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Counter-Strike Source Beta Set for Late Summer

Posted by simoniker on from the dust2-em-up dept.

fistfullast33l writes "Valve has announced via Steam that a Beta version will be launched for Counter-Strike: Source, the multiplayer counter-terrorism mod that will now be updated for release with the Half-Life 2 powering Source engine. It is expected to be kicked off around late summer. Apparently: 'The beta will first be open to subscribers of the Valve Cyber Café Program, and then extended to owners of Counter-Strike: Condition Zero.' Seems like a good time to find out where the nearest gaming parlor is." This move is interesting in light of allegations of Valve bullying cybercafes - we also recently covered the South Korean unveiling of Counter-Strike: Source over at Slashdot Games.

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  1. Sour-- oh, damn. by desplesda · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sure I'm not going to be the first to mention, but I felt a sudden surge of excitment when I read 'Counter Strike Source'... bah, why must Valve name their engine after what every geek loves?

    1. Re:Sour-- oh, damn. by Metallic+Matty · · Score: 5, Funny

      bah, why must Valve name their engine after what every geek loves?

      They name their engine pr0n?

    2. Re:Sour-- oh, damn. by Lord+Kano · · Score: 3, Funny

      They name their engine pr0n?

      Coming soon, Half-Life with Team Fortress Heather Brooke mod. I can head the tagline already "You DON'T want to be on the losing end of a deathmatch in THIS game."

      LK

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  2. Damnit... by JoeLinux · · Score: 4, Funny

    And I just got straight A's this last quarter. Oh well, I really don't need a Master's anyway...

  3. source? by crayz · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought we already had the source?

  4. Re:What a real geek needs by Hatta · · Score: 4, Funny

    And I'm a real geek so that means I dont rely on Wine either.

    Damn straight. Real geeks smoke herb.

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  5. Re:That is the stupidest name for an engine by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Because, of course, the number of geeks wanting to play with the source code of this game will so vastly outnumber the number of gamers looking for information on what's likely to be the biggest news in PC FPS gaming since the release of the original Quake. I can see why Valve is so desperate to sucker in those vast geek hordes with this Machiavellian scheme.

    Right?

  6. Re:Steam by Sgs-Cruz · · Score: 3, Funny
    I think that the steam engine is horribly flawed

    As I recall, the internal combustion engine will come along in a few years and replace it anyway, so don't worry too much.

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