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Counter-Strike started as a Half-Life mod
Counter-Strike began in 1999 as a Half-Life mod created by Minh Le and Jess Cliffe. Its round-based team format grew into one of PC gaming’s longest-running competitive series.
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GAME LEGENDS / 01
Counter-Strike began in 1999 as a Half-Life mod created by Minh Le and Jess Cliffe. Its round-based team format grew into one of PC gaming’s longest-running competitive series.
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Ragdolls, toilet games, zombie chickens, impossible physics and other ideas somebody actually turned into a playable game.
Huge play counts, giant prize pools, sales milestones and gaming records that sound made up until you check the number.
Controller jokes, inventory jokes, boss-fight jokes and the kind of nonsense that makes perfect sense after midnight.