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CS:Global Offensive

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) is an online first-person shooter based game currently in development by Valve Corporation and Hidden Path Entertainment, who also co-developed Counter-Strike: Source. It is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike franchise, excluding Counter-Strike: Neo and Counter-Strike: Online.

Global Offensive is targeted for release in early 2012. It will be available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Xbox 360 via the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation 3 via PlayStation Network. It will feature classic content, such as old maps, as well as brand new maps, characters and game modes. Also, it will support matchmaking and leaderboards.[5] Cross-platform multiplayer is confirmed between Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and PlayStation 3 players.[6] The PlayStation 3 version will offer three control methods, which include using either the DualShock 3 controller, PlayStation Move or USB keyboard/mouse.

Gameplay
Like previous games in the series, Global Offensive is an objective based multiplayer first person shooter. Each player joins either the Terrorist or Counter-Terrorist team and attempts to complete objectives or eliminate the enemy team. For example, in demolition maps, often abbreviated "de", the terrorist team is given an explosive to plant at a designated location. The Counter-Terrorists must defend the location until time runs out and if the bomb is planted defuse it. Global Offensive is planned to launch with demolition, hostage rescue, and a new game mode called arsenal. Arsenal is based on a popular mod for both Counter Strike and Counter Strike: Source called gun game, and made in collaboration with the creators of the mod.

Global Offensive, like previous installments, operates in short rounds that end when all players on one side are dead or an objective is completed. Once a player dies they must wait until the round ends to respawn in most game modes. Players purchase weapons and equipment with money awarded based on their performance. Completing objectives or killing enemies earns the player money while negative actions like killing a teammate takes money away from the player. In addition when a round ends all players receive some amount of money, with players on the winning team receiving substantially more. Global Offensive adds new weapons and equipment not seen in previous installments. Most notably the molotov cocktail which temporarily covers a small area in fire, making it impossible to pass through without taking significant damage.

CS: GO as “a multi-platform team based FPS similar to its predecessors, Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, and Counter-Strike: Source. It is designed on the updated Source Engine, but is not built off of Counter-Strike: Source and due out in early 2012 with beta access beginning this fall. It will maintain the traditional de_ and cs_ map types and would not include new game modes. Valve was keen on hearing the input from top CSS players to make CS GO an e-sports title and that is reflected by the game featuring both casual and competitive game modes with a built in match making system and support for dedicated servers.”

He was pretty taken with how the thing looked: “The maps look beautiful, the player skins and animations are smooth, and the gun models are cool! We got to play dust, dust2, inferno, and nuke with confirmation that other CS classic maps such as train and likely some new ones will be included in the release. Visually, the game looked a lot further along than pre-beta.”

However, he noted that despite similarities it was on its way to being a subtly different game to its predecessors/peers: “It didn’t feel like 1.6 and despite being built on the Source engine, it didn’t feel like CSS. By design, Valve wanted to create a game with a different feel, and overall it was really smooth.”

The various pro-gamers in attendance grumbled somewhat about creative liberties taken with the weapons and a suggestion that all players start with full kevlar body armour (thus potentially undermining CS’ classic money system), and also noted that “headshots were difficult to score and came at a premium.” From Craig’s account Valve are very interested in getting the pro-gaming scene to return to CS, so these things may well change following feedback.

Also new were two particular items: “molotov cocktails, an expensive $850 item, which can be used to slow down opponents and re-route opponents through AOE damage” and decoy grenades which “can be thrown to emit gun sounds and give the illusion of there being a player. The decoy grenade currently produced an AK / Glock when thrown by Ts and M4 / USP when thrown by CTs.” Craig’s thought was that experienced players wouldn’t necessarily fall for decoys, but they might buy their user vital split seconds if used wisely.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) возродит тот ураганный командный игровой процесс, впервые представленный еще 12 лет назад.

CS: GO будет включать в себя новые карты, персонажей, оружие и их улучшенные версии из классической CS (de_dust и т.п.). Кроме того, CS: GO будет содержать новые игровые режимы, систему организации матчей, глобальные таблицы игроков и многое другое.

«Counter-Strike была сюрпризом для игровой индустрии, когда не особо удачный мод стал одним из самых популярных шутеров в мире сразу же после его релиза в Августе 1999 года, — говорит Даг Ломбарди из Valve, — за прошедшие 12 лет, она все еще одна из самых популярных в мире игр, часто появляется на игровых соревнованиях и продана в количестве более 25 миллионов копий по всему миру. CS: GO обещает возродить знаменитый игровой процесс Counter-Strike и предложить его игрокам не только на ПК, но и на консолях следующего поколения и компьютерах Mac».

CS: GO разрабатывается Valve в сотрудничестве с Hidden Path Entertainment. Посетителям выставок «PAX Prime» и «Eurogamer Expo» представится шанс опробовать игру уже в этом году, а ее выход запланирован на конец марта 2012 года.