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Nuke (Counter-Strike)
"Nuke", also known by its filename de_nuke, is a multiplayer map in the ''Counter-Strike'' series of first-person shooter video games by Valve Corporation, centered around bomb defusal. Set outside and inside the premises of a nuclear power plant as counter-terrorists attempt to repel a devastating attack, it was first released in November 1999 for the original ''Counter-Strike''. It received a significant redesign in 2016 for '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' as part of the "Operation Wildfire" update, which added more realistic detail and tweaked its layout. Another update was made to the map in 2018. It is used heavily in competitive play, and continues to be divisive for its design even after its revamp due to its complex layout and large open areas. It is notorious for being a haven for the defending team. History The original Nuke map for ''Counter-Strike'' was set in a Southwestern canyon environment similar to that of the ''Half-Life'' level Surface Tension, includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counter-Strike (video Game)
''Counter-Strike'' (also known as ''Half-Life: Counter-Strike'' or ''Counter-Strike 1.6'') is a 2000 Tactical shooter, tactical first-person shooter game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios. It is the first installment in the Counter-Strike, ''Counter-Strike'' series. The game pits two teams—the counterterrorism, Counter-Terrorists and Terrorists—against each other in objective-based game modes. The most common objectives are bomb defusal and hostage rescue, each played on designated maps. Players begin with a knife and pistol, and they can purchase more advanced weapons and equipment with money earned through eliminating enemies or accomplishing goals. Once eliminated, players do not respawn until the end of the round. Minh Le and Jess Cliffe planned a game based on counter-terrorism in 1998 with development beginning the following year when the first few Software release life cycle#Beta, beta versions were released. The ''Half-Life'' modificatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotaku
''Kotaku'' is a video game website and blog that was originally launched in 2004 as part of the Gawker Media network. Notable former contributors to the site include Luke Smith, Cecilia D'Anastasio, Tim Rogers, and Jason Schreier. History ''Kotaku'' was first launched in October 2004 with Matthew Gallant as its lead writer, with an intended target audience of young men. About a month later, Brian Crecente was brought in to try to save the failing site. Since then, the site has launched several country-specific sites for Australia, Japan, Brazil and the UK. Crecente was named one of the 20 most influential people in the video game industry over the past 20 years by ''GamePro'' in 2009 and one of gaming's Top 50 journalists by Edge in 2006. The site has made CNET's "Blog 100" list and was ranked 50th on ''PC Magazine''s "Top 100 Classic Web Sites" list. Its name comes from the Japanese '' otaku'' (obsessive fan) and the prefix "ko-" (small in size). In 2009, ''Business I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metagaming
A metagame, broadly defined as "a game beyond the game", typically refers to either of two concepts: a game which revolves around a core game; or the strategies and approaches to playing a game. A metagame can serve a broad range of purposes, and may be tied to the way a game relates to various aspects of life. In competitive games, the metagame can refer to the most popular strategy, often called a game's meta, or preparation for a match in general. In tabletop role-playing games, metagaming has been used to describe players discussing the game, sometimes simply rules discussions and other times causing the characters they control to act in ways they normally would not within the story. Etymology The word metagame is composed of the Greek-derived prefix ''meta''– (from μετά, meta, meaning "after") and the noun ''game''. ''Metagame'' was used in the context of playing zero-sum games in a publication by the Mental Health Research Institute in 1956. It is alternately clai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dot Esports
The GAMURS Group, simply known as Gamurs, is an esports media and entertainment publisher. Established in 2014, the group operates multiple brands focusing on the esports and entertainment news markets, including the websites: ''Dot Esports'', ''We Got This Covered,'' ''The Mary Sue'', ''Prima Games'', and ''the Escapist (magazine), Escapist''. GAMURS is based in Sydney, Sydney, Australia, with an office in Austin, Texas. History In 2010, Riad Chikhani, Phillip Luu, and Malik Akl established Rune Gear, a forum for the game ''RuneScape''. They sold the business at the age of 17 to focus on school. Their experience inspired them to develop a similar business, but for a wider variety of games. In December 2014, they joined with Carl Oehme and Halim Yoo to form GAMURS Group. GAMURS began as a social network for gamers after joining the NRMA Jumpstart program run by the Slingshot Accelerator. Shortly after the program ended, the company raised $500,000 in a seed round. GAMURS acquire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counter-Strike 2
''Counter-Strike 2'' is a 2023 free-to-play Tactical shooter, tactical first-person shooter video game, game developed and published by Valve Corporation, Valve. It is the fifth entry in the ''Counter-Strike'' series, developed as an updated version of the previous entry, ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' (2012). The game was announced on March 22, 2023, and was released on September 27, 2023, for Windows and Linux, replacing ''Global Offensive'' on Steam (service), Steam. Like its predecessor, the game pits two teams, the Counter-Terrorists and the Terrorists, against each other in various objective-based game modes; additional game modes that stray away from this setup are also included. ''Counter-Strike 2'' features major technical improvements over ''Global Offensive'', including a move from the Source (game engine), Source game engine to Source 2, improved video game graphics, graphics, and a new "sub-tick" server architecture. In addition, many List of competitive Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G2 Esports
G2 Esports (or simply G2) is a European esports organization headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with players competing in ''League of Legends'', ''Valorant'', ''Counter-Strike 2'', ''Hearthstone (video game), Hearthstone'', ''Rocket League'', ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Rainbow Six Siege'', Fortnite, and ''iRacing''. G2 also opperate the Minnesota Rokkr, Minnesota RØKKR in the Call of Duty League and G2 Football Club in Kings League#Kings League Germany, Kings League Germany. The organization was founded in Spain on 24 February 2014 as Gamers2 by former ''League of Legends'' pro Carlos "ocelote" Rodríguez Santiago and investor Jens Hilgers. The organization rebranded as G2 Esports on 15 October 2015. G2's ''League of Legends'' team competes in the League of Legends EMEA Championship, ''League of Legends'' EMEA Championship (LEC), the highest level of competitive ''League of Legends'' in Europe. The team has won sixteen domestic titles in Europe, the most of any organizati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Paper Shotgun
''Rock Paper Shotgun'' is a British video game journalism website. It was launched in July 2007 to focus on PC game, PC games and was acquired by Gamer Network, a network of sites led by ''Eurogamer'', in May 2017. History ''Rock Paper Shotgun'' was founded by Kieron Gillen, Jim Rossignol, Alec Meer and John Walker in August 2007. Gillen announced that he would no longer be involved in posting the day-to-day content of ''Rock Paper Shotgun'' in 2010, focusing more on his work with Marvel Comics. Rossignol founded his own game studio, Big Robot, in 2010. Meer and Walker left in 2019. In June 2010, ''Rock Paper Shotgun'' began an advertising partnership with the Gamer Network, Eurogamer Network. Also in the year, ''Rock Paper Shotgun'' partnered with ''Eurogamer'' to create Rezzed, a PC and indie games show spun off from the EGX (expo), Eurogamer Expo. In May 2017, Gamer Network acquired the site outright. A year later, website has partnered again with EGX (expo), EGX to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PC Gamer
''PC Gamer'' is a magazine and website founded in the United Kingdom in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future plc. The magazine has several regional editions, with the UK and US editions becoming the best selling PC games magazines in their respective countries. The magazine features news on developments in the video game industry, previews of new games, and reviews of the latest popular PC games, along with other features relating to hardware, mods, "classic" games and various other topics. ''PC Gamer'' and parent Future began digital ''PC Gaming Show'' at E3 2015. Review system ''PC Gamer'' reviews are written by the magazine's editors and freelance writers, and rate games on a percent scale. In August 2023, '' Baldur's Gate 3'' became the first game to receive a rating of 97% in the UK edition. Prior to this, no game was awarded more than 96% by the UK edition (''Kerbal Space Program'', '' Civilization II'', ''Half-Life'', '' Half-Life 2'', ''Minecraf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninjas In Pyjamas
Ninjas in Pyjamas (often abbreviated to NIP and NiP) is a professional esports organisation based in Sweden that is best known for its '' Counter-Strike'' teams. In 2012, the team reformed with a '' Counter Strike: Global Offensive'' lineup upon the release of the game. Aside from ''Counter-Strike'', the organisation has teams in ''Valorant'', '' Rainbow Six Siege'', ''FIFA'', ''Rocket League'', '' Fortnite Battle Royale'' and ''League of Legends''. They formerly had teams in ''Overwatch'', '' PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds'' and '' Paladins''. History Ninjas in Pyjamas were formed in June 2000. Their biggest success was winning the 2001 Cyberathlete Professional League World Championships after an extremely close final with X3 (a forerunner to Team 3D). Ninjas in Pyjamas struggled to find a sponsor, and as a result, joined the prominent esports organization SK Gaming and were known by the names SK Scandinavia and later SK Sweden. At SK, they continued their success. The pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fnatic
Fnatic (pronounced "fanatic"; also stylised as fnatic or FNATIC) is a professional esports organisation headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Founded on 23 July 2004, it has players from around the world competing in several games. Fnatic's ''League of Legends'' team competes in the League of Legends EMEA Championship, ''League of Legends'' EMEA Championship (LEC) and is one of the most successful organisations in the league. The team won the first League of Legends World Championship, ''League of Legends'' World Championship in 2011, and it held the record for most LEC titles from 2011 to 2020. Fnatic's ''Counter-Strike'' team, which has traditionally been located in Sweden, won the first ever Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championships, ''CS:GO'' Major in Dreamhack Winter 2013, 2013 and two more between 2013 and 2015. After a series of poor results dating back to the start of 2021, Fnatic made a move towards an international roster for the first time since 2013. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inferno (Counter-Strike)
Inferno, also known by its filename de_inferno, is a Multiplayer video game, multiplayer Level (video games), map in the ''Counter-Strike'' series of first-person shooter video games by Valve Corporation. The map was first created for the original ''Counter-Strike (video game), Counter-Strike'' in a 2001 update and has subsequently appeared in each series entry. While considered a traditional map in the series, its design differs from maps such as Dust II, featuring many hiding spots and branching, narrow paths. The map was remade from the ground up for ''Counter-Strike: Source'' in 2005, changing large parts of the map and moving the setting from the Middle East to Europe. The map returned for ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' in 2012 and was revamped in a 2016 update, adjusting the map's graphics and visibility. The map returned in ''Counter-Strike 2'', featuring various enhancements and graphical upgrades. Since its introduction, Inferno has been one of the most popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Mesa Research Facility
The Black Mesa Research Facility (also simply called Black Mesa) is a fictional underground laboratory complex that serves as the primary setting for the video game ''Half-Life (video game), Half-Life'' and its Expansion pack, expansions, as well as its unofficial remake, ''Black Mesa (video game), Black Mesa''. It also features in the wider ''Half-Life (series), Half-Life'' universe, including the ''Portal (series), Portal'' series. Located in the New Mexico desert in a decommissioned Cold War missile site, it is the former employer of ''Half-Life'''s Theoretical physics, theoretical physicist protagonist, Gordon Freeman, and a competitor of Aperture Science. While the facility ostensibly conducts Military–industrial complex, military-industrial research, its secret experiments into Teleportation in fiction, teleportation have caused it to make contact with the Exoplanet, alien world of Xen (Half-Life), Xen, and its scientists covertly study its Extraterrestrial life, life-forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
