In Real Life

From Pro Gamer To Pro… Poker Player?

It’s a question proper athletes face all the time. What do you do when you hang up the cleats/boots? Well, if you’re Griffin “Flush_Entity” Benger, former pro Counter-Strike player, you make the move from video games to online poker.


April 26, 2012
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.


April 6, 2012
PC

Valve And Nexon Partner For Counter-Strike Online 2

Publishers Nexon and Valve will collaborate to bring the shooter Counter-Strike Online 2 to Asian territories, they said today.


March 22, 2012
In Real Life

Manila Counter-Strike Match Ends In Murder

A round of Counter-Strike at an internet cafe in the Philippines capital of Manila turned deadly on Monday, when a member of the losing team was murdered after an argument over the payment of approximately seven dollars in winnings.


March 12, 2012
In Real Life

Is This The World’s Youngest FPS Player?

Don’t you hate it when you’re online playing a first-person shooter and the person on the other end that kills you is a young kid. Well, in China, that player could be younger than you’d ever imagine. In a video posted last December, an unnamed two-and-a-half year-old, is shown playing a Counter Strike clone, Mercenary Force Cooperation, in China.


March 9, 2012
PC

Valve Delays Counter-Strike GO To Summer

You’re going to have to wait a tad longer for the next Counter-Strike. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will be a summer game, instead of a spring game, Valve’s Doug Lombardi told me today. The game is still coming to Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Mac, but Valve needed a little more time to get it to the state they want you to enjoy it in.


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 16, 2012
PC

Counter-Strike Gets Some Serious Competition This Spring

This Spring sees the release of Tactical Intervention on the PC, a game noteworthy because its development has been led by one of the co-creators of Counter-Strike. So the fact the two games look similar is no coincidence.