CS Online is the Asian version of Condition Zero. The game is being developed by Nexon, a Korea-based company. This version would come with new weapons, maps, and player models that are tailored for the Asian audience.

New terrorist models are: Red Beret Condittiere, Asia Red Army, National Liberation Campaign, and Vigilante Corps. Likewise, there are new Counter-Terrorists, such as: South Korean 707, Taiwanese Police Special Forces, Chinese Devil Squad, and Japanese SAT.

Unlike the previous Valve games, CS Online doesn’t require you to have Steam.

According to MMOtaku, over 170,000 gamers participated in CS Online’s closed beta test. The game will be released in Korea (obviously), China, Japan, and Taiwan.

Aside from the obvious cosmetic modifications for the Asian audience, I don’t think there would be any major gameplay differences. So my question is: how would this game make Asian gamers stop playing their favorite treadmill MMOs? I don’t think the new models would be incentive enough.

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