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Global Offensive, like prior games in the Counter-Strike series, is an objective-based, multiplayer first-person shooter.Two opposing teams, the Terrorists and the Counter-Terrorists, compete in game modes to repeatedly complete objectives, such as securing a location to plant or defuse a bomb and rescuing or capturing hostages.
Among popular Counter-Strike maps are levels listed by Valve as "Active Duty." Such maps are considered the most balanced and competitive by Valve and are used in nearly all competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments. [1] The list of Active Duty maps changes occasionally, normally by replacing just one map at a time.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was the fourth release in the main, Valve-developed Counter-Strike series in 2012. Much like Counter-Strike: Source the game runs on the Source engine. It was available for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux, as well as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles, and is backwards compatible on the Xbox One console.
Counter-Strike 2 released to the public on September 27, 2023, replacing Global Offensive on Steam. [26] This took Global Offensive down, [27] with the exception of community servers, which are accessible via a "legacy" branch of Global Offensive. [28] Several features from Global Offensive were removed, including the "Arms Race" and "Danger ...
The next game in the Counter-Strike series to be developed primarily by Valve was Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, released for Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in 2012. Counter-Strike 2, an updated version of Global Offensive, was released in 2023. The game spawned multiple spin-offs for the Asian gaming market.
In 2009, Hidden Path began working with Valve to update and maintain Counter-Strike: Source, first released in 2004. Hidden Path worked with Valve developing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. CS:GO debuted at PAX Prime 2011 and released on August 21, 2012.