NiP manager Emil "HeatoN" Christensen believes Counter-Strike: Global Offensive "will be much bigger than CS 1.6."

The multiple CPL medalist guested Live on Three, a weekly talk show dedicated to competitive gaming, to talk about the newly revived NiP team and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

When asked how he thinks the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene will be compared to when he played, Christensen said, "Honestly, I think [CS:GO] will be much bigger than CS 1.6."

Rod "Slasher" Breslau, one of the hosts of Live on Three, quoted Christensen in a tweet shortly after. CEO of Evil Geniuses, Alexander Garfield, seemingly made a mess after the remark.

Touching on other topics in regards to CS: Global Offensive, Christensen pointed out the importance of streaming for the scene to prosper, adding that the NiP players will start streaming soon.

The former professional also revealed that he had planned to make a comeback in the early beta stage, but laughingly explained he would not have the time and that he is getting too old.

Christensen furthermore said a lot of members in the Swedish community had changed their views on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, comparing before and after the NiP announcement.

Many in the international community have also changed, he said. "Even on HLTV.org and those websites who have pretty immature people writing comments, it's actually getting better there, too."

On CSPromod, he said the project is a really good idea and it could have been good, but they released it too early, "when it was not finished," adding, "It's not going to be the next thing."

You can watch the rerun of Live on Three #129 by clicking here. Christensen gets on around the 1:08:00 mark.

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