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    Ozzie Mejia posted a new article, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive review.

    Counter-Strike: Global Offensive doesn't do much to reinvent the game, as it feels more like Counter-Strike: Source with a shiny new coat of paint. It's a fine jumping-on point for newcomers, but feels like a pricey update for CS veterans.
    Aug 24, 2012 9:30am PDT
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    Ozzie Mejia posted a new article, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive review.

    Counter-Strike: Global Offensive doesn't do much to reinvent the game, as it feels more like Counter-Strike: Source with a shiny new coat of paint. It's a fine jumping-on point for newcomers, but feels like a pricey update for CS veterans. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      I don't understand your reasoning, CS vets are exactly the people who will get the most out of their $15.... : ZekThis person is cool!
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        There wasn't a whole lot of "new" in this game, aside from new visuals. If you're a vet already having f... : OzzieMejia
        • Matchmaking New game modes New guns New gear Balance changes to existing weapons Lots of map changes... : hobohun7er
        • Are you classing "new" as "radically redesigned gameplay" Because thank fuck its not "new". Too many g... : BeadyThis person is cool!
        • Its $15... Support devs, nuff said I think. : drac01
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        I disagree. Someone who has played 1.6 for years and have mastered bunny hopping and the mechanics of the... : dookiebot
        • I have been playing 1.6 for a decade now and definitely am not failing. I have gone back to playing esea ... : hobohun7er
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      I'm waiting on the reverse sale to buy this. Valve needs more of my money. Let me know when this is bac... : sukabljat
      • Just buy 4 copies and give 3 to shackers. That would be the best way to support the game and the shack. : intothefrayThis person is cool!
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      I am pretty surprised they didn't take the TF2 approach, release it for free, and include micro payments ... : deathofratsThis person is cool!
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        What they did is much more respectful of the game I think. The amount of metagame systems and crap they w... : ZekThis person is cool!
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          Dota is proving that the business model is viable w/ 100% cosmetic ideas, albeit in a different genre. : bolange
          • I can definitely see cosmetic-only purchases being a big deal in CS:GO. If such a thing existed back in 1... : LilCrypto
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        Well, this is the TF2 approach. Sell the shit out of it then make it F2P and add mico payments to further... : K1Bond007This person is cool!
        • I don't think TF2's F2P hooks are well implemented in the slightest. If they had launched it that way it ... : ZekThis person is cool!
    • I wasn't nearly as good in this video as I was with the TF2 MvM video. Then again, I was playing in a pu... : OzzieMejia
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      That "shiny new coat of paint" doesn't look very shiny or new. : pizzaput
      • Old and crumpled, is more like it. This isn't 2006. : pizzaput
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      I've not played CS in ages but I think the new maps in the demolition mode alone make it more than worth ... : marmiteThis person is cool!
      • I'm certainly interested : Navy Spitfire
    • I hated the old CS and couldn't finish a game but I like CS:GO quite a bit. : kgargs
    • As a vet, its great. Great price point and its on my ps3. : oldschoolbob-oThis person is cool!
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      shacknews i love ya kids but please.. please get proper footage... capturing card/ happauge tools are a w... : Vogerl
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        Actually, that is PC footage. FRAPS. Hauppauge tools come later, for console footage. : OzzieMejia
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          Interesting, I'm guessing you played with a controller then? : Ducky_dky
          • Yeah, I have one hooked up to my PC at the Shack offices. : OzzieMejia
    • As a CS vet who skipped Source when it came out, it is a great update for the money. This is no Condition... : c0ucheh
    • I think your opinion on CS veterans... *shades* misses the target. $15 is considered "pricey" now? ... : lefthighkick
    • Still screenshots make this game look better than it is. Cool update, I get it its a different game than ... : Hero of Kvatch