Editing Counter-Strike (video game) (section)

===Player count===
''Counter-Strike'' became one of the most popular video games. During the beta stages, it garnered over 245,000 players.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 1, 2000 |title=Popular games for March 2000 |url=http://www.theclq.com/games.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000302034612/http://www.theclq.com/games.asp |archive-date=March 2, 2000 |access-date=March 3, 2025 |website=Champions League for Quake}}</ref> After its release in November 2000, the game reached a player count of over 700,000, who played on over 7,000 servers, surpassing both [[Team Fortress Classic]] and [[Unreal Tournament]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 14, 2000 |title=Popular games for October 2000 |url=http://www.theclq.com/games.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001016164115/http://www.theclq.com/games.asp |archive-date=October 16, 2000 |access-date=March 3, 2025 |website=Champions League for Quake}}</ref> In March 2002, ''Counter-Strike'' was the most popular multiplayer game across 150 [[game centers]] in North America.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Trey |date=April 23, 2002 |title=''Counter-Strike'' still the top multiplayer game |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/counter-strike-still-the-top-multiplayer-game/1100-2862428/ |access-date=March 18, 2025 |website=[[GameSpot]] |language=}}</ref> ''Counter-Strike'' stayed at the top in June,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Trey |date=June 24, 2002 |title=''Allied Assault'' overtakes ''Diablo II'' |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/allied-assault-overtakes-diablo-ii/1100-2871939/ |access-date=March 18, 2025 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Calvert |first=Justin |date=July 23, 2002 |title=''Halo'' debuts on multiplayer popularity chart |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-debuts-on-multiplayer-popularity-chart/1100-2875346/ |access-date=March 18, 2025 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref> July, and August.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Jason |date=September 16, 2002 |title=''Battlefield 1942'' demo beats ''Warcraft III'' at iGames |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/battlefield-1942-demo-beats-warcraft-iii-at-igames/1100-2880412/ |access-date=March 18, 2025 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref>