Counter-Strike Online ( CSO ) is a tactical first-person shooter video game, targeted towards Asia's gaming market released in 2008. It is based on Counter-Strike and was developed by Nexon with oversight from license-holder Valve . It uses a micropayment model that is managed by a custom version of Steam .
31-482: The game features a variety of additions over the international Counter-Strike, such as the introduction of female characters, numerous new weapons and skins for previous weapons. Most of the weapons are "locked" by default, so virtual cash or in-game points are essential to purchase them. Most special weapons, skins, power-ups, etc. can be purchased with cash points. A variety of other special items can also be bought with in-game points as well. Counter-Strike Online itself
62-430: A Counter-Strike Online tournament, at which teams from China, Taiwan, Malaysia and South Korea competed. The TYLOO team from China won the tournament. On April 5, 2012, Nexon and Valve announced a partnership to develop Counter-Strike Online 2 , which is based on an enhanced Source engine and offered enhanced graphics, powerful impact physics, and more new features. It has been confirmed that Counter-Strike Online 2 uses
93-466: A 3/5 rating. They noted its similarity to the original game and criticized its lag time outside Southeast Asia, the location of its server hubs. Reviewer NoGameNoTalk was more favorable, touting the online version's new three gaming modes (deathmatch, team deathmatch, and zombie) as a welcome improvement to the original. FilePlanet gave it a moderately good review (7.1/10) for gameplay and weaponry availability, yet citing its lag times outside Asia, as well as
124-435: A futuristic life experience center, and a youth entrepreneurship park. The area is designed to be a waterfront space that will enrich and diversify citizens’ urban life as the most environmentally attractive and economically prosperous hub in the city. Duke Creative Park The park is located west of the city’s technology innovation cluster, covering an area of 3.84 sq km. It sits nearby three lakes, two industrial parks, and
155-781: A period of open beta testing, it was released in December 2013 in the Asian markets, but it was closed on April 26, 2018. Maps in this game are taken from Counter-Strike: Source . Some are heavily modified in terms of graphics, such as Dust II , Inferno, and Italy. The game also adds its own exclusive maps. The weapons are taken from Counter-Strike: Source as well as adding new weapons. The weapon models are heavily modified and reanimated. They are separated into pistols, shotguns, submachine guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles and machine guns. Some weapons can be obtained for free while others can be obtained for points and achievements. Some weapons need
186-482: A planned area of 0.73 sq km. It is designed with cultural and art parks, culture-oriented businesses and ecological and leisure facilities. It will epitomize the natural beauty and cultural richness of the city. S1 Rail Line Corridor The line is 41 km long and will be completely constructed underground with 28 stops. The line will pass by all the major zones of the city and will significantly alleviate local traffic congestion. The project will be integrated with
217-507: A town. With the support of Duke Kunshan University , the area will host the Sino-US (Kunshan) Technology Innovation Center and serve as a mixed-used project integrating R&D centers, business services, and an ecological park . It aims to become a global magnet for technology entrepreneurs and innovators. Kunshan South Gateway The area is located around the city’s high-speed railway station , with an area of 1.6 sq km. While serving as
248-414: A transportation hub integrating high-speed trains, rail transportation, and public buses, the area will develop businesses such as office spaces for lease, business services and recruitment agencies. As an open, innovative modern gateway, the area will become an important business cluster in the inter-city economic belt of Shanghai and Nanjing . Chaoyang Road CBD The CBD covers an area of 5.55 sq km in
279-539: Is a county-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province with Shanghai bordering its eastern border and Suzhou on its western boundary. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Suzhou . There is a strong possibility that the name Kunshan is derived from a hill, but which one is controversial. According to an impacted version, the hill is present-day Little Kunshan ( Xiaokunshan ) in Shanghai's Songjiang District . The character 崑 ( Kun )
310-779: Is composed of a performing arts center, a convention center, a movie theater. Its first phase of the project is set in about 17.6 acres of land. Kunshan is known for its Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs , which are prized for their sweet flesh and fatty roe. Yangcheng Lake, famous for its hairy crabs, is located in Kunshan. Kunshan is one of the most visited tourist destinations among the Yangtze River Delta with over 20 million visits in 2016. The 2013 World Cyber Games were held in Kunshan in order to draw in tourism and positive press. There are two institutions in Kunshan issuing at least bachelor's degree: The city also hosts
341-620: Is free to play, but some weapons are bought using points purchased with real money. These weapons usually expire after a certain amount of time but sometimes can be purchased permanently during a promotion. Certain weapons and items can be purchased with points that are gained by getting kills, completing objectives, etc. Counter-Strike Online includes classic Counter-Strike modes and added more. They are categorized into six: Classic, Deathmatches, Zombie Infection, Scenarios, Fun, and Others. The World Cyber Games 2012 Grand Finals in Kunshan hosted
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#1732783630474372-505: Is the origin of Kunqu, also known as Kunqu opera. Kunqu is one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese opera . It evolved from the local melody of Kunshan, and subsequently came to dominate Chinese theater from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Today, Kunqu is performed in many cities in China. Kunshan Culture & Art Center, situated west of downtown, is usually used as the venue for considerable local performances and conventions. The center
403-2446: The Ancients TongFu [REDACTED] Zhi Hao Chen (Hao) LGD Gaming [REDACTED] Bin Xie (Sc) Avengers [REDACTED] Temuujin Khurts (lazycom) Huang Xiang (Longdd) Jia Jun Liu (Sylar) Lkhagvadorj Baatar (MoS) Pan Zhang (Mu) Yu Zhang (xiao8) Enkh-Od Nergui (Snake) Zhao Hui Wang (SanSheng) Zheng Zheng Yao (Yao) Bat-Ulzii Baatar (Tabaa) Zhi Xi Chen (Veronica) Fa Ming Liang (ddc) Khangaikhuu Batdorj (Tiffance) QQ Speed [REDACTED] Yan Bin (Xiong Ba Ge) [REDACTED] Peng Jie Lv (zixi) No Entry QQ Speed Team MUMA [REDACTED] Ya Hao Cheng (Mu war Tangshu Cyh) Border, Our home [REDACTED] Yang Xu (NAIR) No Entry Ren Shang Guan (Guan gaoren) Bao Lei (Pencil) World of Tanks The RED: Rush [REDACTED] Dmitry Palashchenko (LeBwa) WaveKnight [REDACTED] Chen Yu (FireStorm) Fulcrum Gaming [REDACTED] Alex Spillman (hugomaximus) Dmitry Repin (de1uxe) Yi Liu (BraveRabbit) David Williams (Nagatron) Nikolay Bogdanov (Ec1ipse) Chen Xu (Avenger) James Starr (Relics) Maxim Mazein (Inspirer) Yi Jiang (Gggggy) Kirill Bondar (Sov13t) Dmitry Salomatin (K23IEmelka) Hua Zhang (PurpleFox) Emil Muller (CzechMonster) Evgenii Blazhko (Kapp1) Junxi Wu (SaM) Kyle Nieset (Friction) Kirill Ponomarev (Kirilloid) Chao Fan Zhou (Unicorn) Marco Martinez (Fzerox) Official games results by country [ edit ] Country Gold Silver Bronze [REDACTED] China 3 2 2 [REDACTED] Germany 1 [REDACTED] South Korea 1 [REDACTED] France 1 [REDACTED] Poland 1 [REDACTED] Vietnam 1 [REDACTED] Argentina 1 [REDACTED] Belarus 1 [REDACTED] Philippines 1 References [ edit ] ^ "WCG - World Cyber Games" . Archived from
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465-550: The Japanese army captured the walled city. On 13 May 1949, the CPC controlled the walled city. On 28 September 1989, the county was turn into a county-level city. Kunshan is divided into several towns and development areas: Kunshan New & Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone ( 昆山高新技术产业开发区 , KSND) administering the main part of Yushan functions as the seat of the city, while Huaqiao Economic Development Zone ( 花桥经济开发区 ) administers
496-765: The Kunshan South Gateway, the Chaoyang Road CBD and the Tinglin Park Traditional Culture Zone—in addition to the S1 Rail Line Corridor. Qingyang Port Waterfront City Center Covering an area of 3.4 sq km, the area is located in Kunshan’s city center. Planned as an ecological, cultural and smart area, it will include six zones—a media port, a cultural oasis, an urban lifestyle community, a waterfront park,
527-805: The article . There might be a discussion about this on the talk page . ( December 2015 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) [REDACTED] This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "World Cyber Games 2012" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( January 2016 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) The 2012 World Cyber Games (also known as WCG 2012 ) took place from 29 November to 2 December 2012 in Kunshan , Jiangsu , China . It
558-416: The city, while smaller rivers criss-cross it in a grid pattern. According to an analysis of the local meteorological bureau, from 1961 to 2008, the annual and seasonal air temperatures were the increasing trends, especially in spring. The total precipitation remained static relatively, however, much concentrated in summer and winter. The composition of local GDP have changed drastically since 1978. In 1978,
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620-769: The north of Huaqiao and Kunshan Economic & Technological Development Zone ( 昆山经济技术开发区 , KETD) administers the east of Yushan. On July 10, 2018, the Jiangsu Provincial Government approved the Master Plan of Kunshan for Urban Development (2017-2035), which is based on the master plan of the Xiong’an New Area. These zones include the Qingyang Port Waterfront City Center, the Duke Creative Park,
651-490: The old city center of Kunshan. The area will be furnished with enhanced amenities and infrastructure according to a plan featuring “one ring, two axes, three centers and four zones”. The project aims to revive and transform the old city center into an exquisite and livable model business district. Tinglin Park Traditional Culture Zone The zone is located at the foot of Yufeng Mountain, with
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#1732783630474682-1953: The original on 2013-09-17 . Retrieved 2013-09-17 . ^ "WCG - World Cyber Games" . ^ [1] Archived 2012-12-08 at the Wayback Machine on wcg.com, accessed on October 17, 2012 ^ [2] Archived 2013-02-09 at archive.today on wcg.com, accessed on October 17, 2012 v t e List of World Cyber Games seasons 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Cyber_Games_2012&oldid=1175603356 " Categories : 2012 in Chinese sport 2012 in esports Dota competitions StarCraft competitions Warcraft competitions World Cyber Games events Esports competitions in China Sport in Suzhou Kunshan November 2012 sports events in Asia December 2012 sports events in Asia Hidden categories: All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from August 2023 Articles with permanently dead external links Webarchive template wayback links Webarchive template archiveis links Misplaced Pages articles needing clarification from December 2015 All Misplaced Pages articles needing clarification Articles needing additional references from January 2016 All articles needing additional references Articles with multiple maintenance issues Kunshan Kunshan
713-551: The player to collect the given kill points to unlock them. Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies was released via Steam on October 7, 2014. This is the first adaptation of Counter-Strike Online to be published via Valve's Steam content delivery system. Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies was renamed to Counter-Strike Nexon: Studio in 2019. Counter-Strike Online was discontinued in Singapore/Malaysia (ENGLISH) six months later. Online reviewer MMOhuts gave Counter-Strike Online
744-528: The primary sector, the secondary sector and the tertiary sector accounted for 51.4%, 28.9% and 19.7% of Kunshan's GDP, respectively. However, in 2015, the primary sector only accounted for 0.9% of Kunshan's GDP, while the secondary sector accounted for 55.1% and the tertiary sector accounted for 44.0%. Kunshan is also home to over 1,000 hi-tech companies that have helped shape the city’s four economic pillars—optoelectronics, semiconductors, intelligent manufacturing, and RNAi and biomedicine. The total GDP of Kunshan
775-489: The same Source version as Counter-Strike: Source . However, it is not a copy of CS:S since all the features in the game like models, maps, and sounds are completely rebuilt by Nexon of South Korea. It was targeted toward Asia's gaming market. The game uses the free-to-play and micropayment business model , similar to its predecessor. It ran a closed beta test on 16 November 2011 and an open beta test in June 2013. After
806-405: The surface transportation system and serve as a strong boost to the city’s renewal. The area is relatively flat, but there is a gentle slope stretching from the south-east to north-west. The northern part consists of dense polder , while the southern part is dotted with various lakes. The major lakes are Dianshan Lake , Yangcheng Lake , Cheng Lake and Kuilei Lake. The Wusong River winds through
837-544: Was 316 billion RMB, the highest of any Chinese county-level city in 2016. Kunshan is also home to many Taiwanese who have invested over the decades since China's opening up to the world in the late 70s. Kunshan is also known as "Little Taiwan" because of the large Taiwanese community there. In 2020, there were more than 100,000 Taiwanese people in Kunshan. The Chinese subsidiary of American Megatrends , American Megatrends Information Technology (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. (安迈信息科技（昆山）有限公司), has its headquarters in Kunshan. Kunshan
868-557: Was divided into new Kunshan county and Xinyang county ( 新陽縣 ), the walled city also was halved to locate their own seat respectively. In 1860, Taiping Rebellions captured the walled city, then the Ever Victorious Army recaptured it in 1863. On 11 November 1911, the local rally announced that both of the counties seceded from the Qing court from then on. In 1912, Xinyang county was merged into Kunshan county. On 15 November 1937,
899-409: Was located in the north eastern of Kunshan. In 507, Xinyi county ( 信義縣 ) which hold Lou county 's former seat was separated from the old Lou county. In 535, the old Kunshan county was separated from the old Xinyi county, while its seat was moved to the north of Kun Hill, Songjiang. In 751, the seat was moved to the south of Ma'anshan (Ma'an Hill: 馬鞍山 ; in Kunshan nowadays). In 1724, then Kunshan county
930-609: Was the old Chinese name for the Kunlun Mountains . From it developed the Chinese idiom "a jade from Kunlun Mountains", meaning any "outstanding figure". This was applied to Lu Ji and a hill in his hometown was designated as Kun to commemorate him. Lou county ( 婁縣 ) which administered Kunshan and the area around was established in Qin dynasty. It was named after Lou River ( 婁江 ; present-day Liu River: 瀏河 ), while its seat
961-591: Was the second time the World Cyber Games (WCG) was held in China. The event hosted 500 players from 40 countries competing for prize pool over $ 258,000. Official games [ edit ] PC games [ edit ] Crossfire (SmileGate) Dota 2 ( Valve ) FIFA 12 ( Electronic Arts ) StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty ( Blizzard ) Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (Blizzard) Promotion games [ edit ] Counter-Strike Online ( Nexon /Valve) Defense of