The Official CS Bot for CS:Source Coming Monday

A nice surprise has just turned up in my inbox from Doug Lombardi, Director of Marketing at Valve Software, relating to an update we'll be receiving on Monday 17th January:

The official Counter-Strike Bot will be released for Counter-Strike: Source on Monday (January 17th). The Bot features enhanced abilities and will be available for all owners of Counter-Strike: Source. Also included in Monday's release is an updated version de_tides, rebuilt by Turtlerock Studios. For more information or to purchase your copy of Counter-Strike: Source, please visit www.steampowered.com.

This will be great news to fans of CS:Source, especially to those interested in honing their skills. Anyone who has played Counter-Strike: Condition Zero will know that the bots included in the Tour of Duty mode were pretty good and I for one am looking forward to playing with them on Monday!