According to the revelations of Richard Lewis, it seems that Valve is preparing the arrival of a new Counter Strike. Graphic rework or new game? We look at the subject just below.
Counter-Strike, one of the most popular games of all time, is back in the spotlight at the beginning of March after the publication of some major revelations by Richard Lewis. If that name means nothing to you, Lewis is a prominent figure in the Counter Strike scene, a writer for Dexerto and a respected journalist on the eSports scene. In a recent article, the Briton has spread rumors about the upcoming arrival of a very big novelty from Valve. This novelty would be called Counter Strike 2 and would be a new version of the current Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO).
Valve in preparation for Counter Strike 2?
The topic of a new version of CS:GO arriving has been an extremely common occurrence for some time, falsely fueling the hopes of its gaming community for several years. Datamining, rumors, false alarms around the famous FPS were numerous, so much so that the subject of the arrival of a possible CS:GO 2 was more of the same than real information. But in the past few hours a lot has changed, with some new info pointing to a massive and impending change at Valve. According to Richard Lewis, several sources have confirmed that a new version of CS: GO based on the Source 2 graphics engine could see the light of day in a few weeks. Rumors that corroborate the confirmed appearance of files titled “csgo2.exe” in the latest Nvidia graphics drivers, much more than a happy coincidence for the British journalist. This new version of the game, which could be called Counter Strike 2 according to Lewis, would include new graphics as well as 128-tick servers, a feature requested by FPS players for several years.
When will Counter Strike 2 be released?
Still according to Richard Lewis, the Valve teams have been working on this new version of the game for a while, and its arrival on Steam would be much more imminent than it seems. Indeed, some sources would have confirmed that a beta of this new Counter Strike would be available current March for players, with a view to an official release of the game in April. Unfortunately, silence remains king on Valve’s side, so it’s necessary to take these rumors with a little grain of salt.