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Condition Zero: 2003?
by Steve Gibson, Nov 05, 2002 7:06am PSTSo, everyone remember Condition Zero? A while back Gearbox Software was working on the game and it looked like it was only a couple months away from completion. We were even invited up to Gearbox to do a a little preview of it as we do with some games nearing completion in the Dallas area. Well, we've heard a total of nothing about CZ since. All we've got is back in July the Sierra release schedule was updated to list CZ as a fall release, and a trailer that was released the day Fileshack launched over 3 months ago. Well then, we're smack in the middle of Fall now and there has been nothing announced or a peep of PR, except for a couple of the CZ weapons finding their way into the upcoming Counter-Strike 1.6 release date. However, it appears that retailers are being told to push back their estimated release dates yet again. Generally speaking, you can almost never trust an online retailer who lists a game as coming out earlier than expected, as they get their dates from optimistic (delusional) publishers. However when you start to see dates pushed back nearly half a year, something is up.
- GameStop : 6 / 2 / 2003 - EBGames: 5 /1 / 2003 - Amazon: 2 / 1 / 2003 - CompUSA: 2 / 15 / 2003Thanks to CSNation for first noticing this. I've fired off an email to the Valve folks asking whats up of course.
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Bad publicity for valve? w00t w00t!
Now, I play BF 1942 and SOF2 almost exclusively.
I will always credit CS, however, with actually moving online gaming to the forefront.
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Every feature that's been hyped and had us excited about the next game is being transferred over to the current game.
The only way this makes sense is if they're adding tons of new stuff to the game that's much more exciting than a riot shield or even proper voice comm implementation, and they aren't telling us a thing.
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I'd love to get a peek into the world at Valve...b/c i think they're just play grand theft auto all day instead of developing games.
Info on CS 1.6 - http://csnation.counter-strike.net/view.php/csinfo/next.csn
Thanks to steve for the mention!
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Damn all those thousands of players who are quite clearly wrong not to disperse into other - different - games like UT2k3 and B1942 who offer completely different gameplay. Stop liking CS because its fun and go play a less involving - but graphically superior - game.
blah blah etc. etc....
Sorry, have I missed the point?
- Dave Johnston
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The best game in terms of quality to the hardcode crowd (CS vs SOF2, ect) doesn't matter as much as popularity to the masses. It is and always will be that way unfortunately, as there aren't enough hardcode gamers around. :(
a useable flashlight! and night vision o_O
one can only pray
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I still can't figure out the popularity of the HL engine games.
Is it because everyone is to cheap to upgrade?
I got over CS a long time ago.
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Well, when are they going to include the riot shields into CS?
After CZ is out?
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Condition Zero Chance of being Released.
etc.
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:)
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a) It's not being made by Valve.
b) They're not desperately trying to get popularity back to a has-been game, CS is STILL the most popular online FPS.
c) Who's going to fire Gabe Newell? Himself?
d) Since when were graphics really all that important to how fun a game was? CS is still fun to a lot of people, and adding a Single Player element seems like a good idea to me and I hope Gearbox can pull it off.
*cough*tf2*cough*
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Instead why not create a new standard for pc games by upping the content and increasing the competition. As it is right now it shows companies that people are willing to purchase products that are sub-par and out-of-date thus reducing the overall quality of potential titles.