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As promised the update for Counter-Strike is here. A complete list of changes in this version can be found at CS Nation.

Counter-Strike 1.1 Patch [Win32]: This patch updates version 1.0 of Counter-Strike to version 1.1. It adds new models and levels to this popular game. This is file not for the retail version of Counter-Strike. [Download: FilePlanet, 3D Files, PlayNet, Gamers.de, Icrontic]
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It what comes as "bad news" for Quake 3 players everywhere, CPL announced that the CPL World Championship Event scheduled for December 6-9, 2001 has changed the official tournament game to Counter-Strike. This will be the largest cash prize for any single game tournament in the history of computer game competitions. First prize will be $50,000. The CPL also announced that the new corporate sponsor for this event will be announced very soon.
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Sierra has released a new official map for SWAT 3 Elite Edition entitled "Abandoned." The map was originally featured in a SWAT 3 highlight movie and has now been finally released. The map features a number of hidden secrets, including a bomb run by a plane, scenes reminiscent to the movie "The Matrix," and a few other secrets. [Download: 10-David]
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As mentioned in yesterday's news, a new version of the Half-Life dedicated server has been released. You can download a full install for windows or an update patch. Linux versions all come as a full install or upgrade:

Windows Full - [Download: BluesNews,Icrontic]
Windows Upgrade - [Download: BluesNews, Icrontic]
Linux Full - [Download: BluesNews, Icrontic]
Linux Upgrade - [Download: BluesNews, Icrontic]
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CPL is aware that because of financial problems at kärna (the parent company of Razer) that the winners of the Babbage's CPL Counter-Strike tournament have not received their promised checks. The CPL is grateful to Razer for the support that they have kindly given the worldwide competitive gaming community since September of 1999 and hopes that the management of kärna is able to overcome their current situation. The CPL wants the winners of the Babbage's CPL Counter-Strike tournament to be reassured that if payments are not received from kärna by Monday, April 2, 2001 the league will arrange for payments to be sent to the winners. In light of this situation, the CPL has changed its policy and now requires sponsors to deposit the entire amount of the prizes with the CPL's parent company, NewWorld.com, Inc., before an event is confirmed.
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Strategy First Inc. has made a very important announcement informing the gaming community that a build of the O.R.B. press demo released on Daily Radar recently was an error and should not have been posted to the public. At 230 MB, the press demo had not yet been optimized and was never intended for public use, hence the high system requirements. The build was still in debug mode, the graphics were in low resolution and the development team had crippled the interface, leaving out many features that will eventually be included in the game.

"We fully intended (and still do) to release an official tech demo for the public in a few weeks, " says Christina Ginger, PR Manager. "It was an oversight on our behalf and by no means should Daily Radar be held responsible. They have graciously taken down the demo upon our request. We apologize to those that experienced any inconvenience trying to download the demo, it was never our intention to do so. For those that successfully downloaded the file, we only hope that they respect the development team's wishes not to further distribute it over the Internet."
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Strategy First Inc. and Breakaway Games have announced that Waterloo Napoleon's Last Battle has gone gold. Based on the Sid Meier's Gettysburg engine, Waterloo brings back to life Napoleon's most memorable battle. With over 25 historical scenarios, the game features unique Orders of Battle, famous troop types, including dragoons, hussars, cuirassiers, as well as the Old and Young guard, and famous landmarks like the Hougoumont complex, La Haye Sainte and Plancenoit Church. The game also features over 60 historically accurate and hand painted uniforms that reflect the grandeur of the period. Scheduled for release at the end of March, the game will be distributed exclusively throughout North America by Infogrames.