Counter-Strike: Source strikes the Mac, receives update

by Richard Mitchell on Jun 23rd 2010 7:00PM

Man, have you guys played this game Counter-Strike: Source? Valve just dropped it on Steam for the Mac and it is hot. It's also been updated to accommodate Achievements, stats, engine improvements and even a Death Cam. We've been playing it for a few minutes now, and it really seems like Counter-Strike is going to be something special.

What's that? It's been on PC for years now, and the PC version gets all the new enhancements too? You can buy the game once and play it on Mac or PC? It's on sale for a paltry $6.80 in celebration?

Huh. Well, can you recommend any good maps? The one we've been playing on is really dusty.

Source: Steam - Counter-Strike: Source

Tags: Counter-Strike-Source, mac, pc, Valve

Reader Comments (45)

I gotta say Valve is really taking an awesome advantage of Steam going to Mac, and as a Mac user myself, this makes me very happy.

@Shadowbender wonder what they'll do once Steam hits the PS3

Sony should turn of it's social networking and let valve do their thing... We'd have Cross Game Voice Chat, Clan Support, Party Support, Steamcloud and Cross Gaming (PCxPS3) in a matter of days!

@Shadowbender You know I really do hope Steam hits PS3. I mean, I'm not expecting a fully developed service (otherwise that could potentially put PS Store at risk), but with Steamworks being used, I want even more. I've seen Valve always do the impossible, and I'm hoping they do it again.

Then again, since Sony is so interested in downloadable games, why wouldn't they team up with Valve to bring the whole service to PS3. That would be the best route, surely.

@Ashkental

That's the most idea ever. If I could I would give you the best reward ever: Bacon.

@Ashkental

A matter of days? You don't know Valve, do you?

*most awesome idea ever

We REALLY need that edit button joystiq

@Shadowbender next thing u know Steam would be coming out with their own console. that would beeeeeee epic. did valve finally release the CS: source beta?

i would be excited if their games didn't run like molasses on mac. valve is putting out broken products. a dual core processor with a newer GPU shouldn't chug trying to run half-life 2, which ran perfectly fine on my old pentium 4.

Then you should've stuck with your Pentium 4.

Well this is a bit out of the blue.

@Laza K It's actually been a long time coming. They announced the update to Counter-Strike Source for PC over a year ago and they announced it for mac at the same time as Steam for mac.

@Laza K The achievements accidentally made it into a patch a few months ago too, though they got pulled quite soon after

@Laza K

I was joking guys!

You gotta work on those jokes man.

de_dust2 :)

Anyway, I like the update, but I get a sort of jitter when I move my gun left/right. Also, a lot of people are reporting their version of the game being censored (for example, if you kill someone, their body drops to the ground, and they surrender with their hands on their head). Apparently this is only intended for Germans (and any other place that censors games), but some outside those areas are getting this. Overall, I like the update.

This is only $6.80 right now? That's freaking awesome.

I have a 17" MacBook Pro that I purchased new in 2008. Will that run this game very well?

@Scape3d

It should since HL2 didn't really pushed PC's when it came out in 2004.

@Scape3d

Dont see why not, but what are the specs?

@Scape3d Intel has to be the processor.

@Faenix

These are the specs on my MacBook Pro (Intel):

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.5 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Chipset Model: GeForce 8600M GT
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA

How well do you think Counter Strike will run on my laptop?

Thanks.

@Scape3d It'll run just fine. For PC and Mac gaming, it's not how recently you bought it, or even how much it cost (especially laptops). It's all about the graphics card, and occasionally the processor.

The 8600M GT is a decent card. A little outdated now, but so are this generation's graphics.

Well, my main question is: Since it is Counter Strike: Source, does it come with the Hammer Editor? Because if it does, it's an instant buy, because i LOVE making the CS maps.

@LordMandos I'm fairly certain it comes with the SDK as long as you buy a Source engine game, which CSS is. So you're in luck.

just tried the game again since I read this article... yup everyones still awping and I still can't effing stand it. I even shouted like I was 13 all over again.

@Sidebuster

Yup, I totally agree. As much as I love Valve and all of Valve's games.... CS:S is really tough to play nowadays. People are so damn good, maybe with this sale and the Mac version up and running, more noobs will join and I can feel at home again.

:P

@Sidebuster Takes some time to get good, but you'll get there.

@Sidebuster - The answer to the awp - Scout! :P

Don't forget to shout every time you die that someone is wall hacking and aim botting. :P

I should start playing again too, though I'm probably super rusty since I haven't played since I stopped messing around with CAL five years ago.

@Sidebuster

People aren't good it's just that CS:S was way to easy to get head shots and such for some stupid reason.

I wish this was on XBLA.

woopity-fckin-doo lol. it took em 10 years. now it's ur day Macky.

What?

and the PC worlds most played fps just got better.

This is instant buy. But when is Steam coming to the consoles?

WoW. I'm super rusty on this game...but I might give it another try just for fun.

Yes! Haven't played this in years! Who want to shoot each other in the face now?! Steam ID: Royal_Tennenbaum

For every thousand CSS players rejoice, a thousand cry in disgust, for whatever the update changed. Even at the background image.

ugh makes me miss the days of cs. i wasted so many years playing that game. good times :)

Now can we have Half Life: Source? Please?

Ahhh this game brings back so many memories!

If anybody wan't to get a group or something going to play some CSS I'll join! My steam ID's willisc_89.

I heard they were going to get rid of surfing in this update?

@Haggard
Well Gungame does not work. New patch please.

@aRcane GunGame is broken?

NooOoOOOOOoOoooOOOO

In other news, I've always been a fan of CS_Office, personally.

now it needs to come on the xbox360 that would be really sweet!!!

Stats in Counter-Strike!?!?!

Like persistent tracked stats such as your kill / death ratio!?!?!!?

Am I understanding this correctly, because if so, I think I'm going to get back into PC gaming!

I ADORE Valve's opening week sales.

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