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ESEA began its league history with Counter-Strike, [4] but later added Team Fortress 2 (TF2) a game which gained more popularity after its adaption to "Free-to-play" gaming. [5] However, due to the relative lack of players in its TF2 leagues, ESEA announced its intent to shut down the TF2 leagues.
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 final significant update to the original Counter-Strike game was version 1.6 in 2003, and so the game became known as Counter-Strike 1.6 ("CS 1.6"). 2001 Winter CPL Counter-Strike tournament In 2002, the World Cyber Games became the next tournament to host competitive Counter-Strike , followed by the Electronic Sports World Cup in 2003.
Overpass (de_overpass) was the first competitive map made from the ground up for Global Offensive in a December 2013 update alongside an updated version of Cobblestone. [25] The map takes place in two different environments, an open canal and a public park. [25] The map has an increased emphasis on long-ranged combat. [26]
FACEIT is an esports platform founded in London in 2012. [1] The company has administered leagues for games such as Counter-Strike 2, League of Legends, Rocket League, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2.
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An Elo-based ranking of National Hockey League players has been developed. [61] The hockey-Elo metric evaluates a player's overall two-way play: scoring AND defense in both even strength and power-play/penalty-kill situations. Rugbyleagueratings.com uses the Elo rating system to rank international and club rugby league teams.
Each year, the HLTV staff rank professional Counter-Strike players based on their performance, and write an article explaining their choice. These rankings are based on how successful the player's team is, the individual performance based on the HLTV Rating 1.0 and Rating 2.0, and MVP/EVP awards given by HLTV.