Counter-Strike (series)
| Counter-Strike | |
|---|---|
 The current Counter-Strike series logo. | |
| Genres | First-person shooter |
| Developers |
Valve Corporation (1999-2012) Nexon Corporation (2008) |
| Publishers |
Valve Corporation (1999-2012) Namco (2005) Nexon Corporation (TBA) |
| Platforms |
Windows OS X Linux PlayStation 3 Xbox Xbox 360 |
| Platform of origin | Windows |
| Year of inception | 1999 |
| First release |
Counter-Strike June 19, 1999 |
| Latest release |
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive August 21, 2012 |
Counter-Strike (frequently abbreviated as CS) is a series of first-person shooter video games. The series began on Windows in 1999 with the first version of Counter-Strike. It was initially released as a modification for Half-Life and developed by Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess "Cliffe" Cliffe, before the rights to the game's intellectual property were acquired by Valve Corporation, the developers of Half-Life. The game was followed-up with Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, developed by Valve Corporation and released in 2004. Later that same year, Counter-Strike: Source was released by Valve Corporation. Released only eight months after Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, in November 2004, the game was a remake of the original Counter-Strike and the first in the series to run on Valve's newly created Source engine.[1]
An arcade adaption of the Counter-Strike series titled Counter-Strike Neo was released in 2005. In contrast to previous iterations in the series, the game was developed by Nexon Corporation and published by Namco. With various parallels to Counter-Strike Neo, Counter-Strike Online was released in 2008, developed again by Nexon Corporation with oversight from Valve Corporation.
The fourth game in the main series to have been developed by Valve, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, was released in 2012 for Windows, OS X, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Hidden Path Entertainment, who also worked on Counter-Strike: Source post-release, helped to develop the game alongside Valve.[2]
Announced in 2012 and aimed at the Asian gaming market, a sequel to Counter-Strike Online titled Counter-Strike Online 2 was developed by Nexon Corporation.[3]
Games
Main series
Counter-Strike
Originally a modification for Half-Life, the rights to Counter-Strike, as well as the developers working on it, were acquired by Valve Corporation in 2000.
The game received a port to Xbox in 2003.[4] It was also ported to OS X and Linux in the form of a beta in January 2013 with a full release coming in April 2013.[5][6]
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Counter-Strike was followed-up with Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, developed by Valve Corporation and released in 2004. It used the Half-Life GoldSrc engine, similar to its predecessor. The game was poorly received in contrast to its predecessor and was quickly followed with a further entry to the series titled Counter-Strike: Source.[7]
Counter-Strike: Source
A remake of the original Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Source was the first publicly released game by Valve Corporation to run on the Source engine. Counter-Strike: Source was initially released as a beta to members of the Valve Cyber Café Program on August 11, 2004.[1][8] On August 18, 2004, the beta was released to owners of Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and those who had received a Half-Life 2 voucher bundled with some ATI Radeon video cards.[9] While the original release only included a version for Microsoft Windows, the game eventually received a port to OS X on June 23, 2010 with a Linux port afterwards in 2013.[10][11]
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was the forth release in the main, Valve-developed Counter-Strike series. Much like Counter-Strike: Source and other Valve games released in recent years, the game ran on the Source engine.
Spin-off titles
Counter-Strike Neo
A Japanese arcade adaptation of Counter-Strike, the original Half-Life multiplayer modification. It is published by Namco, and runs on a Linux system.
Counter-Strike Online series
Counter-Strike Online is available in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China/Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Turkey. It was developed by Nexon Corporation with oversight from Valve.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Counter-Strike: Source beta begins". GameSpot (CNET Networks). 2004-08-11. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ↑ "VALVE ANNOUNCES COUNTER-STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE (CS: GO)". Steam. Valve Corporation. 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ↑ Mallory, Jordan (2012-04-06). "Nexon, Valve announce Counter-Strike Online 2 for Asian territories". Joystiq. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ↑ Fahey, Rob (6 June 2003). "E3 2003: Counter-Strike". Eurogamer. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Counter-Strike 1.6 Beta released". Steam. Valve Corporation. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Counter-Strike 1.6 update released". Steam. Valve Corporation. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Counter-Strike: Condition Zero for PC Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Counter-Strike: Source update history". Valve Corporation. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ↑ "Counter-Strike: Source Strike ATI Customer". Advanced Micro Devices. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ↑ "Counter-Strike: Source Update Released". Steam. Valve Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ↑ Dawe, Liam (5 February 2013). "Counter Strike Source Has Been Added To The CDR And Apparently Installable Too". GamingOnLinux. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
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