The decline of the FPS in eSports is depressing. But it's not unexpected. Yesterday, the ESL announced that Starcraft II and League of Legends would be the only two games featured in the Intel Extreme Masters. Counter-Strike 1.6 has finally been dropped. The game that practically defined Western eSports has lost it's place at the table. And with it, the last FPS on the eSports roster vanishes. Article submitted by: Tristan
I really hope this is the start of Counter-Strike's return to its former competitive glory.
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Simon Sandqvist talks about Global Offensive and its expectations given the series exceptional past. With a general ambivalence from the community towards Counter-Strike: Source it's a big question for both Valve and the fans as to whether Counter-Strike can be restored to its former glory in...
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Professional gaming is quite limited by age. Not merely for societal reasons but also for those jet pilot reflexes, so vital to Counter-Strike, that start to dissipate quickly when you reach your mid twenty's. I've always wondered what happened to pro players when they retired and this...
I just stood up from my desk to do a wee. Calculating the cost: the electricity, the water flushing, the time away from my work, it probably amounts to a penny or two. When Ukranian e-sports team Na'Vi's captain went for a wee during semi-final, his micturition cost his team a little bit more. 
