We sponsor a huge eSports event, G3 by Gfinity!

[fiveub]

Really?

We are displayed every minute!

 

[scotsdragon]

I thought counter strike was dead its ancient

 

[MrMarvelous]

Haha i've just seen it about 10 minutes ago 5UB, didn't see it before though for some strange reason.

And CS will never die!

 

[IC3]

And CS will never die!

ONLY 1.6

 

[~>Dg<~]

csgo is popular.

 

[tidusjar]

Was just about to post about this!

 

[silversurfer]

Someone said VP won that game 16-12

quite a turnaround - http://www.hltv.org/news/12942-virtuspro-win-gfinity-3

 

[fiveub]

It is out of 3 maps.

 

[Roady]

ONLY 1.6

The last good CS (and the last I played lol)

We need more properly competitive games, just think of the proper good competition games back when 1.6 was around, you had UT (99 & 03) and Q3 - all had massive followings & so many cups (Barrysworld anyone?!)

Most competition games these days are console COD or PC RPG DOTA style games...

I'm just hoping the new UT gives us something we can use!

 

[fiveub]

CS:GO is the new 1.6 to be honest, it is huge and growing still.

 

[~>Dg<~]

it is big at moment as there isnt a decent comp fps.

unreal may change it. devs need to start focusing on getting simple maps and speed and simple things working . then youll get some decent comp games again.

titanfall if dedicated servers would have worked very well compwise. lobbies killed that chance.

 

[TwsT]

There is too much choice that's part of the problem but the biggest problem is trying to satisfy these communities.

If you want to create a legitimate FPS that can be played competitively you need to start with a plan a plan that isn't "build on former success" or "fix what was broken about" Then you need to support the product and provide for it's community as it grows.

 

[fiveub]

To be fair, Counter Strike has always been big in my opinion. 1.6, Source and now GO. The only versions they were not, that didn't take off which was CZ, but still, that had a following but not on the scale as these 3.

 

[Jester*]

Out of interest. Has this advertising helped boost OCUK sales/website hits noticeably?

 

[Ksanti]

Why do UK esports need to be such a joke... Kicking spectators out at 10pm after the first set of the final? Really? Why does it seem so hard for us to get this right.

 

[Sunbed]

it is big at moment as there isnt a decent comp fps.

DirtyBomb has promise (the new Wolf:ET) but it will probably go the same way as Tribes:Ascend i.e. fantastic game but fails to generate popularity across a range of abilities.

SC2 tournament had some massive names there, bet that was a good watch.