
Counter-Strike 1.0 will be available from a variety of gaming sites in two varieties: as an update for existing CS players and as a full mod for existing Half-Life owners."Ĭounter-Strike arrived remarkably fully-formed, even allowing for that extensive beta period. CS 1.0 contains new weapons, a number of gameplay fixes, as well as enhanced maps, models and animation. Counter-Strike 1.0 will be released later tonight to all existing Counter-Strike and Half-Life players. "Since its initial beta release in fall 1999, Counter-Strike has become the number one played online action game, surpassing all commercial and noncommercial titles in its class.

Here's the press release that Valve's Doug Lombardi sent out at the time.
