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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Developer(s)	Valve Corporation Hidden Path Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Valve Corporation
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows OS X PlayStation 3 (PSN) Xbox 360 (XBLA)
Release date(s)	August 21, 2012
Genre	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: M PEGI: 18

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive(CS:GO) is a first-person shooter video game which is a part of theCounter-Strikeseries. It was announced to the public on August 12, 2011, and is developed by Valve Corporation and their partner,Hidden Path Entertainment.The game was later released on August 21, 2012for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, and OS X as a downloadable title.

Development[]

Counter-Strike: Global Offensivestarted off as an Xbox 360 port ofCounter-Strike: Sourceby Hidden Path Entertainment. Seeing this as an opportunity to expand the franchise, Valve turned it into an entirely new game.^[1]

Jess Cliffeconfirmed the title "Global Offensive" on the officialSteamforums on August 11, 2011,^[2]while Valve later confirmed with its official announcement on August 12, 2011^[3].

Counter-Strike: Global Offensiveuses the latest version of theSourceengine and is not built off ofCounter-Strike: Source. After the success of the previous game, Valve wanted the newest game in the franchise to cater to both the casual and competitive community by including a matchmaking system as well as support for dedicated servers.

Valve announced the beta would begin in October, but after receiving feedback from professional players who had been invited to playtest earlier versions of the beta, Valve decided to delay the beta^[4]. After addressing the majority of the issues theclosed betastarted on November 30, 2011 to a pool of around 10,000 select players. After almost a year of the closed beta, Valve opened the beta up starting August 14, 2012 to anyone who had pre-ordered the game.

Continued support[]

Valve is known for providing unparalleled support and continuous updates for its titles, andCounter-Strike:Global Offensiveis no exception. Since the beta ended, Hidden Path Entertainment have stopped its share of the development and Valve has taken over and provided countless updates to the game for everything from bug fixes and gameplay adjustments to new official content, and even added support for the Steam Workshop to allow custom content.

Some important updates include:

• Carrying ahostageinstead of leading NPCs.
• Modifying how theC4is planted and used.
• Continuous tweaking of weapons and maps to balance gameplay.
• Multipleweapon casescontainingweapon skins,stickersto adorn the weapons, andpackages.
• Additional weapons including theM4A1-S, theUSP-S, and theCZ75-Auto.
• Operation Payback- Introduced onApril 25, 2013and lasted until August 31, 2013. The first "Operation" introduced, adding new official and community created content.
• Steam Trading Cardswere added on May 15, 2013.
• The Arms Deal update- Released on August 14th, 2013 bringingweapon skins, timed drops,containers, and keys to the game.
• Operation Bravo- The second operationreleased onSeptember 19, 2013and lasted untilFebruary 5, 2014. Included new community created maps available for casual,competitive, andDeathmatchscenarios. It also included a operation specificweapon caseandcollection.
• CobbleandOverpasswere added on December 13, 2013.
• The Winter Offensive update- Added on December 18, 2013 introducinggift giving options, the firstcommunity created weapon case, and theESports 2013 Winter Caseto help support professional eSport tournaments.
• Operation Phoenix- The third operation released onFebruary 20, 2014and lasted untilJune 11, 2014. The operation brought back 8 top voted community maps from the previous operations and released its ownweapon case.
• Operation Breakout- the fourth operation released onJuly 1, 2014. The operation included 6 new community maps as well as its ownweapon case. The operation also introduced theOperation Journalto record progress during the operation, andOperation Missionsallowing the players to complete varying tasks to receive a special reward from one of three new weapon skin collections.

As of yet, the console versions have not been updated and are extremelydifferentwhen compared to their Steam counterpart. It is currently unknown whether or not Valve has plans for updating these versions.

Development is ongoing, and updates can be tracked atValve's Product Updates channel. A community grassroots effort to better document, organize, and track the resolutions of existing bugs and issues has been acknowledged by Valve and theunofficial CS:GO Bugs and Issue Trackeris maintained by the64bitVPS Gaming Community.

Items and Equipment[]

Weapons[]

There are 8 newweaponsinGlobal Offensive, and there are several changes to returning weapons, regarding the firepower, rate of fire, accuracy, and movement speed. Weapons inboldare new weapons that never appeared in a previous game. Weapons initalicsare weapons that replace an old gun and its role. They retain the same basic attributes and are officially considered the "successor".

Pistols[]

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Terrorists[]

• Glock-18
• P250(replaces theP228)
• Desert Eagle
• Dual Berettas
• Tec-9
• CZ75 Auto

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Counter-Terrorists[]

• P2000(replaces theUSP)
• USP-S
• P250(replaces theP228)
• Desert Eagle
• Dual Berettas
• Five-SeveN
• CZ75 Auto

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Heavy[]

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Terrorists[]

• Nova(replaces theM3)
• XM1014
• Sawed-Off

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Counter-Terrorists[]

• Nova(replaces theM3)
• XM1014
• MAG-7

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Submachine guns[]

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Terrorists[]

• MAC-10
• MP7(replaces theMP5)
• UMP-45
• PP-Bizon
• P90

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Counter-Terrorists[]

• MP9(replaces theTMP)
• MP7(replaces theMP5)
• UMP-45
• PP-Bizon
• P90

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Rifles[]

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Terrorists[]

• Galil AR(replaces theIDF Defender)
• AK-47
• SSG 08(replaces theSchmidt Scout)
• SG 553(replaces theSG 552)
• AWP
• G3SG1

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Counter-Terrorists[]

• FAMAS
• M4A4(replaces theM4A1)
• M4A1-S
• SSG 08(replaces theSchmidt Scout)
• AUG
• AWP
• SCAR-20(replaces theSG 550)

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Machine guns[]

• M249
• Negev

Cut weapons[]

• MP5

Equipment[]

Grenades[]

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Terrorists[]

• Molotov co*cktail
• Decoy grenade
• HE grenade
• Flashbang
• Smoke grenade

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Counter-Terrorists[]

• Incendiary grenade
• Decoy grenade
• HE grenade
• Flashbang
• Smoke grenade

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Equipment[]

• Armorcosts money in Competitive mode, while it is free in Casual mode.
• Thedefusal kitis purchasable in Competitive mode. In Casual mode, everyCounter-Terroristwill automatically be given the Defusal Kit.
• A new piece of equipment - theZeus x27appears as a stun gun and provides a one time, one shot kill for $1,000.
• In the March 21, 2013 update, theRescue kithas been added to allow aCounter-Terroristpick up a hostage within one second instead of four.
• In the Arms Deal update, theUSP-Sand theM4A1-Shave been added due to the requests of the community.
• TheC4has been tweaked to maintain balance.
• An alternative fire has been added for grenades. Players can now throw a grenade within a very short distance and these grenades can set off faster.
• A new automatic pistol, theCZ75-Auto, has been added, replacing the P250 if equipped.
• The scope mechanics of theAUGandSG 553have been changed. Instead of zooming in the player's vision like the older games, the user of these weapons will have a magnified view by looking at the rear of the scope.

Maps[]

At launchGlobal Offensivehad a total of 16 official maps: 8 updated classic maps, and 8 brand new maps for the Arsenal game mode.

Bomb Defusal[]

• Aztec
• Dust
• Dust 2
• Cache(became official on July 1, 2014)
• Cbble(released on December 18, 2013)
• Inferno
• Mirage(released on June 12, 2013)^[5]
• Nuke
• Overpass(released on December 18, 2013)
• Train
• Vertigo(released on October 1, 2012)^[6]

Hostage Rescue[]

• Assault(released on February 7, 2013)^[7]
• Italy
• Militia(released on March 21, 2013)^[8]
• Office

Arsenal[]

Arms Race[]

• Baggage
• Monastery(released on October 1, 2012)^[6]
• Shoots

Demolition[]

• Bank
• Lake
• Safehouse
• Shorttrain
• St. Marc
• Sugarcane

Factions[]

Global Offensivefeatures a total of fourteen unique factions. The factions are a mix of old and new characters.

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Terrorists[]

• Anarchist
• Balkan
• Elite Crew
• Phoenix Connexion
• Pirate
• Professional
• Separatist

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Counter-Terrorists[]

• GIGN
• GSG-9
• IDF
• FBI
• SAS
• SEAL Team 6
• SWAT

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Cut Factions[]

• Georgian Riot Police

Patches[]

Main article: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive patchesCounter-Strike: Global Offensivewill always update and patch any errors as soon as possible. The updates are automatically downloaded and installed as soon Steam is enabled.

Achievements[]

Achievements are given for completing milestones or notable actions, such as getting 1,000 kills with a particular weapon, or getting four headshots in one round. The awards add up and give you medals which can be seen on the leaderboard during matches. You can also find a list in the achievements and stats menu. A list of all achievements and their requirements can be foundhere.

Miscellaneous[]

• Classic modes:Competitiveand Casual.
  • Players have soft collision (can walk through each other) in Casual mode while inCompetitivemode, players have hard collision (are solid objects).
  • Themoneysystem has been reworked to better accommodate the weapon and equipment changes.
    • For example, In Casual mode, all money rewards are halved.
• New modes:Arsenal: Demolition,Arsenal: Arms Race,andDeathmatch(Deathmatch is only accessible in the PC version)
• Improved bullet penetration through some walls, materials, and objects when comparing toCounter-Strike: Source.
• New factions and changes to classic ones.
  • Instead of having multipleTerroristandCounter-Terroristclasses to choose from, eachmaphas two opposing factions against other, similar to the Xbox port of Counter-Strike.
  • Theradiocommands forbotsand players have been updated, each faction has its own voice actor, unlike previousCounter-Strikegames where all factions had thesame voice actor.
  • The hand models for Counter-Terrorists and Terrorists have been graphically updated and look different for each team and each faction (ex. SAS and Elite Crew factions have different hand models).
• Matchmaking system based on ELO ranks and Skill groups.
• Support for dedicated servers (PC and Mac only).
• Leaderboards.
• Maps such asMonastery,Vertigo,Assault, orMilitiacan only be accessed through the PC version of the game.
• Model size as well ashitboxesslightly reduced when comparing toCounter-Strike: Source.
• Cross-platform multiplayer between Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. PlayStation 3 was previously said to be included, but later dropped.^[9]
  • The console versions of the game run at native 720p resolution at a consistent 30fps.
  • PC and Xbox 360 versions are rendered in Direct3D, while the Mac OS X and Playstation 3 version is rendered in OpenGL.
  • The PlayStation 3 version supports the DualShock 3 controller, PlayStation Move or a USB keyboard/mouse, while the Xbox 360 version is limited to a controller.
• The HUD, crosshair and buy menu VGUI has been updated.
• When dead, players will have the ability to assume the role of abotif no other players are in control.
• Added support for ATI X1000-series GPU.

Trivia[]

• Counter-Strike: Global Offensivewas announced on August 12, 2011, 12 years (exactly 146 months or 4,444 days) afterCounter-Strikewas originally released as a modification (June 12, 1999).
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensivedid not arrive on the PAL version of PlayStation Store on the offical release date, causing fans of the region to react with anger. Sony apologised for the delay and promised to solve the problem as soon as possible but failed to provide an explanation.
• Counter Strike: Global Offensiveis the onlyCounter Strikegame to be rated 18+ by PEGI.
• In the CS:GO icon, a CT can be seen holding a SCAR-H, a weapon that isn't in the game.
• Unlike the other games in theCounter Strikeseries, the color of the Terrorist team in CS:GO seems to be a darker yellow with a bit of orange mixed into it, instead of red.

Videos[]

Gallery[]

Steam Store[]

Official screenshots[]

Concept art[]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensiveat Steam
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensiveat Wikipedia

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