The second major update for Counter-Strike Source will be going live sometime later on today. Among a number of minor tweaks and fixes the download will feature a new official map for players to flashbang their ways across. De_tides is a remake of one of the maps that shipped with the ill-fated Counterstrike: Condition Zero. Even more significantly, the update will bring bots to CS: Source for the first time. So expect the internet to slow down in the hours following 12 noon, PST.

All in all the revapmed Counter-Strike is progressing very nicely since launch - and the lastupdate also brought revitalised maps which were popular in the orginal. We'll keep you posted on all that latest gonigs on surrounding Valve's opus, so expect more soon.

By Sam Gibson