Counter-Strike Gets a Facelift in Global Offensive

That definitely looks like some Counter Strike.

Hmmm.. looks almost the same... and 90% of the trailer were the same maps everyone has played since day one. I sure hope there is more to justify a new game than just a facelift.

anybody noticed the gametrailers logo in the lower right of course you did, shouldn't this be reuploaded

@jayjonesjunior said:

@Tennmuerti said:

A lot of people are saying that you can hook up a K+M to a PS3 and indeed you can. But how many PS3 players are realisticly going to plug in a K+M to the PS3's in their living rooms? I have a PS3 and find it hard to believe that any significant amout of player will do that.

i don't know about significant numbers but the ones that count already have a PS3 on a PC desk hooked to a dedicated monitor.

"The ones that count" ?

Who are those?

A lot of people are saying that you can hook up a K+M  to a PS3 and indeed you can. But how many PS3 players are realisticly going to plug in a K+M to the PS3's in their living rooms?  I have a PS3 and find it hard to believe that any significant amout of player will do that.

HD is just used now to for a tag to sell more, like 3D. When I think HD I think in terms of the jump of SD television to HD television, that was a leap. With Games, I've never really seen the "HD". It's just a gimmick.

@BlazeHedgehog said:

@phrosnite said:

"In 2000 Counter Strike is released. It becomes the #1 Online Action game in the WORLD!" "In 2004 Counter Strike: Source is released..." ---> NOTHING! HAHAHAHAHHA!!! Source SUCKS!

Oh, so you're one of those people.

A what? A sane person? 1.6 is clearly superior, there is a reason 1.6 is the default tournament version.

HD is just used now to for a tag to sell more, like 3D. When I think HD I think in terms of the jump of SD television to HD television, that was a leap. With Games, I've never really seen the "HD". It's just a gimmick.

@redlitez76 said:

wow yet another military fps, gee can't wait....

Counter Strike isn't a military shooter in the traditional sense, yes you play as a soldier or a terrorist and fire guns, but the way you play the game is totally different when compared to your Call of Duty's of the world.

I am interested to see what kind of impact this makes.

@Rolyatkcinmai said:

There is no "next engine". Source is not like Unreal where it goes through numbered iterations every few years. It's completely modular. The current version of source is gorgeous and infinitely more advanced than the version that shipped with HL2. In singleplayer games (Portal 2), Source looks absolutely fantastic and definitely on par with everything else coming out. Perhaps CS GO's less impressive visuals are because it's a competition game like Starcraft II.

This is totally true. Let's keep in mind that Portal 2 and Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines are both games developed in the Source engine. That should tell you everything you need to know about the upgradeability of the engine.

The graphics still look like a 3-4 year old game.

There is no "next engine". Source is not like Unreal where it goes through numbered iterations every few years. It's completely modular. The current version of source is gorgeous and infinitely more advanced than the version that shipped with HL2. In singleplayer games (Portal 2), Source looks absolutely fantastic and definitely on par with everything else coming out. Perhaps CS GO's less impressive visuals are because it's a competition game like Starcraft II.

Wait rage-quitting in HD!?! That's what I always have waited for! This is amazing!

PS. I have never played Counter-Strike a single day in my life and I intend to keep it that way. If you have a problem with that, you meet me under the clock, doesn't matter which one I'ill be there and we sort this thing like men... with breakdancing!

I really like this soundtrack. 
Is it really from Tron: Legacy? 
Can anyone tell me how is this track called?

@Sammo21 said:

So playing Counter-Strike Source in 1440x900 with full effects isn't HD? lmfao at this post.

This. I was about to say that I've been playing CS in higher resolutions than HD (720p) for years. I'm playing CS:S in 1920x1080 these days.

Oh, consoles. I like you, but you make it so hard sometimes...

A lot of people are saying that you can hook up a K+M  to a PS3 and indeed you can.
But how many PS3 players are realisticly going to plug in a K+M to the PS3's in their living rooms?
 
I have a PS3 and find it hard to believe that any significant amout of player will do that.

Wait rage-quitting in HD!?! That's what I always have waited for! This is amazing!

PS. I have never played Counter-Strike a single day in my life and I intend to keep it that way. If you have a problem with that, you meet me under the clock, doesn't matter which one I'ill be there and we sort this thing like men... with breakdancing!

wow yet another military fps, gee can't wait....

css veteran for 5 years :D

wow yet another military fps, gee can't wait....

everyone is crying, that makes me lol. another thing that makes me lol is the cross platform, lol and lol

@Mentalnova: It's really not that expensive for any of the stuff at all. The money is hardly much of a balancing factor, all of the guns kill people quickly if you know what you're doing.

Really? I saw literally no improvement, if anything it looks worse now.

Man. I miss 1.6 knifing.

Fucked, but it was good.

Looks like some Counter-Strike ass Counter-Strike, guess this will be more like a Quake Live treatment than full overhaul. Maybe it'll have hats too. Haaaaaaaatssssssss

Yet another weapon wheel. Take my concept page down again, mods....

@Sammo21 said:

So playing Counter-Strike Source in 1440x900 with full effects isn't HD? lmfao at this post.

Yeah, I cringed a bit at that too. PC gaming in the basic definition of HD (as a resolution above 1,280×720) has been possible for over 15 years already, and even 10 years ago texture resolutions way above the standards on HD consoles were common. Many people generally include shaders like bloom, HDR post-processing and camera focus effects in their definition of HD, which certainly is a significant difference between games pre- and post-2005/06 or so, but still, many games today don't use either of those while still using HD resolution and thus are clearly in HD, while the previous generation and Nintendo Wii could do most of that in sub-HD resolutions.

Looks like a Tijuana facelift.
 
CS has the worst balance, ever. Good players keep their guns and get cash for better guns and armor, while dead players have to rebuy everything.

why can't valve just give us what we WANT (HL3/ episode 3)

hope that it wont be just a face-lift :/
something defines cs, and if they do not manage to recreate that
then that's a fail :/
but we trust in valve :D just looking and the new DD2 make me heart flutter :p
 
css veteran for 5 years :D

The only reason I play counter strike is for the Jail Break server mod. Once that gets introduced to GO I'll buy it.

@Sammo21 said:

So playing Counter-Strike Source in 1440x900 with full effects isn't HD? lmfao at this post.

Yeah, I cringed a bit at that too. PC gaming in the basic definition of HD (as a resolution above 1,280×720) has been possible for over 15 years already, and even 10 years ago texture resolutions way above the standards on HD consoles were common. Many people generally include shaders like bloom, HDR post-processing and camera focus effects in their definition of HD, which certainly is a significant difference between games pre- and post-2005/06 or so, but still, many games today don't use either of those while still using HD resolution and thus are clearly in HD, while the previous generation and Nintendo Wii could do most of that in sub-HD resolutions.

@kpaadet said:

@BlazeHedgehog said:

@phrosnite said:

"In 2000 Counter Strike is released. It becomes the #1 Online Action game in the WORLD!" "In 2004 Counter Strike: Source is released..." ---> NOTHING! HAHAHAHAHHA!!! Source SUCKS!

Oh, so you're one of those people.

A what? A sane person? 1.6 is clearly superior, there is a reason 1.6 is the default tournament version.

But it'll never be as good as beta 5.2.

So playing Counter-Strike Source in 1440x900 with full effects isn't HD? lmfao at this post.

@BlazeHedgehog said:

@phrosnite said:

"In 2000 Counter Strike is released. It becomes the #1 Online Action game in the WORLD!" "In 2004 Counter Strike: Source is released..." ---> NOTHING! HAHAHAHAHHA!!! Source SUCKS!

Oh, so you're one of those people.

A what? A sane person? 1.6 is clearly superior, there is a reason 1.6 is the default tournament version.

This game looks ct sided

@Mr48 said:

.... if they price it at $10-$20 I think many people including myself will be happy to get it.

i thought it was gonna be free to play, did they not officially say that yet? pretty sure it is

i like how the console fanboys in this thread are consistently and inadvertently admitting the PC has better controls for first person shooters

So the sniper rifle is the only gun you actually Aim Down Sights... still... in a FPS.

Looks awful.. Also ripped GT.com trailer? ..

is this supposed to have a gametrailers logo at the bottom?

i lol'ed when cross-platform popped up.

@Protonguy said:

For those who are bitching about source engine wtf are you talking about? TF2 runs on source and it's one of the best looking games on the market still this many years on. Is it because you're running on a console or something and need your settings crippled?

While TF2 may be a very impressive game in the artistic visual design aesthetic, so far as raw technical prowess, saying it's "one of the best looking games on the market" is a pretty huge exaggeration.

It's just as if Bethesda were to release Skyrim on simply a modified Gamebyro engine, like New Vegas or Fallout 3, sure, it would work, and sure, it would probably look all right, but that engine has become dated and somewhat janky over the years. Furthermore, how much has your game improved? Why would I spend money to buy this new product when I already have the tried and true? If it's just a graphics update, on the engine that fuels the far less popular version of the game, what justifies spending my money on it?

The hand and arm holding the gun looks really awful

@Wholemeal said:

Cross platform play? People are going to get owned on the ps3.

I am looking forward to that feature :).

Game Trailers! 
 
Also, no iron-sights, no sale >:(

@Protonguy said:

For those who are bitching about source engine wtf are you talking about? TF2 runs on source and it's one of the best looking games on the market still this many years on. Is it because you're running on a console or something and need your settings crippled?

While TF2 may be a very impressive game in the artistic visual design aesthetic, so far as raw technical prowess, saying it's "one of the best looking games on the market" is a pretty huge exaggeration.

It's just as if Bethesda were to release Skyrim on simply a modified Gamebyro engine, like New Vegas or Fallout 3, sure, it would work, and sure, it would probably look all right, but that engine has become dated and somewhat janky over the years. Furthermore, how much has your game improved? Why would I spend money to buy this new product when I already have the tried and true? If it's just a graphics update, on the engine that fuels the far less popular version of the game, what justifies spending my money on it?

It's funny i saw this at PAX and i thought it looked no different to original CS. Watching the trailer i see it's actually a pretty huge leap between the versions. Guess your memory of a game just updates with time if you don't play it long enough.

For those who are bitching about source engine wtf are you talking about? TF2 runs on source and it's one of the best looking games on the market still this many years on. Is it because you're running on a console or something and need your settings crippled?