Valve’s Big E3 Surprise Revealed?

After the developer cancelled a planned reveal of Portal 2 for this year’s E3, instead hinting at a surprise for the event, the rumor mill went into full effect as to what Valve had planned. Now, a source has pointed GameZone to a supposed screen capture from Valve’s website, revealing that the big surprise in question is none other than Counter-Strike 2.

[Blacktric]

It'd be nice but I still prefer a Half Life 2: Episode 3 or Half Life 3 announcement. Maybe they use both Counter Strike 2 and Half Life 3 as poster titles for Source Engine 2 just like they did with Source Engine. Who knows?

[Conloles]

Lol low res screenshot? Yeah definitely not true, adding to that why the hell would Valve be working on the CSS beta then? So obvious this is fake.

[chak_]

agree, smells fake a mile away

[Arnon]

Here's a bigger image.

http://i162.photobucket.com...

[thematrix1298]

Are they releasing another 'left for dead 2.24'?

Give me CS...!

[Montrealien]

umm, you got CS 2.78 right now.

And also CS:source is undergoing a huge update right now, I am sure it can be seen as a CS:S 2.

[InfectedDK]

Well make CS2 for the PS3.. I might buy it.. If it looks and plays good..

[thematrix1298]

no one plays CS on any console....it's meant to be played only on PC

[Montrealien]

It`s funny you should mention that Infected DK, CS:S still looks and plays great as is, and its over 5 years old. No game on the PS3 or any console for that matter can match the framrate and resolution I get out of CS:S right now, why would you want it on a console?

[InfectedDK]

And when speaking of that it is ofcourse with mouse/keyboard support like Unreal Tournament III..

Cross platform with PC would be awesome!

Make CS2 for PC, Xbox360 and PS3 with cross platform play!

Yes it is still fun to play.. After all the years.. Did i mention something else?

Oh wait don't know if mods would be a problem on the 360..??
Then just for the PS3 :D

[Independent_Charles]

im still waiting on a shooter which has 360 vs ps3 gameplay. man the arguments woulld be insane!! nd ill lead the way lol.

[Mista T]

orange box 2.
Half life 3, counter strike 2, maybe Portal 2? just a guess.

if this is the surprise than you've seen it here folks

[Kyrwolf]

new source engine is good though, advances the industry and better for gamers and games overall

[Montrealien]

Considering the source engine can hold up to most current engines atm and it is well over 5 years old. I would be quite interested in Source 2, which, if they announce it in the next few weeks, should see it in maybe 13 years...

[chase167]

lets hope it looks better than a ps2 game this time

[Blacktric]

CS:S looks like a PS2 game? Wow.

[John P]

your pc must be crap then. lol

[SOAD]

It's funny because Valve can make games on PC that otherwise could not run on the PS3.

Half Life Episode 2 on Max Settings looks gorgeous and don't even get me started on the mods.

[John P]

i approve of this SOAD.

[Erotic Sheep]

Agreed.. Half-Life 2 with Fakefactory = drop dead gorgeous

[MMOLife]

I thought we were past CS2 =/

Wall hack 2010 FTW?

[thebudgetgamer]

all valve games are half life with small tweeks.

[Pandamobile]

That's like saying every Unreal Engine 3 game is Gears of War with some "small tweaks"...

[thebudgetgamer]

gears of war and mirrors edge look and play nothing alike.

i hope it didnt come off as bashing valve because i respect what they have done for the industry and the games are fun.

its just when i played the l4d2 demo if felt like i was playing half life. although i do believe the unreal engine is way overused.

[exsturminator01]

At least in regards to portal and l4d, they both feel very much like half-life 2, not in regards to the game's themselves, but in the look and design of everything. There's nothing wrong with that, it's just Valve's style and the way they use the source engine. HUD's are similar, weapons fire similarly, character models are similar, sound files are reused.

[electricshadow]

I'm sure Half Life 2: Episode 3 will come out in 2013 at this rate. I mean, I don't mind them taking their time, but gives us SOME news. I really hope they are not working on CS2 or L4D3.

[exsturminator01]

yeah, at this point, anything besides Episode 3 or HL3 will just disappoint me. CS2? Meh, never played number 1. L4D3? They must be joking. A new IP would REALLY irritate me at this point, because with their small team, there's no way they could be working on HL3 AND new material.

[Quagmire]

I knew the cake was a lie...

[TehStubit]

Now that just doesn't make sense.

If he was already in the room with the cake, why would he need to go through a portal? :/

[nutcrackr]

How these rumor pictures are always small and fuzzy.

[SPARTANVI]

There are clearer shots of big foot.

[chak_]

better not be...

Not that I wouldn't play it, but I want HL3 FFS §11!!!!

[TheBand1t]

If it is a new Counter-Strike....yes. Just yes. Even if it's unlikely, seeing as how there is a beta and all to upgrade CS:S...

[sickbird]

that would be awesome if it was counter strike 2, what would be more awesome is if it was on 360, or ps3. Sorry i dont have a gaming pc : (

[poopface1]

I love CS.

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi__]

A Big Cake for FATTY

[chak_]

calling a fat man fat is getting tiresome

Yes, gabe newell is fat, but he has more video games genius in his fat brain than yours

[Hallucinate]

the way things are looking its probably ganna be the engineer update or atleast one of the announcments

[divideby0]

even if true...CS had no real competition back in the day...today, it may just be another shooter with all the new shooter out there

[KiasuKiasiMan]

What I really want from CS2 would be a great Campaign.

I love Single-player campaigns, its sad that they are getting shorter and shorter in FPS these days.

[mamac123]

wtf this is well fake

[PSboy]

but Counter Strike 2 would be awesome

[Kingdom Come]

Well, if Valve are insiting this Huge Suprise isn't Half-Life Episode 3, then this seem's like the most likely Candidate to take Portal 2's place.

[e-p-ayeaH]

CS is the most overrated piece of **** ive ever seen! even more than halo

[ardivt]

I would love to see valve developing a new engine at this point of the console cycle. so then they could refine it and release it for the next gen consoles hopefully coming in 2012 or later. but valve seem to hate consoles.

[R_A_LEE20]

Valve? How many more times are you going to do this?

First Half-Life 2: Episode 3 is hinted on their site, followed in second place with a small image of Duke Nukem Forever just yesterday, and now Couter Strike 2 has made a "surprise" appearence on there website.

So Valve? How many games you got coming at E3? I'm counting 4 up to now. (inc. Portal 2)

PS. Wouldn't three of those games be suitable for a place inside a certain Box?

[Qui-Gon Jim]

Not "a trusted source." Not "an inside source." Not "our connections inside Valve." Is this another case of "a trusted poster on our forums" that sent them a possibly Photoshopped image. It's one thing if your source is legitimate, but this gives no indication of that. Even with legitimate sources, you need to have another source for confirmation before you run it as a news story.

Games "journalism" sucks.

[HOSe]

cs2 would be huge for the competetive gaming crowd. and if they brought it to consoles thatd be cool too.

[exsturminator01]

that is hoping and praying for a new box announcement. I seriously don't believe it'll happen, but I would dance with joy if they announced the Red Box or something with HL3, CS2, and Portal 2 or something. *Sigh, dream dream dream.

[Pocker]

isnt it obvious?

Half-life episode 3
Portal 2
and counter-strike 2

ill jozz

[ATi_Elite]

I've been mentioning Counter Strike 2 for a while now as you can just about smell it in the air (if your a PC gamer like me.

Valve is working on an updated source engine. Counter Strike 2 will take advantage as well as HL Episode 3.

No Half Life 3 for like 6 years so let it rest
Half Life 3 with Ray Tracing you heard it hear first.

[Tron_Rocks]

Nuff said!!!