When he released Counter-Strike in 1999 together with Jess Cliff, Half-Life was already a best-selling title, but the addition of Counter-Strike made Half-Life a gaming platform and it went on to sell 9.3 million units!

After leaving Valve he started working on the new game in 2008, only after finding a new investor was he able to leave his parent’s basement and start developing for real with his small team of developers.

Valve has cancelled the development of Counter-Strike 2, and it might just be that Tactical Intervention will be the game that is a real follow-up to one of the biggest gaming, and certainly e-sports, titles ever!