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Counter-Strike has been on the shelves of PC storefronts since 2000, and has seen many updates over the past 23 years, including new games and content for one of Valve’s flagship titles. The newest entry, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, has been here for nearly 11 years; I watched the same different updates.
We mentioned earlier that Global Offensive has recently moved Source 2 into the pre-release branch. Interestingly enough, the name “Left 4 Dead 3” was found within this code, and again, while this isn’t a confirmation a third Left 4 Dead game will become a reality, it’s kind of weird to find in a Counter-build. Strike. Earlier this morning, in fact, information appeared that Valve had apparently introduced new trademarks related to Counter-Strike and, among them, Counter-Strike 2 in the collection. Twitter user Aquarius tweeted about it, and you can view that below.
Brand new anti-knock 😳 pic.twitter.com/R6iPHm7vxz
– Aquarius (aquaismissing) March 17, 2023
Given the fact that these trademarks were introduced four days ago, the same day we last covered Counter-Strike and Source 2, it makes it seem even more realistic that Counter-Strike players could see an entirely new entry or a huge title update turn Global Offensive in a completely new game. For now, though, we’ll have to see if this materializes in a new entry, because it hasn’t been confirmed or denied by Valve yet. The question also arises: since Global Offensive is free-to-play, and in the event that Valve were to make an entirely new Counter-Strike product as a separate entity from Global Offensive, would it be a paid game?
Oddly enough, a brand-new game doesn’t seem quite the same, as Aquarius has been popping up again recently, tweeting CS:GO log updates. You can view the new log changes to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive below.
It could be called. I think there will be no “win32”. https://t.co/sl1l47EhZv
– Aquarius (aquaismissing) March 18, 2023
As it stands now, it looks as if a substantial engine update might be Valve’s final course of action. However, a core update to the engine may make things work better, or break several parts of the game that may need patches to fix. When this engine update goes public, more information will likely be announced.
For the information that’s being given to us here, we’ll have to say what Perfect World and Valve have in store. This story is currently in development, and we will provide updates on the status of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive where available. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is playable exclusively on Steam, and it’s completely free. As always, we suggest our readers take this information as rumor until an official announcement is made.
