Interview With Jess Cliffe

[CSN NewsBot]

Computer and Videogames has a brief interview with Jess Cliffe, one of the creators of Counter-Strike. The interview talks about how Counter-Strike came to be what it is today, and what they plan to do in the future. Here's a quote from the interview:

CGW: Was it a surprise to you that it exploded into this worldwide phenomenon?



Cliffe: We couldn't believe it. In those days, it was pretty much unheard of for a punishingly realistic game to become popular. We basically made it as a game that we wanted to play for ourselves and assumed no one else would be interested in it.

Be sure to check out the interview here.

[M4rine]

cool

[Invis]

nice nice



good night guys

[Dirk]

CGW: Would you french-kiss Madonna on live television?



Cliffe: I'd prefer a firm embrace.

IS HE MAD?!!!?!?!



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[netcatch]

ok the madonna kiss was a wandom question... you people agree with me right?... right?... I JUST DONT KNOW ANYMORE

*random

[Spedmaster]

Dirk wrote..

IS HE MAD?!!!?!?!

Well, think where that mouth has been.

Not that I wouldn't mind getting a little Mike Meyers on me...

[Dirk]

D:



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[cheetarah654]

man you know things have changed when cliffes name needs to be refreshed, and for people who have never heard of him :0

[Pharlap]

thanks efficient for nicely pointing out that Cliife is one of the creators of CS. many people still believe valve created CS

[Mister-T]

Pharlap wrote..

thanks efficient for nicely pointing out that Cliife is one of the creators of CS. many people still believe valve created CS

VALVe fucked up CS

[Pharlap]

valve *changed* CS, hows that sound?

[CheesyPeteza]

If was gonna do an interview with Cliffe I'd have a few more questions to ask than they did.

[efficient]

Pharlap wrote..

thanks efficient for nicely pointing out that Cliife is one of the creators of CS. many people still believe valve created CS

Well Cliffe works for Valve now.

[Pharlap]

efficient wrote..

Well Cliffe works for Valve now.

doesnt matter. im talking about who created the idea of CS in the first place. cliffe can work for gayspy industries for all i care. but thats good that cliffe (and i hope "duckman" also) work for valve. shows at least valve isnt fully in the driving seat. funny thing is though, even the creators of CS dont know why it has become so popular.

[-:Nighthawk:-]

VALVe fucked up CS with voice comm, a fairly effective anti-cheat, a convenient chat program for seeing when your friends are playing, the ability to have weather effects, an updated interface, and regular updates over the past few years. SHAME ON THEM.



In other news, since both Gooseman and Cliffe work for VALVe, that would mean that they're part of VALVe. In other words, claiming that "VALVe isn't fully in the driving seat" is a load of crap. Some people want to mentally separate them from VALVe and idolize them, but face it, they're part of the company. VALVe employees made CS, though they weren't employees at the time.



Don't get me wrong, it's good for people to realize this started with a couple of guys (and a bunch of mappers, we love you guys!) making a mod for fun. I'm just saying all the "vavle fuked CS, am i rite?!?" people need to be stabbed in the face with a chainsaw. Repeatedly.