In its recent March 31 update, Valve's multiplayer first-person shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, which has seen record-high player counts in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, added two new maps designed by its player community for a 5v5 Exotic Places Contest. The maps are "Anubis," themed like an Egyptian temple; and "Chlorine," set in an aztec-themed waterpark.
CS:GO has been out since 2012 and thrives in-part thanks to its map design, with famous locales like Dust 2 recently being recreated in Fortnite. Anubis and Chlorine are being added into the Scrimmage and Casual game mode matchmaking pools at the tail-end of CS:GO's Operation Shattered Web event.
According to the contest hosted by Mapcore, the top two maps received a monetary prize as well as getting a place in CS:GO. In third and fourth place were "Mutiny," set in a pirate-themed ancient tropical village; and "Jingshen," a traditional small village in the outskirts of Asia.
The 16th CS:GO Major championship, ESL One Rio, was set to begin on May 11th, 2020 before being delayed to November on account of coronavirus concerns.
Counter Strike: Global Offensive is available now on PC.
Source: CS:GO Blog, Exotic Places Contest