![]() "I didn't know that it was going to be great. "When I developed Counter-Strike, it was just a game," Le told Vox Games. Whether or not that surprise will morph into disappointment is a question that consumes a great many of Gooseman's thoughts. And with more than 25 million units sold (not counting the versions distributed freely, legally or otherwise) Counter-Strike is a game with many, many fans. Tactical Intervention will not be the sequel to Counter-Strike that many fans may be expecting. "My god, it's embarrassing how long it's been in development," Le told Polygon. It has been in development for close to a decade. It is a free-to-play, multiplayer shooter, and is scheduled for release later this year. In reality, it's production had never really begun.Īfter a short and damaging stint at Valve, Le decided to strike out on his own, taking his ideas for the Counter-Strike sequel and eventually rolling them into his new game: Tactical Intervention. ![]() In theory, Valve officially ceased production on the game following Le's departure from the studio in 2002. This is now: More than a decade has passed and to the outside observer, both Counter-Strike 2 and Le have been frozen in time. A year later, both Counter-Strike and Le were acquired by Half-Life developer Valve, where Counter-Strike was repackaged and sold by the truckload, and Le was put to work creating the follow-up, Counter-Strike 2. In 1999, Minh "Gooseman" Le co-created the seminal modern combat shooter Counter-Strike as a free downloadable mod for Half-Life. ![]()
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