Many are left wondering whether one of the most popular first person shooter games will ever have its sequel.  Valve has been very quiet about any developments in the project allowing their time to be spent on their current project Team Fortress 2.  With the release of TF2 many believe that the new counter strike could resemble TF2 in artwork and design.

"... do we go start over from scratch and build this whole new game, do we do something that looks more like Team Fortress 2" was the question posed by Doug Lombardi.  Valve really hasn't decided whether the look or feel would resemble TF2 but they seem to be leaning towards something different.  They also hint that the new game would lean more to a radical departure from the original game.  They don't plan on revamping a couple details and reskinning and calling it a day.

 With the hinting that Counterstrike 2 may be a radical departure from its original part, the very core that makes Counter-Strike one of the major reasons college gpa's are dropping due to low study time, shouldn't change so much that the game isn't recognized as a Counter Strike game.  Even if the game is very different, the community is filled with ingenious players to mod the game as they see fit.  Until then we must enjoy our time with TF2 until that fateful day arrives.

Source: Jimmy Thang, IGN