Planet Half-Life has posted a press release from Sierra, I'll do my best to translate this:
As far as I can tell.. This is a new product from Sierra which is basically Half-Life (with no single player), OpFor (with no single player), Counter-Strike, TFC, and some other mods. The name HL: Counter-Strike does not mean that Counter-Strike will be the only product in the box, they're just cashing off of CS's name..
Actually the press release is kind of cryptic, what does this have the HL Platinum doesn't? I'll try to contact cliffe or gooseman ASAP.
Ok, so wtf does this mean?SIERRA STUDIOS AND VALVE ANNOUNCE HALF-LIFE: COUNTER-STRIKE
New Team-Based PC Game Featuring Several Top Half-Life MODs
Bellevue, WA (August 31, 2000) - Sierra Studios(tm) and Valve L.L.C. today announced Half-Life: Counter-Strike, the largest multiplayer game offering in one commercial product, combining all the elements of the Half-Life online universe with new single- and multiplayer content. Half-Life: Counter-Strike is a stand-alone PC game due to ship this fall with all of Valve's multiplayer content, three of the top MODs for Half-Life, and the #1 played online action game*, Counter-Strike.
"Half-Life's online community is growing at a rate of over 500% per year -Counter-Strike is a key part of our strategy to sustain that growth moving forward," said Gabe Newell, managing director of Valve L.L.C. "In addition to offering the number one online action game as a stand-alone product, Half-Life: Counter-Strike delivers all our online games in one package to gamers who have not tried any of these leading online action games."
In development by the Counter-Strike Team in conjunction with Valve, Half-Life: Counter-Strike casts players as a member of either a terrorist or counter-terrorist team. Each team has unique weapons and capabilities. The game is played in a variety of scenarios with varying objectives, including rescue missions, assassination, bomb diffusion, and more. More information on Counter-Strike can be found through the official Web site at http://www.counter-strike.net/.
In addition to Counter-Strike, the entire Half-Life online experience is available within this package including, Half-Life multiplayer, Team Fortress Classic, and Half-Life: Opposing Force multiplayer. And finally, three new MODs, created by some of the top-level designers within the Half-Life community, are also featured. More information on Half-Life and its MODs can be found at www.gameoftheyear.com.
As far as I can tell.. This is a new product from Sierra which is basically Half-Life (with no single player), OpFor (with no single player), Counter-Strike, TFC, and some other mods. The name HL: Counter-Strike does not mean that Counter-Strike will be the only product in the box, they're just cashing off of CS's name..
Actually the press release is kind of cryptic, what does this have the HL Platinum doesn't? I'll try to contact cliffe or gooseman ASAP.