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FragFortress presents a full feature CS Christmas Flash movie, created by Fett, with a theme based from the classic tale of Scrooge. The 3mb movie, which runs for approximately 3 minutes, came out in perfect timing to say the least, and is quite simply a well made movie. Click here to watch it now!

Lastly, on behalf of CS-Nation, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Now go off with your new BB gun and shoot your eye out, kid.

Greg Coomer of VALVe brings word that the standard Wednesday update of Steam will not be released (hey, even VALVe employees take vacations). Instead of the update, VALVe wishes you happy holidays. What are you doing playing Counter-Strike on Christmas Eve, anyway?

The news from Greg brings diminished hopes from gamers backing a movement to change the money system of Counter-Strike, some of whom were hoping would be changed as a Christmas gift from VALVe. Proposed is a more spectator-friendly alternative that gives the Counter-Terrorists more money after a round where Terrorists let the timer run out. Rooker has made a plugin to do that and more, but it currently isn't endorsed by any leagues.

Jolt Online Gaming interviewed Michael Booth, the creator of the official Counter-Strike bot. The fairly lengthy read consist of the usual background, tactics, traits, and other details of the official bot which is promised to not just have good AI, but believable AI. Furthermore, he also goes into detail on just what makes the bots special.

Will playing against the bots ever become predictable?

[Michael Booth] The bots never do exactly the same thing twice. They remember where dangerous areas are and respond to sounds, chatter from their teammates, player commands, enemy actions, and their own internal personality traits. This results in a very dynamic system that is pretty unpredictable.

It seems that the bots are definitely looking solid, judging from this article, and it is quite interesting to see just how much time and effort were put into this project, as they are after all, the official bots. There are plenty of more content to be found, so click away for the article.

Team Sportscast Network, or TsN, is currently looking for dedicated, talented, and serious people to join the crew! They are hoping to expand, and this is a great opportunity to take if you think you have what it takes to be part of the biggest online gaming station in the world. There are a few guidelines, such as an age requirement of 18. However, if you are very skilled, then some exceptions will definitely be made, so do not hold back in applying. Check out the full details in how your squeaky little voice can be heard throughout everywhere!

Hello there newsbits loving fans all across the globe! There should be a clever introduction here, but who gives a flying bits.

» gotFrag has an article on the riot shield, and focuses on the good and bad points of the precious thick piece of metal that has been in the spotlight for quite some time. Some great suggestions in balancing the riot shield have been made, so therefore you should check this article right now.

» ICantLose.com updated the very useful and well done CS Tech Guide. It explains, in detail, nearly every single command there is, and is a great tool in saving FPS. The said guide has been given an update recently, and there will be some major changes, so do check this out.

» Warpagez is a new clan organisation system. It features a clan administration system and other great tools which were designed for Clanbase clans. If this suits your needs, then go grab this right away.

» Schroet Kommando, winners of the CPL Winter 2003, have announced that SpawN, "the man with, most probably, the best aim in the world", is now the newest member to SK. What does this mean, besides SK becoming more dominant as it already is? The powerhouse clan is now under a 6 man rotation, just in case for sudden emergencies or due to maps. Click for the full information.

That's it for this time. I hope you do check back next time for some new and toasty bits!

No, you have not gone back through time. VALVe seemed to have updated the HL 4.1.1.1/3.1.1.1 server series, and managed to fix the security hole in the X.1.1.1 servers. What does this actually mean? Well, it is now safe to put sv_allowdownload from 0 to 1! For the full info on this update and some download links, click right over here.

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Changes/Additions:
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* Added list of file extensions that cannot be downloaded with the dlfile command. The exclude list is currently: .cfg .ini .bat .exe .vbs
.com .dll .lst .log. This prevents the published dlfile exploit.

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* Fixed incorrect time base being used for client prediction on server.

There was a charity match for war victims between the Day of Defeat Development Team and Clan Palestra. But what does this have to do with Counter-Strike? Well, Eric Smith, under the alias PainTrain, was in the action as well along with other big name DoD players. Their target goal has been surpassed, but more donations can be accepted by tonight. Again, this is for war victims and the clock is only ticking! You may donate right now by just clicking here for the entire details.

Firing Squad has an article written by, what else, a Counter-Strike gamer and his farewell article to the said game. Yet unlike most CS gamers, this particular one is quitting our favorite hobby, and going out with an interesting read. In it, he compares previous games the writer has played and CS itself, past and current CS experiences, and some great merits into why we should let go of our favorite game and move along.

So, any arguments about whether or not CS would be better the way it was "back then" would be completely unreliable. I know I enjoyed it more then, but I've also been exposed to many more games since, and the community has had time to mature (relatively speaking). I could no more tell you the specific reasons why I found my latest stint with CS disappointing, than I could explain why I have a weakness for girls of average build with light brown hair, hazel eyes and a broad smile.

Although the article ends with a low note, it does in fact bring up great points and highlights of the aging CS compared to the recent other FPS games. You should definitely give this article a read.

Kquery 4, a game server browser application that is still in alpha form, has been updated recently. It is similar to that of HLSW or All Seeing Eye, and it's definitely freeware! However, there are numerous factors that make Kquery different from the pack. After all, Kquery is promised to be "designed for flexibility from the start". Interested? Grab Kquery right now, my game server browsing friend.

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Changes in version 1.7.5 build 062 :
* Fixed CoD password detection
* Changed rcon interface to traditional window style
* Rules display fixed
* Fixed new user server menu problems
* Fixed hl multiple-packet restructuring bugs