Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

So a game called Counterstrike Global Offensive is going to be announced tomorrow. There has been some talk of Valve having pros in to test something Counterstrike related.

Here is some tweets from people involved in the testing, these include ESL and Rakaka people.

http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23csgo

Here is a finnish news report about the upcoming announcement. http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sett.fi%2F%3Fq%3Duutinen%2Fvalve-tekem%25C3%25A4ss%25C3%25A4-uutta-counter-strikea

If someone in the know for Counterstrike has more details I'll edit them into the OP. Just saw this on Reddit and that it wasn't on TL and figured some people here would be interested.

EDIT 1: EASA seems to also verify it on their facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/ESEA.net

EDIT 2: An IAMA on Reddit from some who claims to be testing it today. Seems legit but he has no real proof. http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/jgehv/iama_guy_who_spend_the_day_at_valves_headquarters/

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DeepBlu2 United States. August 12 2011 13:45. Posts 969

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Hmmm..Don't know what to think.. I highly doubt another Counterstrike sequel will live up to 1.6 or CSS, but is definitely a sequel that you have to buy just because of the name... Hopefully they will stay true to their roots and not attract COD Players like most games nowadays seem to be doing.

By the way, Copy and pasted from:
http://www.sett.fi/?q=uutinen/valve-tekem%C3%A4ss%C3%A4-uutta-counter-strikea

SETT.fi the information received with the Valve will announce the next day in a new Counter-Strike. The new game will carry the name of the Global Counter-Strike Operation, abbreviated CSGO. A new game for a number of Counter-Strike: Source players flown to Valve's headquarters in Seattle to give feedback on CSGO coming from. The game will be developed directly kilpailulliseksi game.

Powered by the new game CSGO in the work of Counter-Strike: Source thinking Orangebox familiar, but all the game's textures, and the players' skins "is a re-done. Also in Counter-Strike to the familiar maps have been an entirely new layout.

The game also has weapons completely changed. Generally, only the early rounds, used machine guns have become useful kapistuksiksi, and "riflet" become good all-around weapons. New grenades, the game can hold two copies, while in the winter of war familiar to molotov cocktails as well as decoy-grenade will see the light of day.

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shawster Canada. August 12 2011 13:46. Posts 2272

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sounds great

not a big fps guy personally but i've played lots of cs. i agree with the guy saying that cs shouldn't become a cod clone to attract 14 year olds

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Assault_1 Canada. August 12 2011 13:48. Posts 1347

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I hope it stays close to the formula of CS1.6, just updating the graphics, physics and maps. I'm having trouble thinking of any major changes they can include, but I've only thought about it for a minute. Every game valve makes is an FPS, I'm sure they know what they're doing.

monx Canada. August 12 2011 13:49. Posts 1282

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CS 1.6 is still the best FPS imo and the one i played the most.
I am curious about this but pretty sure it's gonna be a deception

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Jibba United States. August 12 2011 13:56. Posts 20236

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It is a mix really, it has wallspamming which is more like 1.6, but it is on the source engine, so the feel of it is more(but not exactly) like source. The flashes are also more like 1.6, where turning your back to them will make you a lot less flashed than looking straight at them, but they also have the sound from source. The smokes are like they are in the current source. There is also more tagging than in source, but the tagging also depends on the damage youre being dealt, so you wont be pinned to the ground by being hit by a glock for example

I hope they've redone the recoil so it's not completely lolzy like CSS.

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Mtndrew United States. August 12 2011 13:56. Posts 173

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It's a shame CS is pretty much dead nowadays. Hopefully it can come back!

doktorLucifer United States. August 12 2011 13:57. Posts 793

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Could be a new shot at bringing something with the best of 1.6 and source into the fray.

Or it could just fail massively

rabidch Singapore. August 12 2011 13:59. Posts 8131

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On August 12 2011 13:48 Assault_1 wrote:
I hope it stays close to the formula of CS1.6, just updating the graphics, physics and maps. I'm having trouble thinking of any major changes they can include, but I've only thought about it for a minute. Every game valve makes is an FPS, I'm sure they know what they're doing.

they improved css physics and bugs a little bit from a while ago but i dont think theyll keep it that close to cs 1.6 after looking over some of the things they could have in store but who knows theres a lot more to 1.6 than just weapons. they shouldve invited some 1.6 players too

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Blackrobe United States. August 12 2011 14:05. Posts 672

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I can honestly say I did not expect Valve to make an updated CSS, I thought the next Counter Strike would be a full on sequel and revival of 1.6 game play. D:

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jtype England. August 12 2011 14:09. Posts 1746

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On August 12 2011 13:56 Mtndrew wrote:
It's a shame CS is pretty much dead nowadays. Hopefully it can come back!

Have a look at the stats on the Steam website. CS and CSS are among the most played games, still, after all these years.

I'm very interested to see what they'll do with it. Seems unlikely somehow that they'll create a single player campaign, although I would love to see Valve do that.

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rebuffering Canada. August 12 2011 14:13. Posts 1388

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HMM why not work on HL3, or episode 3, what the hell is going on, people who are playing CS 1.6, or CSS, probly dont really care anyways, so why waste time on this. Also, if its still on the source engine, then omg, i will cry, the engine is 7 years old, i dont get it.

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Wasteweiser Canada. August 12 2011 14:13. Posts 514

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Hopefully they don't screw this up, i really miss playing CS and scriming. If they got pug match making systems, omgggg.....

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NotJack United States. August 12 2011 14:14. Posts 646

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Wow awesome, I hope Valve does as well as they always do and this becomes big.

Robooto United States. August 12 2011 14:16. Posts 10

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I did notice they updated the CS:S beta with a bunch of gun changes the other day.

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rabidch Singapore. August 12 2011 14:17. Posts 8131

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On August 12 2011 14:13 rebuffering wrote:
HMM why not work on HL3, or episode 3, what the hell is going on, people who are playing CS 1.6, or CSS, probly dont really care anyways, so why waste time on this. Also, if its still on the source engine, then omg, i will cry, the engine is 7 years old, i dont get it.

who cares about the engine, a lot of people just want a good game

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EchoZ China. August 12 2011 14:18. Posts 3159

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Better live up to its name.

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rebuffering Canada. August 12 2011 14:21. Posts 1388

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On August 12 2011 14:17 rabidch wrote:

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who cares about the engine, a lot of people just want a good game

I want a good game too, its called half life, its been years, i want my finale, i want my episode 3, or HL 3. And you cant tell me your not tired of the source engine, graphics aren't everything, obviously, but why not have a new engine to work with, then they could make a new CS with it, and finish of the Half life series with dignity. O well, maybe im just picky? does no one really care about how dated the source engine is? i remember playing it in high school as a kid, which was a P4 with a shitty gfx card. Portals 2 looked preety good, and its impressive that they made the game look the way they did, but im expecting more now. Sorry!

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Colonial United States. August 12 2011 14:24. Posts 81

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Damn a CSS Clone?

. I am disappoint. They did say however they would completely rework some of the guns/nades...so theres some promise...Though I'm a 1.6 player I know it is basically impossible to make the game completely like 1.6....I guess the best they can do is to make it challenging, have the spray any wall effect of 1.6, recoil of 1.6 and put the game in a new direction like SC2 did for BW.

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harDmug United Kingdom. August 12 2011 14:31. Posts 116

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Rework CS onto new engine like they did with source - otherwise if they make it into anything else/more/cod kiddy appeal ive lost faith in gaming. Please don't let this end up as another ruined saga due to the popularity of gaming, because the CS series is one of the few real gems left today..