The setting created by Dattatec.com has clocked more than 9,000 downloads in a few hours, after "going viral".
Despite the pro-Argentina stance of the game, the developers say they mean no disrespect.
Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falklands, but last month islanders voted overwhelmingly to remain British.
The game opens with a promotional video that says "in 1982, Argentines fought the English to claim back the sovereignty of the Malvinas" - the Spanish name for the islands.
'A tribute'
As in any Counter Strike game, there are two opposing groups of four players: police and terrorists.
In the Falklands version, the Argentines are the police and start the game in the Argentine Cemetery.
Players can fight next to famous Falklands landmarks, such as Stanley Cathedral
Their foes have their base in Port Stanley, the Falklands capital, but it is identified with its Argentine name, Puerto Argentino.
The Argentine web hosting company responsible for the online game told the BBC it was not seeking controversy, but wanted to honour Argentine troops who died in the 1982 Falklands conflict.
"It's a tribute. We wanted to honour our fallen heroes. We went to the Malvinas last year and deposited a bottle in the cemetery, full of messages people left for the soldiers," Dattatec press officer Fernando Llorente told the BBC.
Local landmarks are reproduced in the game, but no Union flags can be seen.
"In the Malvinas map, there are no English flags on show due to the respect, glory and honour to the fallen," the company's press release says.
The game's release comes amid tension over the islands, as Argentina continues its diplomatic campaign for sovereignty.
On Tuesday, Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman asked the United Nations to mediate in the dispute.
Mr Timerman presented his case at meetings with the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, and the head of the UN Decolonisation Committee, Diego Morejon.
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has also asked the newly elected Pope Francis, who is Argentine, to intercede in the dispute.
In a two-day referendum on the Falkland Islands earlier this month, just three residents out of 1,517 voted against remaining British.
In 1982 Argentina's military invaded the Falklands but was repulsed by a British task force.
An estimated 650 Argentines, 255 British servicemen and three islanders died in the conflict.
What is so funny for you? MikalI think he's laughing at the fact that someone bothered making it, rather than what it's about.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/falklands-counter-strike-british-hackers-attack-argentinian-developers-website-8554627.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/falklands-counter-strike-british-hackers-attack-argentinian-developers-website-8554627.html)
Personally I see this to be absolutely ridiculous. The company is only trying to provoke another war by making themselves stand out, and spread their personal opinions of the situation in a incredibly propagandic way..
.No, I think it's absolutely ridiculous to provoke a war that will lead to more dead soldiers. The company did this in reference to recent diplomatic arguments reigniting between both countries over who owns the islands.
You think is 'absolutely ridiculous' remember dead soldiers?....
No, I think it's absolutely ridiculous to provoke a war that will lead to more dead soldiers. The company did this in reference to recent diplomatic arguments reigniting between both countries over who owns the islands.I don't think a CS map can provoke a war :roll:
I don't think a CS map can provoke a war :roll:It's not the map itself that is provoking it. It's the fact that a company in one of the countries involved is trying to punish their opinions onto players, which is making massive headlines, likely on purpose.
I don't think a CS map can provoke a war :roll:
It's not the map itself that is provoking it. It's the fact that a company in one of the countries involved is trying to punish their opinions onto players, which is making massive headlines, likely on purpose.
He was not being literal...Yes, he was.
Yes, he was.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/falklands-counter-strike-british-hackers-attack-argentinian-developers-website-8554627.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/falklands-counter-strike-british-hackers-attack-argentinian-developers-website-8554627.html)HELL YEAH! :hurray: :banana:
"The attack," Llorente continued, "was 5 Gbps in strength - the equivalent of 5,000 PCs connecting to the sites at the same time every second:wow:
Everyone needs to stop the provoking...I'm not provoking anyone, Mikal is the one provoking here... All his replies are provoking... Anyway, any future complaint I well report it at a forum moderator.
you can laugh about it with us, or you can be completely butthurt about it. It's your choice britbrosWho's being butthurt? We don't need a game about it because we have the real thing. :roll:
Mikal calm down and stop provoking.I've just demonstrated how funny I find this situation, Argentina constantly flaunts a flag with the Falklands on covered with an Argentine flag (Kirchner or whatever her name is constantly has it at press interviews) despite the fact the islands are British, you call the islands something they are not called, and now an Argentine company has created a version/map on which you get to kill 'British terrorists' and win the Falklands everytime, it's not making Argentina look like a mature country at all, that and Kircher going on 24/7 just makes Argentina look like a joke, if she thinks she'll get the islands through the UN, she's a comedian, all she does it talk propaganda such as 'The islands will be ours in the next 20 years', how on earth? There will probibly never be another vote like the recent one, and that's the only way Argentina will ever get the Falklands, seeing as you don't have the military power to invade, I'm confused as to why you all think/believe Argentina has something going on for it with the Falklands, it makes me think you're all brain washed like the people of North Korea, you should just tell your president to shut the f**k up and focus on running your own country instead of constantly nagging another, Kirchner is just mad because the penguins never got to vote.
I guess this is the only way Argentina can invade Falklands.. Via CS :DStop provoking, SugarD can you do something?
As for the topic itself, this is a discussion about a news article. If you wish to discuss about who deserves a group of islands, and the politics of such, then you are in the wrong place.
Sweden should turn to Lithuania for help. Maybe they can cut their single tank and give one half to Sweden as NATO military aid.
Stop provoking, SugarD can you do something?I wouldn't consider it as provoking, he's stating his opinion..
Please use the report function. Asking someone to take action here only further upsets those who you feel offended you, and creates a larger argument. Moderators also cannot see who has posted asking for their help right away unless we get a direct notification from the forum's report system itself. :)
As for the topic itself, this is a discussion about a news article. If you wish to discuss about who deserves a group of islands, and the politics of such, then you are in the wrong place.
Could you please use the PM function? When you post, all it does is cause arguments. If they igonore the PM, forum warn them, simple as that...
Perhaps if you are taking every single opinion/remark a provocation, you shouldnt be on the forums.Win.
I hope it sells well!It won't because the penguins can't buy it :lol:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/feb/29/roger-waters-falklands-argentinian-interview (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/feb/29/roger-waters-falklands-argentinian-interview)
And I couldn't agree more with him. It does sadden me that there are people proud of Brittain's colonial past.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Dutch+empire (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Dutch+empire)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/feb/29/roger-waters-falklands-argentinian-interview (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/feb/29/roger-waters-falklands-argentinian-interview)Is world domination something not to be proud of? :trust:
And I couldn't agree more with him. It does sadden me that there are people proud of Brittain's colonial past.
The fact that we had an empire is irrelevant, if the people who live on the island want to be British, they can.Exactly, the people who have lived on the islands all their lives voted to stay and be British, their long-gone relatives were British, so why should anyone think the islands are anything but British? And you can't say the UK just has the islands for oil, as the British government didn't know there was oil there until recently.
Yeah, but there's a difference between being born in a country that used to be an empire like that, and being proud of it or still clinging to it.How is the UK clinging to anything? It's the islanders who voted to stay British, sure we want them to stay British as losing the islands to the Argie's after all thats happend would just be an insult to all those British soldiers who lost their lives fighting for them, if anything not having the islands anymore would leave the UK better of, all them defence costs, not to mention the problems regarding keeping the islands shops stocked after South America denied British ships access to their coastlines not long ago, wether thats all over with or not I don't know, but it all costs alot.
Is world domination something not to be proud of? :trust:
British National Anthem (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JcfBUSIUt0#ws)
Simply put, in a way I think you'll understand, judging by the way you're writing about this subject:British people like the UK's history, the Falklands, other British territories and commonwealth are part of that colonial history, wether it benefited all countries or not I still like it..
no