Counter-Strike: GO Confirmed Coming in 2012
Valve Software has confirmed Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for an early 2012 release.
Chatter over Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) first began this week over on Reddit thanks to a few gamers who personally tested the unannounced title while spending a day at Valve's headquarters in Seattle.
"We didn't have to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement, but they did ask us to not give out any pictures or videos from there before it is released," reads one testimony. The post in itself verified previous reports that Valve was shuttling top Counter-Strike players to Valve's HQ in order to "discuss the future" of Counter-Strike.
After the Reddit post, the E-Sports Entertainment's official Facebook page was updated with a message reading "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive... More info in the morning" along with a picture of Craig Levine turning the gigantic valve in Valve's lobby. A Valve employee dubbed "Cliffe" also posted "Global Offensive" on a Steam forum thread, essentially backing up the unofficial news.
If that wasn't enough to get the rumor bees buzzing, ESL Pro manager Bastian Vieser teased Twitter readers with a message reading "Just spend all day playing the new Counterstrike Global Offensive #CSGO at the #Valve HQ ! God I love my job.”
That should be enough evidence, right?
Then it happened. This article wasn't even complete before Valve Software sent over the official announcement via email. Indeed the new installment is called Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO), and it's coming to the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and Steam (PC/Mac) in early 2012.
Acording to the hot-n-fresh press release, CS: GO is being developed by Valve in cooperation with Seattle-based Hidden Path Entertainment, and will expand upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched exactly 12 years ago (CS beta 1, August 1999). It features new maps, characters, and weapons and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust, etc.). In addition, CS: GO will introduce new gameplay modes, matchmaking, leader boards, and more.
"Counter-Strike took the gaming industry by surprise when the unlikely MOD became the most played online PC action game in the world almost immediately after its release in August 1999," said Doug Lombardi, VP of Marketing at Valve. "For the past 12 years, it has continued to be one of the most-played games in the world, headline competitive gaming tournaments and selling over 25 million units worldwide across the franchise. CS: GO promises to expand on CS' award-winning gameplay and deliver it to gamers on the PC as well as the next gen consoles and the Mac."
Valve said CS: GO will be playable at this year's PAX Prime and Eurogamer Expo 2011.
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That's great. now where is Episode 3?
awesome ... can't wait
Certaintly has my interest since I loved the original. Source just did not feel right to me. Felt too clunky for my taste.
Also, I believe Cliffe was one of the creators. I think he deserves more recognition than "a Valve employee dubbed".
I'm guessing they're not going to change the gameplay like physics, etc. DX11?
Hey, Valve has been doing good stuff lately. Portal 2 was awesome and they're making improvements to Steam. I want HL3 too, but everyone talking about it needs to go back and play and enjoy the original games from the original Half-Life all the way through Episode 2. I'm sure most of you have forgotten a ton of stuff from them (especially HL1). By the time you get through all of them I bet Valve will have something to say about HL3.
It's a great time to be an FPS gamer: BF3, MW3, and now CS:GO
unbelievable.
I'm sure we could convince Valve to bring back Dr. Freeman if he had hats.
I really really hope they don't let this "sequel" become like (DNF) Duke Nukem Forever = Did Not Finish. I'm rooting for you Valve!
This is great news, I used to love CS so much, but please, use a new ENGINE Valve. The source engine is great but valve's been beating that horse too long and I'd rather leave 2004 behind. I want to see an epic shooter that looks great on the par of BF3 with amazing game play. The FPS genre needs some serious competition besides BF/COD.
Matchmaking dubbed as gameplay? LOL I lost interest.
I thought it came out in 1997.
lol i can already see the advertising. "preorder CS:GO now and get a free hat for TF2!" Anyway Im betting CS: S will go F2P soon.
I'm super excited for this. That's all I can really say about this. Now we have two great FPS games to look forward to: BF3 and CSGO
I remember playing the original Counter-Strike quite a bit back in the day, but I always enjoyed the original Unreal Tournament more.
The number of shooters to pick from today is quite a few more than back then. Hopefully the new CS will be able to distinguish itself from all the other shooters.
CS was easily the best FPS ever made, certainly the best team-based FPS. Unfortunately, valve has had a record of screwing CS'ers over left and right so hopefully this won't be yet another failure. When a game is played by hundreds of thousands of people more than 10 years after its introduction then you know it's something special. Hopefully this time valve has their **** together, but if they don't here's a hint, valve: worry about the graphics last. If you can make the game feel great, allow player modding and make the maps completely open-ended (unlike the crappy new FPS games) then you'll have not only an instant hit, but another game worthy of calling itself CS.
That's great. now where is Episode 3?
The "Where's HL3" is getting a little old honestly. Valve took almost 6 years to develop Half-life 2 from the ground up on a brand new engine, released and teased the games for just shy of 2 years before actually releasing a finished product after numberous delays and stolen source code.
If Valve wants to play thier cards close to thier chest until they have a solid Half-Life 3 on a brand new engine that can meet their deadline, I'll wait patiently.
It's a great time to be an FPS gamer: BF3, MW3, and now CS:GO unbelievable.
My God man! How could you forget RAGE? Unacceptable
Well, hopefully it won't be delayed forever like episode 3.
It's a great time to be an FPS gamer: BF3, MW3, and now CS:GO unbelievable.
Your comparing Battlefield and Counter strike for Modern warfare? Unbelievable.
CS is a great game and if Valve does intro it on a new engine I'll be pleased as anyone.
I started playing Counter-Strike when it was first available. I still have the burnt CD that I first got it on... LOL. We had LAN parties and got a bunch of guys together from College. We had our own servers, created our own maps, etc.
It would be awesome to see Valve make CS:GO huge enough to entice all the original players to come back into the game. Good times... Good times...
Man CS brings back so many memories. I remember after school me and my friends would go to LAN centers and play CS for hours. But then again I was like 13 at the time..
Hands on: http://www.eseanews.com/index.php? [...] ts&id=9969
It's a great time to be an FPS gamer: BF3, MW3, and now CS:GO unbelievable.
CoD died with CoD6. Let it rest.
I started playing CS a long time ago (beta 3) so the expectations are going to be high. I hope they dont deviate too much from the original.
CS has never been about graphics so comparing it to BF or CoD is just plain wrong.
Counter-strike is a perfect online FPS.
It's a great time to be an FPS gamer: BF3, MW3, and now CS:GO unbelievable.
If you hadn't bothered to MW3 in that list, I'd actually be inclined to agree. DNF finally becoming a reality was a more exciting gaming achievement than any upcoming rehash of CoD will ever be.
Like "dickcheney" above, I too started playing CS during beta 3, when gun-running was still a viable strategy. Those were the days...
- this game is not going to replace CS 1.6, or CS:S, it is primary made for consoles, PC version is just kind of a "bonus"
- at the moment, the game looks more like HL2DM
- There is no recoil and there will never be. (because of the consoles)
- the game runs on L4D2 engine
- SourceTV is NOT a priority
- they are working on match making system
- new money system
- no kevlar (this should be fixed in the future)
- maps are simplyfied for XBOX style, less ways, most fights are close range
- Hidden Path (Valve only finances the game) is trying to make all weapons balanced.
From playzone.cz, I'm afraid CSGO is dead before it's even displayed, what a waste of time.
I love all the CS games to death and i am really excited to see what this looks like. I really do hope the engine is a pusher beyond source.
Maybe i played CS after i played other fps games, i never liked it...i found the game on the unrealistic side, has an old graphics engine, no recoil...i dunno, for multiplayer i really like America's Army 2. If you can kick ass on AA2, i think you could pretty much kick ass on anything. At least that's what i've found.
All my friends love CS, if this CS at least looks more modern then i may start playing it...
Due to the fact that CS 1.6 and source were so huge, I'm betting the sequel will ruin it all. Just seems to regularly happen to good games these days. Sequels just never are that great
but I definitely hope for the best! Counterstrike on some crazy high end graphics would be nice.
Why cant they just let CS rest in peace instead of trying to destory its franchise slowly by releasing useless sequels. CS 1.6 will always be superior in gameplay period. I been fragging on CS 1.6 since im 12 and still do to this day at age 23. No other FPS keep me addicted for so long.