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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) was officially released by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment, marking the continuation of the popular Counter-Strike series with updated graphics, gameplay, and new content.
Valve released the Arms Deal update, introducing weapon skins (also known as skins or finishes) to CS:GO, enabling players to customize the appearance of their weapons and creating a marketplace economy within the game.
CS:GO was made free-to-play, and the new battle royale mode called Danger Zone was introduced to attract a wider audience and to stay competitive with other battle royale games.
CS:GO Majors started to reach prize pools over one million dollars, elevating the competitive esports scene significantly and increasing mainstream visibility for the game.
Books:
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
Altered Carbon
by Richard K. Morgan
Neuromancer
by William Gibson
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
Daemon
by Daniel Suarez
Reamde
by Neal Stephenson
Halo: The Fall of Reach
by Eric Nylund
The Reality Dysfunction
by Peter F. Hamilton
Armada
by Ernest Cline
Movies:
Black Hawk Down
John Wick
The Hurt Locker
Heat
Sicario
Zero Dark Thirty
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Lone Survivor
Act of Valor
Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite)
Music:
Invaders Must Die by The Prodigy
Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) by Limp Bizkit
Breathe by The Prodigy
Dragula by Rob Zombie
Master of Puppets by Metallica
Du Hast by Rammstein
More Human than Human by White Zombie
Boom by P.O.D.
Bulletproof by The Score
The Pretender by Foo Fighters
TV Shows:
24
Person of Interest
Strike Back
SEAL Team
Homeland
The Unit
SIX
Jack Ryan
Valor
Special Ops Mission
Video Games:
Valorant
Team Fortress 2
Overwatch 2
Apex Legends
Escape From Tarkov
Squad
Rainbow Six Siege
Insurgency: Sandstorm
Call of Duty: Warzone
Battalion 1944
This game is such a beautiful love letter to old school JRPGs. Real Golden Sun vibes at times. If you enjoy any of what I just mentioned, it's worth giving this one a shot.
It's fun thinking about this game. I think it's a great game for people to play even if they don't have the nostalgia. Holds up well. Steam Deck verified (naturally). There are more and more indie FPS games inspired by Half-Life 2 and some of its styles and gameplay loops - and all of them are so fun. O.G. Halo + This, and you have the backbone and inspiration of a lot of great games.
One of my favorite games ever. Does anyone else remember the promotional VHS tape that Nintendo Power sent out to promote this game? As a kid, that was the coolest thing. I bought a Super Nintendo because of it.
