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is a 2012 free-to-play social network game developed and published by Socialpoint. First released for Facebook, the game has since been ported to mobile devices and Microsoft Windows. In Dragon City, players collect, breed, and raise dragons, which can then be used to battle other players in both single-player and multiplayer modes. The game has seen several updates and changes over the years, including a new logo introduced in 2020. Eduardo Felix Ruiz Martinez composed the original score for the game.[1] Gameplay Dragon City tasks players to raise their dragons and design a city full of dragons on floating islands. Gold produced by dragons can be used to buy and upgrade buildings and habitats. Farms can be used to grow food, which can be used to level up dragons, improving their strength depending on the dragon's rarity, and increase gold production. Two dragons that are at least Level 4 can also be bred together to produce a new hybrid dragon, with a chance of its species and elements changing. In addition to raising the dragons, players can use them to battle other players' dragons through League Battles. These battles can award resources such as Gems and Food which can expedite the game's progression. Aside from raising dragons and taking them to battle, players can participate in limited-time events that allow them to obtain new and exclusive dragons. There is a multitude of events that have different requirements for their rewards. Once a player has reached Level 27, the Ancient World can be accessed, which is an area of the game where Gold can be exchanged for Crystals (ruby, sapphire, topaz, emerald, onyx, and diamond) which can be collected from mines that can be used to summon and evolve Ancient Dragons. The crafting station is used to craft better tiers[a] of crystals using lower-tier crystals and platinum. Platinum is generated by the ancient dragons, similar to how the regular dragons generate gold.[2] There are six unique habitats for the dragons summoned here, one for each Ancient Element and its three accompanying Ancient dragons, with each Ancient dragon also having the Ancient element and one regular element. The Ancient dragons cannot be used in combat or be brought outside of the Ancient World. There are 22 total elements in the game; dragons can have up to 4 elements, which they can also learn moves from. The regular elements are Terra, Flame, Sea, Nature, Electric, Ice, Metal, Dark, Light, War, Pure, Legend,[b] Primal, Wind, and Time. There are also seven elements relating to the Ancient World; the Ancient element itself, along with Beauty, Magic, Chaos, Happy, Dream, and Soul.[c] There are 7 rarities of dragons, which are Common, Rare, Very Rare, Epic, Legendary, Heroic, and Mythical. On 15 April 2016, the Heroic rarity was introduced alongside the first Heroic dragon, the High Fenrir Dragon. On February 28, 2024, the Mythical rarity was added to the game alongside the first new Mythical dragon, the Mythmarvelous Dragon. Several Legendary dragons had their rarity promoted to Mythical after the update. Release Dragon City was released on Facebook in May 2012, and on iOS and Android in 2013.[4] On February 26, 2019, the Microsoft Windows version of the game was released.[5] On February 2, 2020, the Facebook version of the game was closed.[6]   What Makes This Game Great: The game's appeal comes from its deep dragon collection, breeding mechanics, and strategic city-building. The extensive roster of over 1,000 dragons, each with distinct elemental types and designs, provides a long-term collection goal.  Key aspects include: Rich Breeding System: Players can experiment with different dragon combinations to hatch new species, including rare and powerful ones. Strategic Battles: The game's PvP Arenas and other combat modes require players to build strategic teams, focusing on elemental strengths and weaknesses to earn rewards. City-Building and Management: Players can build and decorate their own floating city, constructing farms and habitats to support their growing dragon collection. Social and Cooperative Gameplay: Alliances allow players to team up with others for group events, trade resources, and battle together, fostering a strong community. Regular Content and Events: The game stays fresh with frequent limited-time events, quests, and special islands that introduce new dragons and challenges. Accessibility: A vibrant and colorful art style combined with straightforward mechanics makes it easy for both casual and dedicated players to enjoy.   Developer(s): Socialpoint Publisher(s): Socialpoint Composer(s)EduardoFelixRuizMartinez Platform(s): Facebook, iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows Release: May 2012 Genre(s): Social network game Mode(s): Single-player, multiplayer     Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_City

Counter-Strike 2 is a 2023 free-to-play tactical first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve. It is the fifth entry in the Counter-Strike series, developed as an updated version of the previous entry, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (2012). The game was announced on March 22, 2023, and was released on September 27, 2023, for Windows and Linux, replacing Global Offensive on Steam.   Counter-Strike 2 Cover artwork depicting two partial silhouettes, meant to resemble the game's main teams: the Counter-Terrorists and the Terrorists. Text reads "Counter-Strike 2". Cover art, depicting the game's main teams: the Counter-Terrorists (left) and Terrorists (right) Developer(s) Valve Publisher(s) Valve Series Counter-Strike Engine Source 2 Platform(s) Windows Linux Release September 27, 2023 Genre(s) Tactical first-person shooter Mode(s) Multiplayer Like its predecessor, the game pits two teams, the Counter-Terrorists and the Terrorists, against each other in various objective-based game modes; additional game modes that stray away from this setup are also included. Counter-Strike 2 features major technical improvements over Global Offensive, including a move from the Source game engine to Source 2, improved graphics, and a new "sub-tick" server architecture. In addition, many maps from Global Offensive were updated to take advantage of the features of Source 2, with some maps receiving complete overhauls.   Upon release, Counter-Strike 2 received generally favorable reviews from critics, with praise for its gunplay and overhauled maps. In contrast, player reception was mixed, and the game received thousands of negative user reviews on Steam, becoming one of the lowest-rated Valve titles on the platform; criticism was directed at the game's performance, the removal of several features that had been present in Global Offensive, and the discontinuation of support for the macOS operating system, which was supported by Global Offensive. GAMEPLAY:     Screenshot from Counter-Strike 2, demonstrating gameplay from the Terrorist side on the multiplayer map Anubis. The player in the image, who is observing a volumetric smoke cloud, is holding an AK-47 assault rifle. A screenshot of Counter-Strike 2, demonstrating gameplay from the Terrorist side on Anubis. Note the volumetric smoke cloud, a feature new to Counter-Strike 2. Counter-Strike 2 is a multiplayer tactical first-person shooter, in which two teams, the Terrorists and Counter-Terrorists, compete to complete various objectives.[1][2] The game includes two round-based objective scenarios: bomb defusal and hostage rescue, with the bomb defusal scenario making up the primary gameplay experience.[2] New gameplay features in Counter-Strike 2 include volumetric "smoke physics", a feature where the smoke generated by a smoke grenade grows to fill spaces, and can be altered in real time by gunshots or through the use of hand grenades.[3][4] Additionally, the game features a revised weapon loadout system, which only allows players to bring five pistols, five "mid-tier" weapons (i.e submachine guns and shotguns), and five rifles with them into a match, for a total of fifteen weapons.[5]   In standard bomb defusal matches, the Terrorist and Counter-Terrorist teams each have five players. In these game modes, eliminated players do not respawn until the next round.[2] Within each round, the goal of the Terrorist team is to plant a bomb at one of two bombsites on the map and defend the bombsite until the bomb explodes. The Terrorist team can also win the round by eliminating the Counter-Terrorist team. The Counter-Terrorists attempt to stop them by running out the round clock, killing all Terrorists, or defusing the explosive. In a hostage rescue match, the Counter-Terrorist team act as the attackers, attempting to rescue non-player character "hostages" that the Terrorist team are defending.[6] At the start of each round, players are able to purchase different weapons and equipment. A standard match ends when a team wins thirteen rounds.[2][7]   The game features two primary matchmaking modes: Competitive and Premier.[6][7] Competitive is a continuation of Global Offensive's matchmaking system; players can choose any map, and ranks are now determined on a per-map basis.[8] Premier plays similarly to Competitive, but instead of allowing the players to queue into any individual map, Premier uses a seven-map pool with a voting and banning system. It also follows a revised ranking system, whereby—in lieu of Global Offensive's ranking system, which grouped players into eighteen different skill ranks—players are given a numerical rating based on their performance.[7][8]   Supplementing Counter-Strike 2's primary game modes are four additional modes: Wingman,[9] Casual,[2] Deathmatch,[7] and Arms Race.[10] Wingman is a bomb defusal match, but with only two players per team, one bombsite, and matches ending after a team wins nine rounds.[9] Casual is another bomb defusal mode, but with no ranking system and an increase in the number of players on each team.[2] Deathmatch puts players into a match with no map objective, and players trying to achieve the most kills before the match ends.[6] Arms Race plays very differently from other modes, featuring no money system or menu to buy weapons. Instead, players are given new weapons after successive kills, with the weapons progressively becoming less powerful and more difficult.[11] The first player to get kills with all weapons, including a final kill with a knife, wins the game.[10] Development A comparison between the Global Offensive version of de_nuke (top, using Source) and the Counter-Strike 2 version (bottom, using Source 2), demonstrating the game's improvement to graphics Valve developed Counter-Strike 2 with the Source 2 game engine as an update to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (2012).[12] Various aspects of Global Offensive were updated during development to use the features of Source 2.[13] It is the first entry in the Counter-Strike series in over ten years.[14] In addition to the engine changes, the game was developed alongside new server architecture, allowing for "sub-tick" gameplay that more accurately synchronizes with player input.[15][16] Valve Studio Orchestra also produced a new soundtrack for Counter-Strike 2, which was released to digital platforms by Ipecac Recordings on November 1, 2023.[17] Many maps from Global Offensive were given upgrades to take advantage of the features of Source 2, including new lighting and physically based materials.[18][4] Valve created three different groups to place maps into when reconstructing them: "Touchstone" for maps that were unchanged in layout (ex. Dust II), "Upgrades" for maps given large-scale graphical upgrades with the features of Source 2 (ex. Nuke), and "Overhauls" for maps reconstructed from the ground up (ex. Inferno).[18][16] Additionally, all cosmetic items from Global Offensive, including weapon skins, knives, and gloves, were transferred to Counter-Strike 2.[19] Release Following rumors of a Source 2 update for Global Offensive earlier that month,[20] Counter-Strike 2 was officially announced on March 22, 2023, and three videos demonstrating changes made from Global Offensive were released.[21] Later that day, a beta version of Counter-Strike 2, known as the "Limited Test", was released to select Global Offensive players.[22] Throughout the existence of the Limited Test, new aspects of the game were made available for testing via updates, including upgraded maps,[23] the revised weapon loadout system,[24] and new authoring tools that allow players to design custom maps, weapon skins, and stickers.[25] On September 1, 2023, the Limited Test was released to all that purchased Global Offensive before it became free-to-play in 2018 and were active in competitive matchmaking.[26] Counter-Strike 2 released to the public on September 27, 2023, replacing Global Offensive on Steam.[27] This took Global Offensive down,[28] with the exception of community servers, which are accessible via a "legacy" branch of Global Offensive.[29] Several features from Global Offensive were removed, including the "Arms Race" and "Danger Zone" game modes,[30] various multiplayer maps, such as Train and Cache,[31] and all 167 in-game achievements.[32] In addition, support for the macOS operating system and older hardware configurations, including DirectX 9 and 32-bit operating systems, was discontinued, with future updates for Counter-Strike 2 being set to release only on 64-bit Windows and Linux systems.[33] Monetization   Further information: Skin gambling § Counter-Strike As with Global Offensive, Counter-Strike 2 employs a free-to-play model;[34] players are able to access the majority of the game's contents without paying an up-front fee,[35] with the exception of the Premier game mode, access to which requires the purchase of a "Prime" status upgrade.[36] Players who choose to purchase the Prime upgrade also obtain access to a weekly "care package" drop, which they earn through gaining experience points and leveling up their profile within a Prime-exclusive leveling system.[35][37] Upon earning a care package, players are presented with four rewards, which can include weapon skins, weapon cases (i.e loot boxes), and graffiti sprays, and must select two of these rewards.[37] Additionally, players can acquire cosmetic items through the Steam Community Market[19] or via "The Armory"—a battle pass-style progression system, which allows players to earn "Armory credits" and redeem them in the Armory for various items, including weapon cases, weapon skins, stickers, and weapon charms.[38] Post-release updates edit In November 2023, Steam Workshop support was enabled for Counter-Strike 2, allowing players to submit custom maps to the Workshop and play them in offline matches and on community-hosted servers.[39] In February 2024, Global Offensive's Arms Race game mode was added to Counter-Strike 2 as part of the "Call to Arms" update;[40] the update also includes revised versions of the Global Offensive maps "Baggage" and "Shoots", adjustments to the "Zeus" taser weapon, and the "Kilowatt Case", a weapon case containing 17 community-created weapon skins.[40][41] In April 2024, left-handed weapon "view model" settings were added to Counter-Strike 2,[42] following their absence from the game's initial release,[43] and Dust II was added to the map pool of the Premier game mode, replacing Overpass.[44] In May 2024, a rental system for the Kilowatt Case was added, allowing players who have obtained a key for the case to rent all weapon skins within it for one week, along with adjustments to the duration and flame spread of the Counter-Terrorists' incendiary grenades.[45] In June 2024, five community-made maps—"Thera", "Mills", "Memento", "Assembly", and "Pool Day"—were added to Counter-Strike 2.[46] In November 2024, an overhauled version of Train was added to the game, alongside four community-created maps—"Basalt", "Edin", "Palais", and "Whistle", which replace Thera, Mills, Memento, and Assembly.[47] Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike_2