Valve is developing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

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Evidence is building that Valve will announce a brand new Counter-Strike game today.

In a thread speculating about the new game on the SteamPowered forum, Jess Cliffe, one of the original creators of Counter-Strike, wrote "Global Offensive".

Supporting evidence comes from the E-Sports Entertainment Facebook page, which reads: "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive... More info in the morning."

The ESEA's own Craig "Torbull" Levine supposedly visited Valve to help develop this new version of Counter-Strike.

The game is rumoured to be set for release during the first quarter of 2012. It's also said to focus on five versus five competition, and plays on an updated Source engine.

New guns and grenades are expected. Will it be free to play, as Valve's own Team Fortress 2 now is?

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EDIT: Seems like it's really true! Check out their official site!
http://counterstrikego.com/
Thanks to Crimsonclaw111.

Finally I guess? Hopefully it's free to play!
Also, in before 'Where's Half-life 3' trolls!
 

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I kind of doubt it's going to be free to play. I find it unlikely that they're going to implement hats or whatever cosmetic items they want in such an e-sports related game that the previous Counter-Strike games has been.


Could be something worth looking out for though.
 

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Minox_IX said:
I kind of doubt it's going to be free to play. I find it unlikely that they're going to implement hats or whatever cosmetic items they want in such an e-sports related game that the previous Counter-Strike games has been.


Could be something worth looking out for though.
I second that. I have high hopes this Counter-Strike though
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Counterstrike was good when it was nothing but a mod of half-life and still free to play. It became an utter piece of garbage the second valve got its hands on it.
 

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Feels Good Man said:
This isn't confirmed especially since that site has an email pointing to @gmail instead of @valveQUOTECounterStrikeGO.com is a fan website and is not affiliated with Valve Software in any way.
 

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Now it's legit:

https://twitter.com/#!/psnstores/status...059573766131712

http://store.steampowered.com/app/1800/

QUOTE said:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) will expand upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched 12 years ago.

CS: GO 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 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."

CS: GO is being developed by Valve in cooperation with Seattle-based Hidden Path Entertainment. The title is targeted for release in early 2012 and will be playable at this year's PAX Prime and London Games Festival.
 

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Feels Good Man said:

I'd still wait for an official Valve announcement.

But if this is what I think it is, it sounds like Counterstrike for XBLA and PSN... And PC apparently. I don't know why they'd bother with the PC version, Source and the original game are still some of the most popular PC games around.
 

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Guild McCommunist said:
Feels Good Man said:

I'd still wait for an official Valve announcement.

But if this is what I think it is, it sounds like Counterstrike for XBLA and PSN... And PC apparently. I don't know why they'd bother with the PC version, Source and the original game are still some of the most popular PC games around.

I edited my post. It's legit.
 

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I'm interested as well.
I play 1.6 pretty frequently, never tried Source.

And I don't think it'll be free to play. Not without hats.


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