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Catherine Lewis

"This is devastating": After 8 years of work, CS:GO mod that aimed to revive "the 1.6 vibe" apparently rejected by Steam "without any reason," despite previous contact with Valve

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After being in development for almost eight years, a Counter-Strike Global Offensive mod that aimed to restore "the community aspects and aesthetics" of Counter-Strike 1.6 has reportedly been "retired" by Steam "without any reason" given. This is despite the fact that the mod team had apparently previously contacted Valve's legal team to iron out potential issues.

Per its old Steam page, the Classic Offensive mod aimed to "recreate the 1.6 vibe" in CS:GO, but in a new statement shared on Twitter, the team says that it "received an automated Steam Support message" about the app's retirement after it submitted its build to Steamworks. "This is devastating as we've worked on the project for almost eight years now," it states.

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