Whether or not often called the Inexperienced Meanie, the Magnum Sniper or the AWP, Accuracy Worldwide’s Arctic Warfare is considered one of gaming’s most iconic sniper rifles, with its identification tied to one of many largest FPS franchises of all time, Counter-Strike. However how did such a distinct segment rifle develop into an FPS and eSport legend? And was it actually constructed by three males in a shed in England?
On this episode of Loadout, Dave Jewitt visits the Royal Armouries to speak to Keeper of Firearms & Artillery Jonathan Ferguson, finds out the AWP’s origin from considered one of its creators Dave Partitions, and hears what made Counter-Strike’s weapon designer Minh ‘Gooseman’ Le choose the AWP all the best way again in 1999.
