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10 Of The Most Influential FPS Multiplayer Maps Ever

We recently spoke with a bevy of game developers for a feature on what “the rules” were for constructing great first person shooter multiplayer maps. (Read Part One and Part Two of our Guide to building the best FPS maps) This naturally got us thinking about the best FPS multiplayer maps in history, but then we thought of a different...

Posted December 19, 2011| 29 Comments
Bin Laden Operation Celebrated In Two Games

This Saturday, Kuma games released their Osama Bin Laden chapter in Kuma War. There's also a Counter-Strike map so players can relive the glorious victory of the U.S. over the terrorist leader again and again in their homes.To be fair, the Counter-Strike map is simply a recreation of Osama's hideout, not a full fledged, "let's kill...

Posted May 9, 2011| 27 Comments
Major Update For Counter-Strike: Source Now In Beta

The multiplayer shooter to end all multiplayer shooters, Counter-Strike, is in the midst of a major update. In fact, the Counter Strike: Source update is so substantial, it’s currently being beta tested. Valve developed the improvements and new features with Hidden Path Studios, and currently, all beta testing spots have been filled. So...

Posted May 12, 2010| 18 Comments
Valve Bringing Steam To Macs In April

Well, Valve has made good on their not-so-subtle teases by announcing it will bring its digital distribution platform Steam, along with the developer's acclaimed library of titles, to Macs this April. Valve president Gabe Newell called the Mac "a great platform for entertainment services," adding, "As we transition from...

Posted March 8, 2010| 16 Comments
Valve's Orange Box Finally Receives Novint Falcon Controller Support

Novint’s Falcon controller of the future is one of the craziest pieces of technology available today. If you aren’t familiar with it, the controller basically lets you feel the actions taking place in a game in hyper-realistic ways, sometimes by replicating the physical make-up of objects, thereby creating the proper amount of...

Posted June 24, 2009| 14 Comments
'Counter-Strike: Source' Visits Disney's Haunted Mansion

Want to avoid a trip to Disney, but still take a ride through Disney's Haunted Mansion? Also, did you want to blow it up? If so, just load up this Counter-Strike: Source map. It's pretty accurate. Well, except for the exploding part. Source

Posted November 25, 2008| 12 Comments
Valve Wants to Study Your Brain

Valve Co-founder Gabe Newell wants to do a scientific study on gamer's brains while they're playing so they can design and develop games even better. He published an extensive article about why and how he's so interested in making it happen. Valve is the company that brought us such fun things as The Orange Box, Left 4 Dead, and the Counter...

Posted November 21, 2008| 38 Comments
Valve Titles Possible for Xbox Live Arcade?

In an interview with the Official Xbox Magazine, Valve's Doug Lombardi mentioned that they would "certainly consider" releasing some of their catalogue on Xbox Live Arcade. This could include games from Valve's stable including the original Half-Life games or first-party HL mods like Counter-Strike, Team Fortress Classic, or Day of...

Posted July 28, 2008| 13 Comments
2008 Championship Gaming Series North America Season Begins

The 2008 Championship Gaming Series North America Season kicks off today with a live, free webcast of the qualifiers. The stream starts tonight at 9pm ET/6pm PT. You can watch the webcast by clicking here (it will pop open a new browser window). The full season will run until the North America Final on July 7th followed by the World Finals...

Posted June 2, 2008| 3 Comments
Valve Announces Steam Cloud for Online Saves

Valve has announced a new feature for their online distribution platform, Steam. Dubbed Steam Cloud, the service will store save games and key bindings for Valve games on their servers. This will give players access to these files when playing from anywhere in the world just by logging in with their Steam account. The tools will be freely...

Posted May 30, 2008| 9 Comments
Awesome Monks Play 'Counter-Strike'

This is just a great story. Here is a group of people that have dedicated their lives to peace and tranquility that regularly shoot each other in Counter-Strike. A group of Chinese monks that happens to live next to a cybercafé that enjoy rousing games of Counter-Strike because their code doesn't prohibit them from virtual...

Posted March 14, 2008| 7 Comments