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counter-strike
Would You Quit School To Game Full Time?
School or Counter-Strike? Pick! Quick! Seventeen-year-old Swede Sophie "inzane" Regnér has. More »
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Comment by Cranker: Yeah, because she's Swedish, she must do porn. You guys seriously need to grow up. 22 Responses | Other threads
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crime
Russian Teenager Killed Over Counter-Strike Game
A teenager from the Russian city of Novosibirsk has been killed by a friend after a heated evening of Counter-Strike, Russian court documents reveal. More »
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Comment by Mr. Tambourine Man: In Soviet Russia , the game... Ok, I won't make that joke here. "four years detention " That's it? 27 Responses | Other threads
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crime
German Gunman Already Linked With Gaming
In case you missed the news earlier today, German teenager Tim Kretschmer went on a shooting rampage. Killed fifteen people. And already, attempts are being made to link the atrocity to gaming. More »
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Comment by Bialia: Surveys show that 97% of children or more play video games. It's worth mentioning like it's worth mentioning he used conditioner... 52 Responses | Other threads
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korea
Halo Wars Gets Korean TV Show
Korean gamers don't just love playing, but watching others play games, too! Korean network MBC Game has been broadcasting real-time-strategy game StarCraft matches for year. So broadcasting RTS Halo Wars makes sense. More »
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Comment by Psychophan7: Just because Koreans will play Halo Wars competitively doesn't make the game competitive, like how standing in a garage doesn't... 12 Responses | Other threads
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valve
Valve Releases Ten Years Of Amazing Sales Figures
Half-Life, the first-person shooter that put Valve on the map, has sold, on average, almost a million copies each year since its release in 1998. It's still the company's best seller—and that's just at retail. More » -
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Disney's Haunted Mansion Recreated, Blown Up In Counter-Strike: Source
Color me horribly late to this party — this clips is almost a month(!) old — but seeing the Haunted Mansion from Disney World and Disney Land so accurately recreated in Counter-Strike: Source initiates my post reflex. The map, de_haunts, looks nigh unplayable, but I suppose I'll find that out for myself later tonight. The map is part of a Halloween themed pack that includes nods to Silent Hill and F.E.A.R.. Must download now! More »
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Comment by em: I was/am pretty shaken by ghosty things, so that was one ride I avoided when we went to Disneyland (I... 13 Responses | Other threads
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art
A Counter-Strike Game That Spills Real (Fake) Blood
Most of us kill a lot of people in digital worlds, and don't think much about the consequences of death. Artist Riley Harmon addresses that topic with "What it is without the hand that wields it," a sculpture on display at the University of Oklahoma School of Art until April 4th. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by NeVeRMoRe666: @vicmasterinc: I guess we as gamers have nothing else better to do than comment on someone else who has nothing else... more » | Other threads
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counter-strike
Valve Still A Little Unsure On Counter-Strike 2
Counter-Strike's super-popular and constantly-updated. So Valve could be forgiven for just endlessly patching and improving it, like an MMO. But that's boring . They could also do something a little more exciting. Valve's Doug Lombardi:With Counter-Strike 2, there's a big question between, do we go start over from scratch and build a whole new game, do we do something that looks more like Team Fortress 2 that is rooted in the old game but has a ton of new stuff, or do we just sort of take everything that's new that we've released and put that out in a new box.
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Comment by Pancho_Villasan: I'd like to get into Counter-Strike, but I'm a Mac user, and Valve apparently has something against Mac users. 1 Responses | Other threads
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niu shooting
NYPost: College Killer Crazy for Violent Vid Games
The New York Post, not exactly a bastion for accurate and fair reporting, decided that "sick shooter" Steven Kazmierczak's interest in Counter-Strike three to four years ago made a better headline than the fact that he was off his medication when he decided to go on a rampage in an Illinois classroom. More » -
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Brazilian Government Bans Counter-Strike, EverQuest, Fun
The South American nation famous for its ability to create great soccer players, attractive swimsuit models and land that used to be rainforests has brought the banhammer down upon two of the world's most popular online games. Both Counter-Strike and EverQuest, each now nine-years old, were said to promote "the subversion of public order, were an attack against the democratic state and the law and against public security" by the judge enacting the ban. More » -
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What Makes a Gaming Landmark?
Jonathan Blow (of Braid fame) has an insightful response to Stephen Totilo's comments lamenting the lack of gaming landmarks: the status of 'landmark' shouldn't be tied to representations of fantastical architecture or a particular visual look, rather to what happens in those spaces. He talks about landmarks of 'conceptual space': I started having bad flashbacks to slogging through Benedict Anderson's classic Imagined Communities at this point, but Blow has some interesting points and examples (he points to Counter-strike and Team Fortress maps that may change their look from incarnation to incarnation, but retain a sense of place thanks to the history of gameplay within those spaces, no matter what form their visual trappings take): More »
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Comment by Mrmoo2002: The Legend of Zelda dungeons and in particular the water dungeons are easily the prototype I use. You can... more » | Other threads
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china
Chinese Police Like Counter-Strike
The Chinese government may not want kids playing it for hours, but Counter-Strike is good enough for police to play - as anti-terrorism training games. Over 300 members of the Tianjin police force took over an internet cafe on Wednesday for a three-day competition (including a team of judges to ensure no one was 'cheating'), and took to heart the mantra of "Enhancing police forces through technology": More »
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Comment by Bokusatsu_Tenshi: You can't get any more wrong when you start training police forces with games. But that doesn't look like the... more » | Other threads
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steamster
Steam Community Beta Goes Live
Valve has opened the floodgates on its Steam Community upgrade to the digital delivery platform, giving Steam users a chance to beta test its new social networking capabilities available from within any Steam-based game. Users can opt in to the Community by going to File > Settings > Beta Participation and downloading the latest client update. They'll then have access to new features like Friends, Groups, Chat (via IM or voice) and Events, allowing gamers to schedule matches and tournaments. The rest of the new beta features are listed in the press release after the jump. More »
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Comment by Vintage: i never knew i have been playing half life and other half life related mods on steam for 5 years... more » | Other threads
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By Mike FaheyComment by qin: @YCS: Live is already established, I would think switching to a free content system would actually generate more ill will... more » | Other threads
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valve
Valve Gets Into Skill-Based Gaming For Cash
UK-based tournament.com has announced a deal with Valve Software to be the provider for play-for-cash/skill-based tournaments for Half-Life 2 and Counter-strike, following two formats: "a 6 player tournament where players each put in $3.60 and an $18 pot is split between the three top finishers" and "an open, continuous tournament where players win $1 if they kill someone and lose $1 if they are killed ...." More »
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Comment by Witzbold: @RedShell: I bet you a lot more people would scream cheater to a good player in a gambling match, than... more » | Other threads
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Comment by mechis: I love Chris Matthiew's ability to outshout Jack Thompson! What's his secret? It's this simple: Louder Voice. And I think, when... more » | Other threads
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counter-strike
Ads Hit Counter-Strike
Looks like in-game advertising in Counter-Strike 1.6 has gone gold! That's right, Valve has "shipped" its previously beta-only experiment which would see increased advertising in its ultra-popular Half-Life mod. More »
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Comment by randunel: From Valve's point of view, we're just simple statistics. Who cares whether 10% or 90% complain and 15% drop out,... more » | Other threads
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valve
The Ballad Of Black Mesa
Part iPod advertising aesthetics, part Stomp, part Garry's Mod showcase, this clip from Mighty Crane Films is a gun-popping, Strider-killing tour de force that everyone and their mother just sent in. Must see YouTube fodder. Thanks to our tipsters (and their moms) for the flood of goodness.
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Comment by Diamond-Dog: @ZachariahMessia: The other person was just pointing out that the beat in the background (especially the beginning) sounds similar to... more » | Other threads
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Comment by Wernstar: I must say, you took the words out of my mouth Mansteak. If parents took the time to raise their... more » | Other threads
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shadow of the colossus
Counter-Strike Meets Shadow of the Colossus
This custom map featuring gorgeous high-res textures and a colossus versus Combine battle is definitely cool. But playable? Not so much. This 160 MB custom Counter-Strike map won't be showing up in any map rotations in the near future, but it sure is damn cool to look at. More »
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Comment by Scazza: Its de_wanda, its not that great of a map for multiplayer imo. Both bomb sites are side by side,... more » | Other threads
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ces07
Team3D Kicked My Ass In Counter-Strike At CES
At the Sennheiser booth, members of Team3D were on hand to (BOOM) headshot any masochistic noob who longed for a beating. After looking at my twentieth gaming chair, I decided I need some more enjoyable punishment. Maybe I could show this guy a thing or two. More »
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Comment by Adam In Texas: Someone needs to ask that guy in the picture how it feels to know he is going to grow old... more » | Other threads
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Comment by jisf0rjosh: Scazza, its up more than down. I can't recall one time in the past week that it hasn't been... more » | Other threads
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valve
Valve Vows To Stand Up To Mother Nature
That nasty set of storms in the Pacific Northwest last week not only knocked out power to millions, it shut down the beloved Steam platform. More »
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Comment by DigitalHero: That storm was bad guys, I live in Redmond Washington about 4 miles from VALVe. A tree fricken fell... more » | Other threads
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god
God Hates Steam, Too
The intense wind and rain that knocked out power to over a million homes and business in the Pacific Northwest seems to have claimed another familiar victim, Valve's digital distribution service Steam. More »
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Comment by Barts: Like if I care there is storm in Seatle, drought in Etiopia, tsunami in Thailand, flood in Poland, or bird... more » | Other threads
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Comment by Talleyrand: Lol, get completely owned in an argument and resort to calling people children. Who is the real kid around... more » | Other threads
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By Mike FaheyComment by Goibniu: I agree with most of the people who have stated on this site that people should look why kids are... more » | Other threads
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valve
Counter-Strike Pricing Changes Enter Beta This Week
Valve has announced that their upcoming Counter-Strike worldwide dynamic pricing system will start testing soon, but when we can expect this to hit the masses is still an unknown. From the Valve weekly update: More »
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Comment by PetiePal: Anyone else think it's time for a "class system" like DoD? then you just pick your class, get your weapons... more » | Other threads
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Comment by PatrickStewart: All of a sudden, I got this image of dozens of terrorists who pull up on speed boats in a... more » | Other threads
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Comment by jiggs: LIke Darkened Flame says, there is no supply. The whole pricing scheme is just based on demand. That is a... more » | Other threads
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Comment by Torn: Yea, now I really want to play again. And speaking as the one person who never had a microphone, I'm glad... more » | Other threads
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valve
Friends Coming Back To Steam
The friend locator and instant messaging system that never quite worked on Steam is finally coming back next week. It's been completely unavailable for months now, with no purpose but the butt of many jokes at Valve's expense. More »
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Comment by Chef: I'm still confused as to why the Friends option has never been removed from the UI, since it has never... more » | Other threads
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crime
Counter-Strike Clan Leader Allegedly a Pedophile
GamePolitics retells the sad, disturbing tale from GotFrag concerning 52-year-old George Finley's recruitment policies for the Green Berets, a competitive Counter-Strike clan. Finley was arrested in London, Ontario on the heels of accusations that he "solicited obscene pictures of young boys" he recruited for the Counter-Strike clan. Allegations against Finley have him using Ventrilo voice chat to solicit the pictures. Supposedly, Finley promised the boys PC hardware if they complied. More » -
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L33t Krew Returnz To Counter-Strike
As an avid (and poorly skilled) Counter-Strike player, any bit of news, no matter how small, makes me salivate like a LAN party attendee tearing into a fresh bag of Funyuns. The weekly Steam update has piping hot screens of the two newest models (SAS and Leet Crew) joining the Source party, giving fanboys one less thing to whine about. More »
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Comment by D: George running from a cop after a personal proposition? One thing (most) people can't complain about is valve's support for their... more » | Other threads
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