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Counter Strike Global Offensive Prepares For A Linux Release

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Great news to wake up to this morning folks! On the official Counter Strike blog the developers noted work about the Linux client for the newest iteration of the Counter Strike franchise.

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- Updated a large number of systems necessary for the Linux client.

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I have been excited to play this for a long time as the Arms Race mode in Counter Strike Global Offensive is seriously fun and gets really heated when people hit the final weapon.

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) will expand upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched 12 years ago.

CS: GO features new maps, characters, and weapons and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust, etc.). In addition, CS: GO will introduce new gameplay modes, matchmaking, leader boards, and more.

The interesting thing about Counter Strike Global Offensive is it that it has been serving up time-limited DLC. These DLC packs contain community maps that get added into the official matchmaking for a limited time. It gives money back to the modders who create them for each purchase, and that's awesome.

They also in a more recent update introduced weapon "skins" much like the customization found in Call of Duty games. This enables you to make your weapons feel a little bit more personal. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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edo Sep 11, 2014
Quoting: loggfreak
Quoting: MetallinatusYes! I've been waiting long for this one too!
After that L4D will be the only Valve game to not offer a Linux version yet :D
but it doesn't really matter that it doesn't have a linux version since L4D2 is basically an extended version of L4D1
also you forgot about alien swarm, that game also doesn't have a linux version
I definitely want a pot for L4D1, it use less resources than its secuel (and my gpu driver works worst in linux, so...), and its great, it has well defined which is the first map and the last map, in l4d2 that is a mess.
Alien swarm looks like a game than valve don't care about, so its difficult to see a port of it.
............

Related to the CSGO update, if you go to the forums a lot of people are having trouble with the update, I guess than those "systems" updated for the linux version are causing trouble. of course, that will be fixed soon.
Metallinatus Sep 11, 2014
Quoting: loggfreak
Quoting: MetallinatusYes! I've been waiting long for this one too!
After that L4D will be the only Valve game to not offer a Linux version yet :D
but it doesn't really matter that it doesn't have a linux version since L4D2 is basically an extended version of L4D1
also you forgot about alien swarm, that game also doesn't have a linux version

True! I actually didn't know that was a Valve game.... but considering it doesn't have even an OS X version yet, I wonder if Valve itself didn't "forget" about the game :(
And saying that L4D doesn't matter 'cause of L4D2 is like saying that HL doesn't matter 'cause of HL Source....
Each game has its own unique identity and I want to play them all ;)
ElectricPrism Sep 11, 2014
I hope CS:GO surfing has improved to match CS:S. Surfing is the only reason I play CS:S

This is good news for PC gamers everywhere.
BillNyeTheBlackGuy Sep 11, 2014
Quoting: MetallinatusYes! I've been waiting long for this one too!
After that L4D will be the only Valve game to not offer a Linux version yet :D

Why are people forgetting about Alien Swarm? :sadpanda:
EKRboi Sep 11, 2014
This is probably the only Valve game I don't own. Ill buy it when a working linux version comes out. I say working because NONE of the source engine games play nice with my surround setup. Ive made bug reports but never really got a response from them. I have hopes that source2 will handle my setup correctly.. would be cool if CS:GO linux was source2 ;)
commodore256 Sep 18, 2014
So, after this, the only game that needs complete Valve's first party catalogue would be Left 4 Dead 1.
Kristian Sep 18, 2014
Quoting: commodore256So, after this, the only game that needs complete Valve's first party catalogue would be Left 4 Dead 1.

No, you are wrong, there is also Alien Swarm.
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