The Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Preview on GameSpy discusses progress on the upcoming single-player focused Counter-Strike game, which recently shifted production from Gearbox Software to Ritual Entertainment. Based on a visit to Valve Software to see the game first-hand, they also make some inquiries about the developer shift, eliciting this response: "Gearbox has completed its contribution to Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and Ritual will be running the day-to-day development responsibilities from here through launch" (though their own impressions seem to contradict this: "After checking out Condition Zero, it's quite obvious that Ritual has basically started from scratch"). The article goes on to describe changes in the upcoming version 1.6 Counter-Strike patch before offering impressions of gameplay, including the interface, the kinds of scenarios included, weaponry, AI, graphics, special effects, and more.