Since we already covered classic FPS gaming in our earlier Wolfenstein 3D PSP post, let's move forward a bit into the Counter-Strike era with CSPortable, a new version of which has been released by Stealth Kill. More after the jump.


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We all know that Valve's Half-Life 2: Episode 2 kicked some serious booty last year, and it's still among today's favorites because of its superior gameplay. The only downside in this scenario is that fans are asking for more, and they've started looking at E3 2008 as the possible birthplace of the next episode. Valve says "not yet", but they've got another thing for itchy trigger fingers. More after the jump.

As a parting gift from the CSPortable project, Stealth_Kill has released the final version of this homebrew adaptation of Counter-Strike. CSPortable Dust Demo features the famous De_Dust  maps as well as several other neat stuff. You can read the complete list of changes since our previous coverage of CSPortable in the full article.

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Download: CSPortable Dust Demo (source code)
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Xbox Live Activity has been in a kind of rut lately, with the top spots dominated by the same games for weeks now. Xbox Live Arcade is another matter though since new games come in more frequently. Case in point: Lost Cities, which debuted last Wednesday, enters the charts on top of the top Arcade titles. Find out what other games are in the charts by following the "read more" link below.

Everything's pretty quiet at Xbox Live. Well, gamers can be pretty noisy, but what we mean by quiet is that there's hardly been any changes to game rankings in Xbox Live activity since the previous week. One notable entry this week is Ikaruga, which shot to the top of Xbox Live Arcade in its debut week. More in the full article.

Major Nelson, on his blog, revealed the Xbox 360 Live activity for the week of March 31, 2008. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for the Xbox 360 (also available on PlayStation 3 and PC) is at the top of the list once again. To check out the full list for yourself, head on over to the full article.

With all the concerns circulating violent video games, horror author Stephen King joins in on the discussion. Writing novels for more than four decades, he's one of those credible enough to speak about the matter. Instead of writing down what he believes in, King chooses to speak up his mind. Find out what he said in the full article.

You read that right - professional gaming now has a huge venue in China where the best players can train and compete. The Championship Gaming Series league went all out, and it's expected that the CGS 2008 Pan-Asia Final which will be held in the facility will be the most explosive yet. Find all the details at the full article.

Xbox Live Activity is stuck in a kind of rut, so to speak, with the top five games still on top for a few weeks running now. Goes to show we've had some great releases this season. Kinda makes you wonder when the next big thing is coming though. Check out the full article to check out which games are (still) on top in Xbox Live for the week of February 25.

With a passion for trying out every game that comes across our paths, we at QJ.NET went through a few skirmishes in developer DragonFly's Soldier Front on ijji, a Western portal for free games. It's a first-person shooter that shamelessly takes cues from Counter-Strike down to the core, but if you're itching to get a hand on the trigger to shoot other players online without having to pay money, Soldier Front may be worth a try. Find out why by reading our review at the full article.


Originally posted on February 22, 2008 at 1:32 p.m.