Tag Archives: Counter-strike: Global Offensive

Want a chance at getting a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive beta key? Then you need to fill out Valve’s online survey which is now open “to everyone.”

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Kotaku‘s got a small gallery of images reportedly pulled from the Counter-strike: Global Offensive beta, which purportedly reference Half-life, among other Valve games. Before you get too excited, Steam forum users have known about these for a while, and haven’t uncovered an AR puzzle or any concrete teases, so it seems Valve may just be making some in-jokes of the kind which wouldn’t even raise an eyebrow at another company. Still, they’re kind of cool – go look. Global Offensive is expected to launch in the first half of the year, for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Now that Counter-strike: Global Offensive is in beta, you’re likely to see plenty of this: sweet direct-feed footage of the next big thing in eSports.

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RPS has word that, as planned, the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive closed beta has started. Currently active for all current key holders and current Counter-Strike players who were invited, will eventually scale to the point where Valve will allow the more of the unwashed masses (meaning the rest of us) to participate before it releases sometime in early 2012.

Valve has tweeted that the beta for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will “be active for all current key holders” starting November 30. A follow-up tweet stated it was important for the team to allow current Counter-Strike players into the beta, but there isn’t an “eta on when” just yet. The game is slated for release next year. Thanks, VoodooExtreme.

Valve’s Chet Faliszek has confirmed that Counter-strike: Global Offensive will be missing its planned October open beta due to pro-gamer feedback.

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Intel Extreme Masters has posted live an hour-long video of the first competitive match on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The match involves Europe and US teams. We haven’t watched all of it, but you can below the break. CS:GO launches next year for PC, Xbox Live and PSN.

Thanks, GI.

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Valve’s avowed intent to unify Counter-strike 1.6 and Source players with Counter-strike: Global Offensive will enable an even greater domination of the eSports scene.

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A blast of piping hot news right to your face, the highlight of which is a crossover of Metal Gear Solid and the board game RISK.

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Valve have announced a new mode titled Arsenal Mode for the upcoming downloadable cross-platform shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, using talent from the mod community to recreate one of the most loved Counter-Stike: Source mods.

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“When bringing Counter-Strike to PS3 and Xbox, we wanted to make sure we weren’t ‘noobing’ it, or dumbing it down. The game has an entry point for new players in its Casual Mode, but it’s not ticking off the top players. We think that if you’re really good with the controller, and you can match the fidelity of movement of the mouse and keyboard, then you’ll hold your own. If not, well, you’ll just be matched with people who play like you. We’re looking at changes that are about adding depth for skilled players, without adding complexity for the lower levels.” – Valve writer Chet Faliszek to Gamasutra.

Organizers of Eurogamer Expo 2011 have sent over a friendly reminder regarding the line-up of titles and other treats in store for attendees at Earl’s Court in London.

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will allegedly feature a new ‘casual’ game mode that will simplify the game mechanics.

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With Counter-strike: Global Offensive, Valve hopes to bring together two massive gaming communities – the fanbases of both Counter-strike 1.6 and Counter-Sdtrike: Source.

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Brace yourself – it’s a biggie. But mainly because I stuck two videos at the bottom.

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The eSports friendly Counter-strike: Global offensive is all about skill, not RPG-like grinding for the advantage.

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Valve has released some nice screenshots of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to go along with yesterday’s video. A beta for the game starts in October, and those attending PAX and the upcoming Eurogamer Expo will be handed codes. Upon release in early 2012, the game will be made available for Mac, PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

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Friday. You made it, Ringo. Catch up on all the news from the past 24 hours below, in both video and text form.

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GTTV’s aired the first trailer for Valve’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, as details on the game emerge from playtests at the company’s Washington HQ.

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Valve had Gabe Newell has said that the company still wants to bring Steamworks to Xbox Live, but admitted that Microsoft needs to relax the rules on what publishers can and can’t do with the service.

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