Q 01/05

Which programmer, nicknamed 'Gooseman', co-created the original Counter-Strike mod?

A) Minh Le

B) Gabe Newell

C) Robin Walker

D) Erik Johnson

Answer · why

A) Minh Le

Minh Le built the mod in his fourth year at university, giving it about 20 hours a week, more effort than he put into his coursework.

Q 02/05

Counter-Strike began as a mod for which game?

A) Quake II

B) Half-Life

C) Unreal Tournament

D) Doom II

Answer · why

B) Half-Life

Half-Life kept selling better year after year, which was almost unheard of; Gabe Newell credited the mod and called it one of the best things that cou...

Q 03/05

What did Valve change for legal reasons before Counter-Strike's 2000 retail release?

A) Its title

B) Box art

C) Radio voices

D) Weapon names

Answer · why

D) Weapon names

Weapon names were swapped for made-up ones to head off legal trouble, which is why the SG 552 rifle is sold in-game as the Krieg 552.

Q 04/05

Which studio finished Condition Zero, released in March 2004, after three other developers had tried?

A) Gearbox Software

B) Hidden Path Entertainment

C) Turtle Rock Studios

D) Barking Dog Studios

Answer · why

C) Turtle Rock Studios

Turtle Rock Studios got the troubled project after impressing Valve with its official Counter-Strike bot; the small team went on to create Left 4 Dead...

Q 05/05

Ritual Entertainment's earlier version of Condition Zero shipped alongside it under what name?

A) Tour of Duty

B) Deleted Scenes

C) Lost Missions

D) Black Ops

Answer · why

B) Deleted Scenes

Deleted Scenes is a 12-mission single-player campaign: when another studio took the game over, Ritual's work was expected to be scrapped, then salvage...