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Have you guys seen that movie with the guy in it doing that stuff? Well that's sorta like what today's NewsBits are like, except different.

• the people over at cyber x gaming have posted their event schedule and formats for a series of lan events and qualifiers in the us and europe that will award around $600,000 in cash and prizes, including $100,000 for the cs competition. they've assembled an impressive list of sponsors and partners, so to find out more about how to compete, point your browser over there.
  
  
  
  
• coming soon to a monitor near you - frag or die 2! bds is currently accepting frag submissions for the sequel to the hugely popular frag or die, but is only accepting demos from players who have played or are playing in cpl, wcg, cal-i, sel, eswc, ugs-i, eurocup or nations cup.
  
  
  
  
• blackdeath has updated the cs map central map installer to version 2.3. what does that mean to joe terrorist? it means he can download new maps off a large database and have them installed automatically for him. head over to csmc's website today and get you some, (insert humorous and politically correct noun here).
  
  
  
  
• yes, we know this is not exactly new news, but a new version of cheating-death has been released, taking it up to v3.2. it only covers a few bug fixes, but you'll need it anyway to connect to any cd server.

This post brought to you in conjunction with McRed.

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NewsBits, now with 40% more fiber. It's like caressing your colon with silk gloves.

• from our gallic friends comes choupette.mod, a new way for server admins to rcon servers through irc. choupette.mod is an eggdrop module that works on the open source eggdrop bot. find out more at the choupette.mod website.
  
  
  
  
• always wanted to make a "best of" video featuring your clan but didn't have the savvy? gamemedia.tk will make your counter-strike videos for free. free is my favorite word.
  
  
  
  
• midwest lanners take heart, the midwest gaming league is having their next lan in kansas city, ks on saturday june 14. they have seating for over 100 gamers, so if you're gonna be in the area check out their site for details.
  
  
  
  
• cstrike-fortress has recently added over 100 new skins to their database. they'll also be launching counter art, their own cs art site soon, so keep your eyes peeled.

There's no way I can beat "it's like caressing your colon with silk gloves", so I won't try.

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Twice the fun!

• ritualistic has posted a few pages of pictures from this year's e3. included are several shots of the cs:cz section as well as csx. they also have their own preview of csx up for your enjoyment.
  
  
  
  
• hawaii gamer has opened up its doors to the public. obviously they're an organization for everyone from that lovable island state.
  
  
  
  
• cstrike-fortress is back up for the public's viewing with even more content. after a short period of downtime due to bandwidth constraints, they're finally back up. they've added a bunch of stuff so you should really give them a click.
  
  
  
  
• narby has a few new shots up of that loader model for de_quarry we saw a couple weeks ago. impressive work.
  
  
  
  
• el jefe has released his first counter-strike movie. it has to be good coming from someone with the name "el jefe."
  
  
  
  
• tom's hardware is running a special article on online cheating. obviously cs is mentioned several times. hacktastic.
  
  
  
  
• ugc is getting ready to start season three of their cs competition. with four seperate divisions they're sure to offer you something to like. check them out if you're into that sort of thing.

Recommended by four goldfish out of five.

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Not related to Half-Life 2 at all! Not even a bit! (pun intended)

• the pcga will be hosting a counter-strike tournament on may 17th and 18th. prizes will include $1,000 for the winning team, 2nd place recieves $250 and t-shirts, and 3rd place will get all day free passes and t-shirts. what are all day free passes? beats me. the tourney's setup in double elimination and is sure to be flocked with lots of your favorite cal-i'ers. click for more.
  
  
  
  
• shattered's model pack v. 2 has been released! like many other packs, shattered's replaces all the sprites and sounds and other good stuff. while i haven't see any screenshots and they didn't submit a site, you can still try it out. download at your own risk.
  
  
  
  
• tyr from recently bumped up cal-i team est has released his fragnacious movie for you viewing. it's on quite a reliable host and is sure to get your frag juices pumping. note that you'll need winrar to open it because apparently .zip just isn't good enough. clicky.
  
  
  
  
• everyone's second favorite esports site (behind us! ;d) has closed its doors. yes, shackes's matt huey left a goodbye note to all of his faithful viewers. shackes was a well-rounded esports site and had a good run. every ending is the beginning of something new.

Now back to our excellent HL2 coverage.

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Sunday morning NewsBits. What could be more exciting?

• ceeder has posted his very own skin pack! 18 megabytes of joy.
  
  
  
  
• a new fansite called cs rebellion has launched. they've got news, links, and all that jazzy jazz jazz.
  
  
  
  
• team t-virus has posted their very own movie. i watched it but i was concentrating on my cheerios so my opinion isn't valid. get their video here.
  
  
  
  
• a new version of vwar has come out. it's a php/mysql script that allows you to display match and player information, among other things. check it out.
  
  
  
  
• team fc has posted a movie, finalchapter. catchy name, cool movie. if you get an http referrer error, turn off your firewall and it'll work.

USA > Iraq 24-0 GG.

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I thought yesterday was going to be a lot. Just wait...

• steam just released an update to fix the "backend problems". it doesn't seem to be completely working yet, since users are getting error: no public cses logged-in.
  
  
  
  
• unitedadmins has released hlguard 1.40, and then 1.41 almost immediately. all server admins should go ahead and upgrade to the newest version. thanks metlmania8 and chaos dwarf!
  
  
  
  
• super rafale tcat france has updated his site to include 40 new waypoints for podbot. i don't think any of us can read french well, so please submit your news in english next time.
  
  
  
  
• spankthemonkey wanted to let everyone know that there could be a problem with the newest ati cat 3.2 drivers. if you press escape, try to resume, and get a black screen, you are probably affected and should downgrade to the 3.1 drivers.
  
  
  
  
• csdeadzone is the newest counter-strike community site, but has a little taste of uniqueness to it. csdeadzone is a one-page, news site, that will hold articles relating to cs and the newest cs happenings around.
  
  
  
  
• midway over at gotfrag is providing some cpl cannes coverage. the tourny's are going on right now and you can find the demos here. that man never sleeps. thanks alpha-!

Just wait, there's more to come!

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This is an intro.

• ritualistic has updated its archive of counter-strike: condition zero screenshots. they're a nice look at what ritual has done so far with the game. browse their section here.
  
  
  
  
• project smiley issue 3 is out now, so grab it like it's hot. it has a few cs related bits, so read it from top to bottom.
  
  
  
  
• we told you 3d would be appearing on the screen savers. well, if you missed it, here's your chance to watch it. you can download it from team 3d's site. the file is hosted by gamedaemons and runs roughly 8 minutes long.
  
  
  
  
• steel, from top clan team 3d, was interviewed by gamers.nu you have to be registered, but it's free and easy. you should probably be shot for not registering. view the whole i'view here.
  
  
  
  
• several cs movies to post about now. sunman from zex has released his third movie. you can grab that file on the zex website. bean, who is a staffer at gotfrag, released his second cs movie. it features frags against top clans, and is sure worth downloading. bling bling. the last movie is from a virgin...err...it's his first movie. anyway, it's a great movie and is sure to please people from all races and nationalities and other fun stuff. get thrust's movie by clicking here.
  
  
  
  
• don't forget to watch fatal1ty on mtv tomorrow. true life: i'm a gamer will be airing on on march 13th at 10:00 pm est. it'll be a great step in the gaming world. hopefully they don't make us look like joystick toting idiots.

Pretty interesting news. Be sure to point out all my mistakes and post a few flames in the comments. I'm sure the person who points out the most errors gets a prize. Like a used toothbrush.

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Here are a few news items in convenient Bit form:

• teamspeak, a third party voice communication program, has been updated to rc2. you can read about it and download it from the teamspeak site if you or your clan are into that sort of thing.
  
  
  
  
• serverinfo, which as the name suggests is a server browsing tool, has been updated to version 2.5. you can read the changelog and download it from the serverinfo site.
  
  
  
  
• a promotional video for the upcoming cs realism update v4.0 pack was recently released. the video showcases the new models, sounds, sprites, and stuff that will be included in the next release in a couple weeks. the video is almost two minutes long and can be downloaded from this fileplanet link.
  
  
  
  
• the anticheat project is a new cs based movie that focuses on cheats and anti-cheats. the still photos from the movie definitely look interesting (i like the bunny ears), but i haven't pieced all the .rar files together to watch the movie yet. you can download the files from the anticheat project.
  
  
  
  
• the gamers.nu site has been completely redone. it is being called gamers.nu 3.0. you can click here to check it out.
  
  
  
  
• emercenary has "emerged." it is a new service that works by allowing you to play against other members and win tokens. unlike alf pogs the tokens are non-physical and are to be used for bragging rights only. read about it yourself on the emercenary site.

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Apparently we're LAN-Party-Central.com/org/manipage.html.

• lantactics will be holding a lan party in chicago, sponsored by art of war central. april 4th-6th. there will be a friday night frag fest lan in welland, ontario, canada. march 7th and early 8th. hear ye! another lan near boston in chelmsford, ma to be specific. april 26th 9 to 9. free pizza!
  
  
  
  
• cal has posted a feature about hand-eye coordination. next week cal will be posting an article about how to create a league that hosts articles. midway wrote an "in the zone" article on got frag that you may also want to check out.
  
  
  
  
• firestarter/kik from counter-server have posted a counter-strike vbulletin forum skin. here's a preview!

Take a trip downtown.

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Not CAL-i related.

• the great dozen, a european cs clan, has posted shooting "throw" walls for a few de_ maps. okay, so their english isn't all that great, but they do have some nice hints on where to shoot to get those lucky wallkills or do plenty of damage to the enemy team. thanks, qzar.
  
  
  
  
• counter hack and united admins team up, symbolically.
  
  
  
  
• akfilms has released a movie called "militia." perhaps they didn't know that the title is already taken. either way, this movie actually uses real film and actors. you can grab the 53 megabyte divx movie here. you may need to right click -> save as. thanks, akoostik.
  
  
  
  
• half-life multi-user has been released at this weblocation. wtf is hlmu? "half-life multi-user is a program designed to easily allow more than one person play half-life (and any of its mods) on the same computer with their own custom settings. ... it only takes a few minutes to set it up and then it will allow you to launch half-life with your own parameters and your own configuration." hurray!

Argo killed Toenail, who hates Elbow.

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Ready for some newsbits? I hope so!

• team =esf= have updated their website with 23 new sprays, 5 new maps, 7 new player skins, 5 new console skins, 9 more sprites, and 11 more links. go check it out!
  
  
  
  
• csbr have posted more than 150 screenshots of counter-strike: condition zero on their website. be aware, although the site is in brazilian, the screenshots can be viewed easily. start looking!
  
  
  
  
• enjoy cs parody songs? listen to typeandkill.
  
  
  
  
• bbc has written an article about online gaming, which touches on many professional gaming leagues and the amount of money gamers can earn by playing games such as counter-strike. if you feel like reading a bit, here's the article.
  
  
  
  
• retro-cs version 2.6 has been released. in case you didn't know, retro-cs is hl mod which attempts to simulate the beta versions of counter-strike. if you've never played cs in its beta stages, you should give this mod a try.

Enjoy!

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Just a few newsbits, this time with added nutritional value:

• the good people of counterstrike center have updated the website with some new models and skins. there are 6 additions to the skin packs and 5 to the ak-47 section. thanks icecube!
  
  
  
  
• furthermore, demohq.com has been updated with 9 new counter-strike movies. for a full listing of the movies, you can expand the item below!

[break="Click me, you know you want to!"]The following movies were released at DemoHQ.com:

• getiton! vol. 1
  
  
• fraggots
  
  
• benutte
  
  
• scream vs finland 5 kill clip
  
  
• security
  
  
• cs-dreams
  
  
• elite hispana clan
  
  
• steelface cs skills
  
  
• instahs

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God bless HBO.

• the cal-draft finals will be held today at 8:00pm cst between top teams mom and i2. the match will be played on three maps, following a eurocup-type format that will be new to cal. hltv ip's to watch the match are 64.94.11.9:27015, 65.113.118.101:27016, and 65.113.118.101:27017.
  
  
  
  
• along the same lines of the cal-draft finals, check out thegamer.org's interviews with midway and solarcurve, the venerable team gms for i2 and mom, respectively. interesting stuff.
  
  
  
  
• counterstrikesprays.net has re-vamped their site, and made it possible to customize any of their available sprays. just choose your spray, then customize it via a quick and easy online form, specifying the text and font you want. check it.
  
  
  
  
• $n][perm@n has released a preview of waypoint pack v11.5, which should be released this saturday. head over to his site to see what maps will receive the waypoint goodness.
  
  
  
  
• renowned mapper blazeeer has finally released his map de_morningstar after 12 months of betas, playtesting, and anxious knuckle-cracking, my knuckles included. blaz promises this version is totally bug-free, so check out a screenshot here and download this sucker here.
  
  
  
  
• buq let us know that esreality has been working on a new online card trading game called esport manager. the cards will feature well-known players in the cs community, and can be traded amongst es-manager players. however, they haven't started on the cs community yet, so they need your help in the form of suggestions for the players that should go on cards in their comments. mark my words now, the torchedn00dle card will be very valuable. hah.

Another 5 days until episode 2 of the Sopranos' new season. Bummer.

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If you want comedy, try looking for rizzuh's date book. I am not a comedian, and therefore I will be posting news and no comedy at all. None.

• rizzuh is forcing me to correct his mistake. earlier in the week, he told you about ngz.net and what a great company they were. it turns out, he forgot to include a special offer they're running! they're currently offering 50% off the setup fee, and free psychostats! private servers are getting an additional 20% cut off, so that's a cool deal too. head on over to ngz.net to find out about the promotion, but watch out, as it appears in a pop up window that automatically closes when you click elsewhere.
  
  
  
  
• killing spree 5 has been released for your viewing pleasure. yes, gosey and matrix have been at it again to tickle your fancy. this is an excellent cs skill movie containing frags from some of the best counter-strike players in the world. you can find plenty of download mirrors on gosey's site.
  
  
  
  
• also taking place earlier in the week, we gave you the heads up about gotfrag's "ask a pro." well, the boys from gamers.nu have responded by updating their own section, named "ask heaton", who i'm told is a pro who plays for a good clan called "sk" or something. read up on heaton's spill, here.
  
  
  
  
• my good pal, netcatch, whom i have never spoken to, has given us the heads up on a possible cs:cz delay. he writes in that amazon.com is now listing the release date as october, 1st 2003. of course, the previous date was listed as may 2003, but we all know these dates really mean nothing by now and cz will ship whenever it ships. get on your ship and click this link to pre-order your copy of cs:cz. arg!

Well, I managed to get through the whole newspost without telling one whole joke. Sure, there might've been a few humorous spots, but I suppose that's just my natural instinct to make people laugh. Yes, I swear I'm on the patch.

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As I cough up my last lung, I type these dying words. Let's make this quick.

• gamestar.de has posted their own counter-strike: condition zero preview. beware, however, because it's in german. you can view this horrible google translated link, but it doesn't make much sense. nevertheless, there are a few new screenshots for you viewing pleasure. thanks, shacknews.
  
  
  
  
• krypton from gotfrag made a list of a few major things that have happened in esports in this past month, and then asked a few major cs players what they thought about them. not all that interesting, but might be worth a read.
  
  
  
  
• gbr | kazuya, a name i've never heard of, has been interviewed by xstat.net. apparently kazuya is from singapore, because xstat is based in singapore. check out the i'view here.
  
  
  
  
• trepid.net has announced that they'll be reviewing maps for the community. they hope to encourage custom maps, but for that to happen, they have to have maps submitted to them. head on over and submit your map!

rizzuh needs a lawyer. No really, an Internet copyright one!