Valve is focused on adding more value for gamers

Aug 10, 2015 18:54 GMT  ·  By

At the moment, Valve might be more focused on the success of DOTA 2 and the impressive action that was delivered during the recent The International 2015 tournament, but the company is also working hard to keep Counter-Strike relevant, although it might use other means than for the MOBA space.

Erik Johnson, one of the leading developers at the company, tells IGN that the shooter is growing its audience and remains one of the most popular titles on Steam in its most recent Global Offensive incarnation.

Apparently, there are already plans to move it to the new Source 2 engine, although no timetable has been announced, and the focus is currently on DOTA 2.

Johnson also says that it's unclear whether Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will ever get a tournament that has the same global impact as The International 2 and is funded in the same way.

The game creator says that Valve actually wants to use different approaches for its games to see how the fans react and what kind of results are delivered.

He adds, "If we all point everything in the same direction, we’d have a real blind spot for when we’re screwing up. In some ways, you want to diversify a bunch of decisions across different projects because you zero in on the right answer quickly, as opposed to 'we have this thing that’s working, everybody do that right now'."

Counter-Strike remains a very competitive title

Valve has been delivering a constant stream of both updates and entire new content for the shooter, and a very large economy is constantly evolving based on them.

The player community also remains very competitive and can deliver some impressive moments during matches.

The appeal of a tournament in the style of The International is that it would create a global platform for the best players to show off their skills and to be well compensated for their efforts.

Given the different approaches used for DOTA 2 and Counter-Strike, it will be interesting to see how the company will respond if other companies manage to make their own shooters, the likes of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 or Halo 5: Guardians, more appealing to fans of the genre in the long term.