May 12, 2004

Counterstrike with Half-life 2

Shacknews reports that Counterstrike will come with Half-life 2 as the multi-player portion. That is great news, I'm already salivating the prospect with killing terrorists with next-generation graphics. - Half-Life 2 multiplayer is Counter-Strike on the Source engine and will be available at the same time as when Half-Life 2 ships. Counter-Strike gameplay doesn't seem to have changed much, if at all. Graphics of course, are much improved. - Half-Life 1 is also ported over to the Source engine and will be available at the same time as when Half-Life 2 ships. - During the presentation, Gabe Newell reiterated that Half-Life 2 is shipping this summer, although no specific date was given. - Team Fortress 2 was not mentioned at all. Read