE:
-- Counter-Strike: Source
-- Dead or Alive 4
-- Project Gotham Racing 3
-- World of Warcraft
-- Quake 4
....

The History of Counter-Strike (Feature)

Jan 26, 2007

These days, if you want to compete online, you have to compete with Counter-Strike. Close to half a million players regularly play on more than 200,000 servers, running through the well-worn corridors of Dust, Militia and Aztec. And it all started with two friends working from their college ...

Counter Strike's side arm shuffle (News)

Dec 11, 2006

Valve has revealed plans to make several pistol weapons in Counter Strike: Source "more effective," in response to an imbalance in the team-play shooter caused by the new weapon pricing system. In Counter Strike's new setup, popular weapons have their in-game price increased, while weapons that players ignore are lowered in value. As any veteran of CS will know, there's only one pistol really worth buying - Desert Eagle - which has led to the powerful side arm reaching a price that even ...

Counter-Strike: Source (Screenshots)

Dec 11, 2006

Counter-Strike: Source tweaked again (News)

Sep 25, 2006

A brand new weapon-pricing system for Counter-Strike: Source, the massively popular online teamplay shooter, will kick-start on October 11, and will work like a bullet-loaded stock exchange. Each week, the most popular weapons will go up in price, while the killing tools that no one buys will drop in cost - making CS:S the most heavily-armed online stock exchange. Publisher Valve will be gathering stats from every Counter-Strike game around the world to find out what we're buying while we ...

Change in the wind for Counter-Strike (News)

Aug 22, 2006

Major changes are on the cards for Counter-Strike: Source, with plans to enhance the radar readout on the player's screen and tweaks to the online shooter's cash-based weapon selection system in the works. Additionally, some of the lesser-played maps will get a graphical facelift, as Valve plans to add in High Dynamic Range lighting to increase their appeal. Counter-Strike's beautifully balanced and straightforward gameplay is exactly what makes it the most played shooter ever created. The ...

Counter-Strike: Source to get revamped (News)

Aug 14, 2006

The zero-cool Counter Strike: Source will soon be given a revamp by the boys at Valve.

Find out why by clicking the link.....

Be a Counter Strike VIP (News)

Feb 22, 2006

From this Wednesday players of Counter Strike: Source will be able to download the VIP Mod, an independently developed add-on for the game which resurrects VIP mode, a much loved match-type from the original Counter Strike that wasn't included in the Source-powered update. One counterterrorist player acts as the VIP, a pistol-carrying character who must be protected by team mates and shepherded to an extraction point on the other side of the level. Terrorists, on the other hand, need to ...

Counter-Strike Source (Review)

Nov 8, 2004

Dear hostages. Perhaps you should take a seat. We'll have you out of there in no time... just as soon as we've grown bored of rolling these barrels, shot up a few boxes of oranges, played football with melons and toppled a rusty bicycle. In the meantime, do try not to go all Stockholm syndrome on us. Best regards, Sgt_Dr00py. SEALS, Italian Division.CS: Source is the 'official' multiplayer bundled with Half-Life 2, the online component you'll be playing long after Gordon and Alyx's adventures ...

Counter-Strike: Source (Preview)

Oct 8, 2004

Say goodbye to your sleep patterns. Stock up on fizzy caffeine and teabags. Invest in a freezer and low maintenance, high calorie food. Take a week off work. Kiss your loved ones goodbye. Lock the doors and close your curtains. You need the time, the space and the supplies for one reason: Counter-Strike: Source is here and yes, it's everything we hoped for. Make preparations now. This is going to dominate your free playtime in exactly the same way the original mod sucked away entire days.To ...

Enable Cheats (Cheat)

Jan 23, 2006