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Counterstrike would 'never' work with a Call of Duty styled progression system

@XG247: Incase you'd ever thought that Counterstrike might attempt to be like Call of Duty, they never will.

Agent_hitman4976d ago

Good to hear that, counter strike is counter strike and it is indeed unique in many areas...

gamernova4976d ago

Even if they did, they would still get outsold by mw3. Just like bf3 did. It's like yahoo saying it isn't going to try to be like Google lol

nolifeking4976d ago

I don't care how much it sells, CS will always be a better game than COD, just like BF3. Becoming a pop culture sensation is all COD has to coast on. In real life(gaming anyway) BF, CS, TF2 and UT all run circles around it(COD for the ADD in attendance).

gamernova4976d ago (Edited 4976d ago )

Why haven't the others become a cultural sensation if they're truly better? You speak about becoming a cultural sensation like it is an easy thing to do. You can hate cod all you want but cod appeals to the majority of people and you, along with few others (I mean few in comparison to the ones who like cod) just have to accept it instead of hating it. If it's not broken, don't fix it. Kill confirmed and the other added game type as well as the new kill streak system and maps show that they're making it better. Also, adding elite to the mix. Cod did something that all those mentioned games couldn't do. That alone distinguishes it as an all time great. Hate it or love it.

nolifeking4976d ago

@Gamer
You think being better will net you pop fame? How naive are you? becoming a cultural sensation is kinda easy when you have money and a gullible audience. You said it yourself "COD appeals to the majority" which just so happens to be non gamers. People looking for easy to play regardless of how good it is, because they have no gauge for game quality.

As far as me hating COD, you really have the game(;))twisted. COD is fun, but I have many, many annoyances with the game. About the only thing it did that the others mentioned didn't was dumb themselves down enough to gain a mainstream audience. And I applaud them for that.

radphil4976d ago (Edited 4976d ago )

"Cod did something that all those mentioned games couldn't do"

You mean made each year like sports games, and not actually focusing on balancing mechanics?

There's a reason why CS is regarded as a top competitive game for at least 10+ years, i.e balance.

Also Elite isn't anything new. It's called stat tracking which has been around for years. They just made it more apparent to the public.

Also to relate to what you said earlier:

"You speak about becoming a cultural sensation like it is an easy thing to do."

Look at things like Youtube. Right there is a prime example.

Darkfocus4976d ago

counterstrike has actually outsold COD by a longshot on PC...

gamernova4976d ago

On pc, yes. I'm speaking milti plat.

nolifeking4976d ago

@ gamer
Of course because CS has been released on all home consoles. GIVE UP!!!

Pintheshadows4976d ago (Edited 4976d ago )

Wow, just when you think N4G's got as low as it possibly can POW! Right in the kisser. Gamernova you've embarassed yourself.

Soldierone4976d ago

Flawed argument. Counter Strike to this day has been a huge following. That is a true cultural success, not having "record breaking numbers"

COD isn't going anywhere. Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk road the same exact roller coaster and look where that got them. FPS is a bigger market, eventually someone else will step in. You know if Sledgehammer didn't take over MW3, they would of put out a "third person shooter" COD?

NarooN4976d ago

"Cod did something that all those mentioned games couldn't do."

Yeah, you're absolutely right. None of those mentioned games released annual rehashes that brought nothing new to the table, yet sold millions of copies and overpriced DLC because their main fanbase were sheep.

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Left 4 Dead Writer Explains The Drawbacks Of Releasing Games In Early Access

He wants to launch all his projects initially through close beta.

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Valve Made Left 4 Dead 2 Because The First Game Was A Broken Mess

Left 4 Dead lead Chet Faliszek describes the original Left 4 Dead game as "such a broken thing that nobody wanted to touch it."

ZycoFox576d ago

And then couldn't be arsed to make a third game.

If they can add a lot more stuff to a 2nd game in just 1 year why didn't they make a third game a few years later with tons of stuff extra? Because that shows they could've.

I know Source 2 was kind of broken and was a reason they cancelled L4D3 but it seems wasteful to just toss it away.

Don't know what Valve were thinking.. it's like nobody wanted to fix the issues to get going. They certainly aren't the Valve of 2004 that released fun games with pretty cutting edge graphics.

cthulhucultist575d ago

Valve is allergic to number 3 it seems. It would be easier for them to release a Left 4 Dead 2.5 enhanced version instead of releasing a game with "3" slapped on its title.

rakentaja574d ago

They stopped making games a long time ago. Steam brings in so much money that it's really not worth the effort. Nowadays, people only look for faults in games, and spend more time whining on Twitter/X than playing the game anyway. Valve says a big fat no-no.

anast575d ago

Value is the Blockbuster of video games. They have no need to invest in deving a game, when they can make handfuls of cash renting them.

-Foxtrot576d ago

What are they talking about? Seemed pretty alright to me at launch it just wasn't supported the way Valve promised us

They should have just worked on a revamp / massive update to the game but they didn't they jumped straight to a sequel with brand new characters despite having some sort, if small, story about where the original survivors were heading.

I didn't care for the direction they took the sequel, the original games tone and atmosphere was missing in the second game and is still unmatched. Daytime levels, more whackiness, melee weapons where you could attack a Tank with a frying pan...just wasn't the same to be honest and the new survivors just didn't hold up the originals.

Here's my speculation. I think they did a sequel because they didn't want to update a game co-developed by Turtle Rock, they wanted the franchise to be known as a Valve game only and knew if they updated the first one Turtle Rocks name would still linger on it.

shaenoide575d ago

I want broken games like L4D all day long...

GhostScholar575d ago

Well the first game was by far the best

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CS:GO fans now frantically dusting off their Xbox 360s as servers are still online

One of the only ways to play CS:GO on official servers is via the Xbox 360 version of the game.

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mandf633d ago

4 or 5 players in a game is not players frantically dusting it off

Jin_Sakai633d ago

We all know that videogamer.com went to each and every Xbox 360 owners house to watch them frantically dust off their 360s.

Vits633d ago

I mean it is a 1000% growth in the player-base. /s

mandf633d ago

Enough to write an article though. N4g new owners are insulting us for click revenue

Vits633d ago

@mandf

Nothing to do with new owners. N4G has always been the trashcan for game news and discussion.

northpaws633d ago

I love video games so much that I never have the time to replay the old one that I have finished, my backlog has only gotten bigger and bigger. I don't get how some people can play one game for years (except for mmorpg)

mandf633d ago

It's an exaggeration to the extreme. A way making an exclusive seen grander than it is.

Profchaos633d ago

Some people do I know someone who only ever plays dune 2000 which is rarely but still

RedDevils633d ago

Those Fifa or COD players do that every years.

Inverno633d ago

Wonder why they've never ported this game over to last Gen and now current Gen. This game would be pretty popular right now, I think.