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Among popular Counter-Strike maps are levels listed by Valve as "Active Duty." Such maps are considered the most balanced and competitive by Valve and are used in nearly all competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments. [1] The list of Active Duty maps changes occasionally, normally by replacing just one map at a time.
In April 2016, FACEIT announced the launch of their Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament, known as the Esports Championship Series (ECS). [5] [6] In April 2017, the company partnered with the video sharing platform YouTube for the series. [7] [8] [9] ECS was one of the two premier Counter-Strike leagues, along with ESL Pro League ...
The introduction of the Arms Deal update to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in August 2013 added cosmetic items termed "skins" into the PC versions of the game. The developers had considered other types of customization drops for the game before coming to weapon skins; they had ruled out on player skins, since Global Offensive is a first-person shooter and the player would not see their ...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is a 2012 multiplayer tactical first-person shooter developed by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment. It is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series . Developed for over two years, Global Offensive was released for OS X , PlayStation 3 , Windows , and Xbox 360 in August 2012, and for Linux in 2014.
The skill rating of a player is their ability to win a match based on aggregate data. Various models have emerged to achieve this. Mark Glickman implemented skill volatility into the Glicko rating system. [11] In 2008, researchers at Microsoft extended TrueSkill for two-player games by describing a number for a player's ability to force draws. [12]
Counter-Strike Major Championships, commonly known as the Majors, are Counter-Strike (CS) esports tournaments sponsored by Valve, the game's developer. The first Valve-recognized Major took place in 2013 in Jönköping , Sweden and was hosted by DreamHack with a total prize pool of US$250,000 split among 16 teams.
The ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018, also known as ELEAGUE Major 2018 or Boston 2018, was the twelfth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship and the second organized by ELEAGUE. The group stage was held in Atlanta , Georgia , United States from January 12 to January 22, 2018, and the playoff stage took place at the Agganis Arena in ...
CounterStrike: GO: 1–0 2015: 14 August 2015 Libya, South Africa: CounterStrike: GO: 1–0 2015: 13 August 2015 Tunisia, South Africa: CounterStrike: GO: 1–0 2015: 13 August 2015 Egypt, South Africa: CounterStrike: GO: 1–0 2015: 27 March 2015 South Africa, Zimbabwe: FIFA '15: 2–0 2014: 25 October 2014 Namibia, South Africa: Dota 2: 0–2 ...