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