I didn't even know Namco had the rights to CS in Japan... Interesting article.
Only 2,000 players in Japan? I knew there were SOME players of HL mods, but I had no idea it was that few. I heard that some of the development team of Metal Gear Solid 2 are CS fans, that that's why they're developing MGS Online.
I guess that my chances of tearing each and every one of them a new one have just suddenly went up about 95%.
"Damn barbarian American! We don't need your gaijin killing instinct here!"
At least that means I'll be able to play CS without even attempting to somehow lug my PC to Japan next year (assuming I make it.).
I just hope they don't get too pissed when I start fudging around with their control setups, assuming I can find the right commands even though they'll probably be in Japanese...
By Japan Engineering College you mean part of Nihon University, right? And where exactly is Ikebukuro? (Tokyo?)