Now Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is being released as a free-to-play version in China. They celebrate the release with illuminated buildings.
The online gaming scene in China is vast and appreciates the release of a game. They particularly celebrate a game that has already established itself in other countries for years and is now being released for free in China.
The free-to-play model of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is being warmly welcomed in China – and everyone should see that!
Illuminated skyscrapers say “I AM READY”
The shooter CS:GO is one of the most popular eSports titles and is now being offered for free in China. At least six cities have turned on the promotional lights and are welcoming the game there. The lights can be seen in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, and Nanjing.
According to translations on Twitter, the message on the buildings says “I’m ready”.
It is speculated that the launch of a F2P version will provide competition to “Crossfire”. The shooter Crossfire is very popular worldwide with over 650 million players (according to the developers) and is likely hard to displace. Crossfire is considered the Chinese answer to Counter Strike.
The launch of CS:GO in China is being handled by the publisher Perfect World, which has previously collaborated with Valve to release the Chinese version of Dota 2.
The special thing about this is: CS:GO will run in China via the Perfect World launcher. Yes, you read that right. The Valve game will be launched via a different launcher than Steam. Somewhat a strange concept, right?
The loot chance for the beautifully glowing skins in CS:GO is this high
