Neowin News Feed for: Counter-strike

An old Left 4 Dead prototype was inadvertently put into a recent Counter-Strike 1.6 update

John Callaham — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 16:08:01 +0000

Valve updated its long-running Counter-Strike 1.6 game with a new patch earlier this week. However, that patch also put in code for a very early prototype of its zombie shooter Left 4 Dead. Read more...

Valve confirms no plans to release Counter-Strike 2 for macOS, citing low user base

Omer Dursun — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 18:48:01 +0000

Valve officially launched CS2, but has cut support for macOS. It says the game will only run on 64-bit Windows and Linux as older platforms, DX9 and 32-bit systems make up less than 1% of players. Read more...

Counter-Strike 2 has officially launched, while Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is gone

John Callaham — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 21:58:01 +0000

Valve has officially launched Counter-Strike 2, the next game in its popular free-to-play multiplayer team shooter series, with a upgraded graphics engine, along with other changes. Read more...

Valve might be teasing us with a Counter-Strike 2 public beta launch date next week

John Callaham — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 04:28:01 +0000

A post on the official Counter-Strike 2 X (formerly Twitter) account seems to hint that the public release of the multiplayer team first-person shooter sequel could happen on September 27. Read more...

Counter-Strike 2 gets its first update for closed testers, with new loadout and buy menus

John Callaham — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:18:01 +0000

The first update for Valve's upcoming multiplayer shooter sequel also adds Workshop Tools for mod makers, adds GPU accelerated raytracing for previewing new maps in the level editor, and more. Read more...

Someone bought a Counter-Strike weapon skin for $400,000

John Callaham — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 19:38:01 +0000

The unique weapon skin and stickers for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, which was sold to an unnamed Chinese buyer, were bundled along with an in-game knife for a total sale of over $500,000. Read more...

Counter-Strike 2 to add NVIDIA Reflex for less latency in multiplayer matches

John Callaham — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:16:01 +0000

Adding NVIDIA Reflex support in Valve's upcoming Counter-Strike 2 will give PC gamers with NVIDIA GPUs reduced latency by as much as 35 percent while playing the multiplayer shooter. Read more...

CS:GO update adds new battle royale map and Apex Legends inspired features

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 01 May 2019 15:26:02 +0000

Valve has updated Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's Danger Zone battle royale mode with a brand new map. New systems for respawning and location pinging has also been implemented. Read more...

Valve's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is now free-to-play, adds battle royale mode

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 01:40:01 +0000

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is now completely free-to-play on Steam, letting anyone jump into the multiplayer modes. The game has also received a battle royale mode with 10-minute rounds. Read more...

Chinese students play video games as part of a three-year eSports course

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:06:01 +0000

Students at the Lanxiang Technical School in China spend half the time of their first year playing and mastering popular eSport video games. This forms part of a paid three-year course in eSports. Read more...

Valve reveals its top 100 best selling games of 2016

Boyd Chan — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 09:14:01 +0000

Despite being tight-lipped in the past, Valve has published a list of its best sellers for last year as it wraps up its Winter Sale, with some inclusions having attracted negative publicity. Read more...

Valve starts cracking down on Counter-Strike and Dota gambling websites

Boyd Chan — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:44:01 +0000

In response to a potential class action lawsuit, Valve has issued cease and desist letters to 23 websites in an attempt to eliminate unauthorized gambling of in-game items. Read more...

Valve: Our anti-cheat software doesn't record DNS data; we don't 'care what porn sites you visit'

John Callaham — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 15:28:02 +0000

Valve CEO Gabe Newell has responded to a claim that its anti-cheat software records a user's DNS data, saying that is not the case and added, "Do we care what porn sites you visit? Oh, dear god, no." Read more...

Counter-Strike co-creator's new game Tactical Intervention launching March 28th

John Callaham — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 23:45:44 +0000

Tactical Intervention, the upcoming and long-in-development first person shooter from Counter-Strike co-creator Minh Le, is finally scheduled for a launch on March 28th. Read more...

Original Half-Life and Counter-Strike released for Mac and Linux

John Callaham — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:09:25 +0000

Valve has quietly released both Mac and Linux ports for its 1998 PC game Half-Life on Steam, along with Mac and Linux ports for the original version of Counter-Strike. Read more...

Neogamr: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Steam code giveaway!

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 02:42:39 +0000

Neogamr and Valve have teamed up to give away 10 Steam codes to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on its launch today Read more...

Valve's new employee manual is also entertaining reading

John Callaham — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:37:48 +0000

The new employee manual for Valve's workers has been uploaded to the Internet and it makes for some entertaining reading along with some insights as to how Valve works. Read more...

Giveaway: Gain a spot in the Tactical Intervention beta test

John Callaham — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:39:57 +0000

Neowin has 1,000 slots to give away for the Tactical Intervention beta test. The test for the upcoming free-to-play shooter from the co-creator of Counter-Strike will begin on Thursday, March 16th Read more...

Counter-Strike sequel won't have cross-platform play with PS3

Nathan Tsui — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:47:58 +0000

Developer of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the long-awaited sequel to one of the most-played PC games of all time, confirms that cross-play between computer and console versions has been cut. Read more...

Interview: Counter-Strike co-creator on Tactical Intervention

John Callaham — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:00:00 +0000

We chat with Minh Le, the legendary co-creator of Counter-Strike, as he talks about his next game, the upcoming free-to-play multiplayer first person shooter Tactical Intervention. Read more...

Tactical Intervention launching in spring 2012

John Callaham — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:30:00 +0000

Neowin has learned that Tactical Intervention, the next first person shooter game from the co-creator of Counter-Strike, will be released in North America by OGPlanet with a launch in spring 2012. Read more...

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive open beta delayed

John Callaham — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:22:02 +0000

The open beta test for Valve's multiplayer shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has now been delayed, after having previously been scheduled for launch sometime in October. Read more...

More info on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive revealed

John Callaham — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:42:42 +0000

More info about the just revealed multiplayer shooter Counter-Strike Global Offensive has been revealed by an e-sports rep who went to Valve's offices to check it out. Read more...

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive announced

John Callaham — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:33:01 +0000

Valve has officially announced Counter-Strike Global Offensive, the next game in its hugely popular PC multiplayer shooter series. Read more...

Team Fortress 2 Free-to-play currently Steam's most played game

John Callaham — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:45:15 +0000

Valve's announcement last Thursday that its 2007 released multiplayer shooter Team Fortress 2 is now a free-to-play game has boosted its online player base dramatically. The player stats page on Valve's Steam web site show... Read more...

Banned in Brazil: Counter-Strike and EverQuest

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:38:27 +0000

Brazilian officials have wielded the ban hammer and banned venerable online games EverQuest and Counter-Strike in the country. It was claimed that both games incited violence and were "harmful to consumers' health", according to a... Read more...

Counter-Strike and Condition Zero Update Released

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:56:42 +0000

Updates to Counter-Strike and Condition Zero have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include: Counter-Strike and Condition Zero Fixed add current server... Read more...

Counter-Strike Source Update - Dynamic Weapon Pricing Live

Todd Tanner — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 04:39:20 +0000

Restart your Steam client and you will automagically get updated to the new "Dynamic Weapon Pricing" that Valve has been beta testing for a few weeks now. Just think, you can now buy a Glock... Read more...

Counter-Strike Source Dynamic Weapon Pricing Beta Begins

Todd Tanner — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:29:21 +0000

Updates to Counter-Strike: Source and the Source Engine, along with some improvements to SourceTV have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include: ... Read more...

Counter-Strike Source switching to dynamic market system

Todd Tanner — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 03:40:13 +0000

Take notice folks, the doomsday approaches. Valve has announced the big changes in the economic system of Counter-Strike: Source. And it's a doozy of a change. On October 11th, the world will come to an... Read more...

Counter-Strike Source BETA Movies

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:56:43 +0000

On the eve of the open phase for Counter-Strike Source BETA, Game2XS have 4 new movies showing off Valve's awesome new shooter. The movies are quite short but give a good idea of what preloaded... Read more...

Half-Life 2 Counter-Strike Source E3 movie

Tue, 20 Jul 2004 16:53:57 +0000

Valve Software has released the Counter-Strike Source movie trailer for Half-Life 2 that was presented at last May's E3 show. The very high resolution movie demonstrates an attack and counter-attack scene on the de_aztec map... Read more...

Symbiot launches DDoS counter-strike tool

Thu, 11 Mar 2004 01:00:31 +0000

Security company Symbiot is about to launch a product that can hit back at hackers and DDoS attacks by lashing out with its own arsenal of tricks, but experts say it may just be a... Read more...

Counter-Strike new money system and more about Steam!

Sat, 17 Jan 2004 17:43:56 +0000

After years of criticism for their lack of response to community feedback, a new era of Valve may be forming. Tomorrow morning, Valve will release a major update to the Counter-Strike money system (the update... Read more...

Counter-Strike and Game Engine Update - Thursday Morning

Marcel Klum — Thu, 15 Jan 2004 08:15:52 +0000

A Counter-Strike update and a game engine update were originally scheduled for tonight, but have been postponed until tomorrow morning. Here's a list of the changes included in the update. COUNTER-STRIKE:... Read more...

New maps for Xbox Counter-Strike

Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:41:12 +0000

Microsoft and Valve announce the Xbox Live release of two new maps for Counter-Strike. Microsoft Game Studios and Valve have today announced the release of two new maps for the Xbox version... Read more...

Counter-Strike Xbox Q&A

Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:09:00 +0000

GameSpy asks Jess Cliffe, co-creator of Counter-Strike for the Xbox, about the game, translating the gameplay to the Xbox, and lack of single-player missions: GameSpy: The purchase interface in the Xbox versions... Read more...

Valve's Counter-Strike v1.6 available

Tue, 16 Sep 2003 19:24:17 +0000

Following the release of the base version of the Steam installer, C.S. v1.6 Steam installer is now available, but a CD-key is required. Last week, Valve released the non-beta 1.0 version of... Read more...

Steam Client & Counter-Strike 1.6 Steam Installer Released

Marcel Klum — Sat, 13 Sep 2003 18:49:56 +0000

In addition to the Steam Client and Dedicated Server files released earlier this week, Valve are now releasing the Counter-Strike 1.6 Steam Installer, which includes all of the content necessary to play CS. Please check... Read more...

Counter-Strike 1.6 Beta update

Steven Parker — Tue, 22 Jul 2003 11:45:57 +0000

Thanks Electronic Punk a friend and loyal Neowin member! for telling me about the latest update to the long beta process of Counter-Strike 1.6 patch update. Currently this is only available on Steam. ... Read more...