SK Gaming will be using Marcus 'Delpan' Larsson in their ESL IEM5 European Championship match against Face2Face today.
Well known for his amazing AWP skills, Delpan was called to help SK Gaming in their WEM 2010 participation as Robert 'RobbaN'
Dahlström could not join his team mates in China. Larsson was one of
SK's key players during the tournament and also had a significant role
in their 2nd place achievement.
The Swedish team will once again use Delpan, this time as a ESL stand-in, as Dennis 'walle'
Wallenberg is still in China and will be unavailable for tonight's
match against Face2Face. Wallenberg will also miss SK's next EPS Nordic
match against .no for the same reason.
For some time now Valve has been quietly running a Beta for a new Counter-Strike update, the ancient and almost mythical upgrade that would bring CS:S to the latest Source Engine with as close to no changes to the feel and behavior of the game as possible, deliberately preserving the parts of Counter-Strike that we all know and love from bunnyhopping and surfing to AWP Quickswitching.
Today Valve has released that landmark update, not only adding Mac compatibility but also bringing CSS the latest Source Engine fixes and upgrades:
Counter-Strike Source
Highlights 144 Achievements Lifetime and match player stats Updated scoreboard Many Cvars added for customizing the new scoreboard's appearance Domination and Revenge system Cinematic Death cameras (May be disabled clientside!) "many source engine updates" Better flashlight Better HDR behavior Multicore Rendering support Tick rate defaulted to 66 Fixes to tick... Read more »
Counter-Strike has become more than just a casual game since it's original release in 1998, it's become an Internet gaming phenomenon. So it's no question why fans have become irritated over the years at the lack of a Counter-Strike 2, and the creator of Counter-Strike, Mihn Le, is no exception to that rule. After issue after issue, Mihn Le announced in an article with IGN his new in-development game "Tactical Intervention."
The game effectively is what Mihn envisioned Counter-Strike 2 to be, the actual title itself having been shelved by Valve for other titles. Mihn talks with IGN in a hybrid preview-interview and talks about the game, his visions for it, and how it all came to be.
I had the opportunity to look at Tactical Intervention when I visited Minh's office in the western part of Seoul. On the surface the new game very much resembles Counter-Strike in appearance; both games run off the same engine so the graphics haven't progressed much. "Graphics-wise, I know it's ... Read more »
In a new series of gaming-related guest columns at Tech Radar, popular gaming commentator Richard 'Dr Gonzo' Lewis goes into his thoughts on what Valve could/should do to put Counter-Strike back on top of multiplayer gaming.
The recent 1.6 update that fixed similar problems that existed in the game came after close to 10 years hasn't helped the online community who have by now integrated the glitches into their play style. The key to making Counter-Strike great again is not to fix something that is so fundamentally broken and outdated that by the time it does all the things it should and could we'll be taking day-trips to the moon.
What they need to do is draw a line under what has happened and simply listen to the competitive community for what needs to be improved. The Source Engine was obviously not cut out for something like a competitive shooting game, where absolutes are paramount.
You can check out the very interesting read right here. Whether you're a compet... Read more »
It's no question that there are some players, especially in the highly competitive Counter-Strike community, that take the game a little too seriously. In Novosibirsk, Russia, a simple one on one game of Counter-Strike ended in the brutal murder of a seventeen-year-old (Alexei) by his fourteen-year-old rival (Alexander).
According to the investigation report on the Novosibirsk Prosecutor’s Office website, the two boys had met at a local cyber café to play Counter-Strike together. Alexei, the older of the two boys, had continuously defeated his younger rival which led to several fights breaking out, only to be broken up by the café's administrator. During the night, both boys were drinking alcohol and continued to play the game, despite their rapidly degrading relationship.
Alexander had left the café first and, with another, older friend, waiting outside until Alexei finished playing at 3:00am. Upon leaving, Alexander proceeded to hit Alexei over the he... Read more »
Counter-Strike not only revolutionized the world of modding, but the entire Half-Life community, and we’re happy to show off our admiration of this revolutionary series with our collection of overviews, guides, strategies, tweaks, and tricks. Want to buff up on your Counter-Strike knowledge? Check out our overview sections. Need help "pwning n00bs” on de_dust? Swing by our map strategies section. Having trouble getting the most FPS out of your computer? We’ve got tech guides at your disposal. Want to turn your grenades into something more cute and cuddly, or change your Counter-Strike menu background? Head over to our files section for mods, maps, models, and more! Welcome to the last place you will ever need to go for all of your Counter-Strike needs!
Counter-Strike, the world’s number one online action game series, is a first-person shooter developed by Valve Software, the creators of the renowned Half-Life series. This team-oriented online shooter pits terrorists and counter-terrorists against one another in round-based combat set all over the world. Using the power of the "Source” engine, the original Counter-Strike has been completely remade as Counter-Strike: Source—offering upgraded graphics, levels, and the implementation of a new physics engine. Counter-Strike will never be the same!
First released to the public on June 18th, 1999, Counter-Strike began as a simple fan-produced mod for Half-Life. Thanks to a series of steadily-improving beta releases, the mod started to foster a progressively-enlarging and dedicated following. As the fast-paced, tactical game play was refined and improved, and as new concepts and maps were introduced, Counter-Strike moved from being a mere Half-Life mod to an entirely new game.
Dreamhack has announced that Frag eXecutors have been invited to DH Winter 2010 from the 25th to 28th November.
Frag eXecutors have received a wild card into the Dreamhack Winter 2010 event from the Dreamhack organisers, seeing the poles join the likes of SK Gaming, fnatic and mTw in the current participants list.
The Polish side so far this year have achieved great things, taking third place finish at the WCG Grand Finals Los Angeles and 2nd at GameGune 2010. Furthermore, the team ar... Read more »
fnatic have become the KGC #2 champions after defeating Full-Gaming in the final match of the competition.
Full-Gaming produced a big surprise this week, beating fnaticMSI in the Grand Final of DSRack #3 and packing €4,000. The Swedish giants advanced in the KGC final and had their chance to take revenge against FG.
The grand final match was pretty much balanced, both teams performing well a... Read more »
Robert 'RobbaN'
Dahlström could not join his team mates in China. Larsson was one of
SK's key players during the tournament and also had a significant role
in their 2nd place achievement.
