The History of Counter Strike : Popdog

There's a dog hiding in Counter-Strike.

In this gaming documentary, we talk about popdog. Not a player model. Not a CS2 skin. A cartoon dog that's been embedded in the game for over 25 years. His name is Popdog; and the studio that created him built 90% of Counter-Strike 1.5 and 1.6.

Their reward? A "Special Thanks" in the manual.

This is the complete history of Popdog, Barking Dog Studios, and why Valve calling it "Longdog" now is a problem.

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📍 TIMESTAMPS
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0:00 - Intro
0:45 -Popdog's Origins
0:55 - The Popdog Team
1:20 - The Counter-Strike Connection
1:50 - What Barking Dog Actually Built
2:40 - The Easter Eggs
3:08 - Ad (SKINFLOW CODE MIKE)
3:40 - The In-Game Brand
4:20 - Skins & Graffiti
5:10 - What Happened to Barking Dog Studios
5:45 - CS2 and the Longdog Problem
6:25 - Why Popdog Deserves More
7:50 - Outro

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🔗 REFERENCES
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Counter-Strike Wiki - Barking Dog Studios: https://counterstrike.fandom.com/wiki...
Train Map History: https://counterstrike.fandom.com/wiki...
Rockstar Vancouver Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocksta...

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🎮 TRY IT YOURSELF
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Load de_train in CS1.6, go to the ladder room, crouch under the boxcar with the Popdog logo, and listen. That muffled barking has been there since 1999.

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