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Counter-Strike 2 adds fan-favourite mode, its first weapon skins, custom sticker placement, and something a little shocking
Counter-Strike 2 update brings back Arms Race, the bestest best FPS mode
The latest Counter-Strike 2 update re-introduces Arms Race, a beloved multiplayer mode from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in which players level up and are handed new guns as they moider each other, with victory going to the player who levels all the way up and performs a final knifekill.
I’ve played many variations of this mode – which was originally a mod, Gun Game – over the years in other games, and it’s always a laugh, for the simple reason that it can be tuned to allow less proficient FPS players to catch up with their brethren, by introducing less powerful or harder-to-master weapons at certain levels as “speed bumps”.
Counter-Strike 2 update brings back Arms Race, the bestest best FPS mode
The latest Counter-Strike 2 update re-introduces Arms Race, a beloved multiplayer mode from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in which players level up and are handed new guns as they moider each other, with victory going to the player who levels all the way up and performs a final knifekill.
I’ve played many variations of this mode – which was originally a mod, Gun Game – over the years in other games, and it’s always a laugh, for the simple reason that it can be tuned to allow less proficient FPS players to catch up with their brethren, by introducing less powerful or harder-to-master weapons at certain levels as “speed bumps”.
Veiled Experts is 3rd person Counter-Strike, and somehow it’s utterly fantastic
I’ve been meaning to write about Veiled Experts for over a month now, since playing it religiously during the Final Beta Test. I’ve been putting it off mostly because I’ve been busy, but also because I’m trying to find a way of saying “actually it’s really good” without people laughing and throwing garbage at me. It’s very hard to describe Veiled Experts to someone in a way that doesn’t prompt an instant dismissal. That was my reaction too. I saw it on Twitch, my mind said “third person Counter-Strike”, and sent an automatic signal down to my lips to proclaim the words: “sounds awful”.
Thank goodness for boredom. Later that day I was at a loose end and saw that Veiled Experts was free, so I downloaded it and tried it out. And here we are, a month and a bit later. The game is about to release into Early Access, and I’m desperately trying to get everyone I know to play it with me, because it’s bloody phenomenal.
Finnish Newspaper Uses Secret Room In Counter-Strike To Bypass Russian Censorship
In the basement of one of the apartment buildings that make up the Soviet-inspired cityscape, Helsingin Sanomat hid a room where players can find Russian-language reporting by the newspaper’s war correspondents in Ukraine. “In the room, you will find our documentation of what the reality of the war in Ukraine is,” Mukka said. The walls of the digital room, lit up by red lights, are plastered with news articles and pictures reporting on events such as the massacres in the Ukrainian towns of Bucha and Irpin. On one of the walls, players can find a map of Ukraine that details reported attacks on the civilian population, while a Russian-language recording reading Helsingin Sanomat articles aloud plays in the background. This was “information that is not available from Russian state propaganda sources”, Mukka said. The map has been downloaded more than 2,000 times since its release on Monday. According to Mukka, an estimated 4 million Russians have played Counter-Strike.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Counter-Strike 2 release date window, skins, trailers, leaks
When is the Counter-Strike 2 release date? After weeks of countless rumours, Valve has finally confirmed Counter-Strike 2 is real and is coming a lot sooner than you might expect.
We’ve gathered up every scrap of information about Counter-Strike 2 on the internet, from the latest on the CS2 release date, Valve’s official trailers and announcements to patent filings and even datamines of the limited test build itself. In this guide we’ll lay it all out for you in a clearly categorised way so you too will know everything there is to know right now about the sequel to one of the best PC games of all time. Here’s everything we know about the Counter-Strike 2 release date, leaks, skins, news, and more.
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Counter-Strike 2 looks noob friendly – and that’s great news
If you ever chat with a seasoned CSGO player, you might find them a little bit cocky. But after sinking thousands of hours into the Valve FPS game myself, I can’t blame them. Mastering Counter-Strike is a grueling mission that demands blood, sweat, and tears. But now, with Counter-Strike 2 approaching, it feels like that may change for the better. Based on the CS2 limited test, the new version of the super-tough shooter seems much more noob friendly, and though that might cause some rankles initially, actually, it’s a very, very good thing.
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