History
The Counter-Strike series is a series of FPS (first person shooter) games that involve terrorists being tasked to plant a bomb and counter-terrorists to disarm it. It was first developed by Mihn "Gooseman" Le and Jess Cliffe as a mod to Valve's Half Life. Valve bought the rights to Counter-Strike 1.6 and hired Mihn Le and Jess Cliffe to develop future Counter-Strike games in their new engine, Source [1][2]. Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, released in 2004 was a singleplayer variant of CS 1.6 developed by Turtle Rock Studios. Also in 2004, Counter-Strike: Source was released on Valve's brand new engine, Source[3]. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the series most popular game, was released in 2012 [4].
Games
| Game | Release | Engine | Screenshot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 1.6 | November 11th, 2000 | GoldSource |  |
| Counter-Strike: Condition Zero | March 23rd, 2004 | GoldSource |  |
| Counter-Strike: Source | November 1st, 2004 | Source |  |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | August 21st, 2012 | Source (Some parts are soon to be Source 2) |  |
Citations
- http://www.gameguru.in/pc/2010/10/counter-strike-success-unlimited/
- http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3072/interview_with_minh_le.php
- https://www.gamespot.com/counter-strike-source/news/
- https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/08/12/counter-strike-global-offensive/