PC

Yup, The New Counter-Strike Has Surfing In It

“Surfing” is a strange little quirk that’s long been available in the Counter-Strike series. Those wondering if it’ll make the jump to the latest version, Counter-Strike: GO, yes, it has made the jump.


April 20, 2012
PC

Guy Almost Makes A Glorious Knife Kill, Gets Denied By Trigger-Happy Victim

Scoring a knife kill in a first-person shooter is the ultimate insult to your victim. It’s one of the most satisfying kills, too.


April 18, 2012
PC

Here’s What 6.5 Million Video Game Bullets Look Like

Valve has been keeping track of the people currently playing the beta for Counter Strike: Global Offensive. Not just who’s winning and who’s losing, but really interesting stuff, like where everyone is standing when they pull the trigger.


March 6, 2012
PC

Houses Explode In New Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Screenshots

Valve has some new screenshots for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the new re-imagining of the popular Half-Life mod that has turned into a phenomenon over the years, selling 25 million (!) copies, according to the publisher.


February 23, 2012
In Real Life

You Can Sign Up For The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Now…

Kotaku AU

It doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll get a beta key, but it’s got to be worth a try, right? According to the official blog, a total of 9000 keys have already been sent out to players of Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter Strike Source players, and members of various communities — but now the survey is being opened up to everyone. Fill it out and you have a chance of receiving an invite to the beta.


December 6, 2011
PC

Counter-Strike, You’ve Changed (For The Better!)

This mighty helpful YouTube video shows just how far Valve’s shooter Counter-Strike has come over the past eight years, between the release of the landmark version 1.6 and subsequent revisions like Condition Zero, Source and the upcoming Global Offensive.


December 1, 2011
PC

Some Footage From The New Counter-Strike’s Beta

The beta for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive went live yesterday. Know what that means? Yup! People filming themselves playing it then uploading it to the internet so we can all see.


October 15, 2011
PC

Three Minutes Of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

I captured about three minutes of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive while walking around New York Comic Con on Thursday.


September 23, 2011
PC

New Counter-Strike Incorporates Old Mod

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is Valve’s retooling of the classic team-based first-person shooter Counter-Strike. Today, Valve revealed that the game will include “Arsenal Mode”, which is based on the popular Counter-Strike: Source mod “Gun Game”.


September 1, 2011
News

Exclusive Tour Of Valve Software, Where Portal, Half-Life And Team Fortress Come To Life

Valve Software’s Chet Faliszek recently gave me a tour of his company’s Belleveue headquarters, a final act of kindness during a visit in which Chet also let me play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and eat catered tacos.